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Apple's Best of the iTunes Store 2014: 'Elevate' and 'Pixelmator' Win Top App Honors

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 Apple today released the 2014 version of its iTunes Store awards, which highlights the best music, movies, TV shows, apps, books and podcasts of the year.
 
 Here are some of the top-level winners for 2014:
 
 <strong>Apps:</strong>
 iPhone App of the Year: Elevate - Brain Training (http://appshopper.com/education/elevate-brain-training)
 iPhone Game of the Year: Threes! (http://appshopper.com/games/threes-3)
 iPad App of the Year: Pixelmator (http://appshopper.com/photography/pixelmator)
 iPad Game of the Year: Monument Valley (http://appshopper.com/games/monument-valley)
 
 <strong>Music:</strong>
 Best Artist: Beyoncé (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/beyonce/id780330041)
 Best Album: 1989 (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/1989/id907242701) by Taylor Swift
 Best Song: Fancy (feat. Charli XCX) (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/fancy-feat.-charli-xcx-single/id830672691) by Iggy Azalea
 Best New Artist: Sam Smith (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/in-lonely-hour-deluxe-version/id826860709)
 
 <strong>Movies:</strong>
 Best Blockbuster: Guardians of the Galaxy (https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/guardians-of-the-galaxy/id899347364)
 Best Family Movie: The LEGO Movie (https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-lego-movie/id805178535)
 Best Director: Richard Linklater (https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/boyhood/id898212062)
 Best Discovery: Obvious Child  (https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/obvious-child-2014/id885581815)
 
 <strong>TV Shows:</strong>
 TV Show of the Year: Fargo (https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/fargo-season-1/id850630149)
 Best Performances: True Detective, Season 1 (https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/true-detective-season-1/id791277240)
 Best Discovery: The Honorable Woman (https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/the-honorable-woman/id898294551)
 Best Breakthrough: Key & Peele, Volume 4 (https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/key-peele-vol.-4/id916864226)
 
 <strong>Books:</strong>
 Best Fiction: All the Light We Cannot See (https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/all-the-light-we-cannot-see/id668396054?mt=11) by Anthony Doerr
 Best Nonfiction: The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace (https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/short-tragic-life-robert-peace/id737361638?mt=11) by Jeff Hobbs
 
 Apple has also given its end of the year charts for the most downloaded and top grossing iPhone and iPad apps. For the iPhone, Heads Up! (http://appshopper.com/games/heads-up), Facebook Messenger (http://appshopper.com/social-networking/facebook-messenger-2), and Clash of Clans (http://appshopper.com/games/clash-of-clans) finished as the top paid, top free, and top grossing app, respectively. For the iPad, Minecraft - Pocket Edition (http://appshopper.com/games/minecraft-pocket-edition-5), YouTube (http://appshopper.com/photography/youtube), and Clash of Clans (http://appshopper.com/games/clash-of-clans) finished as the top paid, top free, and top grossing app, respectively.
 
 As customary for its end of the year listings, Apple has also highlighted various games and apps from a wide variety of categories. The company is also featuring content across the various genres and categories for each content type.
 
 A list of previous winners are also available here: 2013 (http://www.macrumors.com/2013/12/17/apples-best-of-the-itunes-store-2013-duolingo-and-disney-animated-win-top-app-honors/), 2012 (http://www.macrumors.com/2012/12/13/apples-best-of-the-itunes-store-2012-action-movie-fx-and-paper-win-top-app-honors/), 2011 (http://www.macrumors.com/2011/12/08/itunes-rewind-highlights-the-best-of-2011-instagram-tiny-tower-win-best-of-year-awards/), 2010 (http://www.macrumors.com/2010/12/09/itunes-rewind-highlights-the-best-of-2010/), 2009 (http://www.macrumors.com/2009/12/08/apple-rounds-up-top-sellers-and-best-of-itunes-2009/)
 
 
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Source: Apple's Best of the iTunes Store 2014: 'Elevate' and 'Pixelmator' Win Top App Honors (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/12/08/apple-best-of-itunes-store-2014/)