Adele dominated music this year, and iTunes was no exception.
The British songstress had iTunes’ best-selling album and song, and was named as its top artist.
Adele’s “21” is the year’s top-selling album with 4.8 million copies sold. Some of those numbers came from iTunes, where the album was the most popular; following behind was “Sigh No More” by Mumford & Sons, Lil Wayne’s “Tha Carter IV,” Jay-Z and Kanye West’s “Watch the Throne” and Coldplay’s “Mylo Xyloto.”
Adele’s No. 1 hit “Rolling in the Deep” was the best-selling song. At No. 2 was LMFAO’s “Party Rock Anthem” (with Lauren Bennett and GoonRock), followed by Katy Perry’s” Firework,” Bruno Mars’ “Grenade” and Cee Lo Green’s “Forget You.”
ITunes picked Nicki Minaj as its breakthrough artist of the year, Foster the People’s “Pumped Up Kicks” as its song of the year and “Wasting Light” by the Foo Fighters as album of the year. Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl said in a statement he was excited to be noted for “an album made in my garage, totally analog to tape, without the help of any computers at all.”
“Angry Birds” was the top paid iPhone and iPad app, “The Social Network” was iTunes’ best-selling movie and “Doctor Who” was the best-selling season TV series. (An episode of “Walking Dead” was the best-selling TV episode.)
The best-selling fiction book was “The Help,” while “Steve Jobs,” the book on Apple’s late founder, was the best-selling nonfiction book.
iTUNES REWIND 2011: The year’s top songs, apps and more on iTunes
MUSIC: Top-Selling Songs
1. “Rolling in the Deep,” ADELE
2. “Party Rock Anthem (feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock),” LMFAO
3. “Firework,” Katy Perry
4. “Grenade,” Bruno Mars
5. “Forget You,” Cee-Lo Green
6. “Give Me Everything (feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer),” Pitbull
7. “E.T. (feat. Kanye West),” Katy Perry
8. “Moves Like Jagger (Studio Recording from ‘The Voice’ feat. Christina Aguilera),” Maroon 5
9. “Pumped Up Kicks,” Foster the People
10. “Super Bass,” Nicki Minaj
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Top-Selling Albums
1. “21,” ADELE
2. “Sigh No More,” Mumford & Sons
3. “Tha Carter IV (Deluxe Edition),” Lil Wayne
4. “Watch the Throne (Deluxe Edition),” Kanye West, JAY Z
5. “Mylo Xyloto,” Coldplay
6. “Born This Way (Bonus Track Version),” Lady Gaga
7. “Loud,” Rihanna
8. “Take Care (Deluxe Version),” Drake
9. “Teenage Dream,” Katy Perry
10. “Doo-Wops & Hooligans (Deluxe Version),” Bruno Mars
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APPS
iPhone Apps
Top Paid iPhone Apps:
1. Angry Birds
2. Fruit Ninja
3. Angry Birds Seasons
4. Cut the Rope
5. Tiny Wings
6. Angry Birds Rio
7. Words With Friends
8. Camera+
9. Doodle Jump
10. Plants vs. Zombies
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Top Free iPhone Apps:
1. Facebook
2. Pandora Radio
3. Words with Friends Free
4. Angry Birds Free
5. Skype
6. Netflix
7. Angry Birds Rio Free
8. Groupon
9. Fruit Ninja Lite
10. Twitter
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iPad Apps
Top Paid iPad Apps:
1. Angry Birds HD
2. Pages
3. Angry Birds Seasons
4. GarageBand
5. Angry Birds Rio HD
6. Penultimate
7. Fruit Ninja HD
8. Cut the Rope HD
9. SCRABBLE for iPad
10. Keynote
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Top Free iPad Apps
1. Angry Birds HD Free
2. The Weather Channel for iPad
3. Netflix
4. CNN App for iPad
5. Angry Birds Rio HD Free
6. Kindle
7. Skype for iPad
8. Calculator for iPad Free
9. Pandora Radio
10. Calculator Pro for iPad Free
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TV
Top-Selling Episodes:
1. “The Walking Dead,” (“What Lies Ahead”)
2. “Glee,” (“Original Song”)
3. “Breaking Bad,” (“Box Cutter”)
4. “Sons of Anarchy,” (“Out”)
5. “Gossip Girl,” (“The Kids Are Not Alright”)
6. “Instinct,” (“Terra Nova”)
7. “Modern Family,” (“Our Children, Ourselves”)
8. “Two and a Half Men,” (“Nice to Meet You, Walden Schmidt”)
9. “Victorious,” (“Ice Cream for Ke$ha”)
10. “Smallville,” (“Finale, Pts. 1&2”)
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Top-Selling Seasons:
1. “Doctor Who”
2. “Modern Family”
3. “Dexter”
4. “Breaking Bad”
5. “True Blood”
6. “Top Gear”
7. “Glee”
8. “Entourage”
9. “Archer”
10. “The Walking Dead”
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MOVIES
Top-Selling Movies (Sales and Rental)
1. “The Social Network”
2. “Limitless”
3. “No Strings Attached”
4. “Just Go With It”
5. “The Lincoln Lawyer”
6. “Bridesmaids (Unrated)”
7. “Source Code”
8. “Tangled”
9. “The King’s Speech”
10. “Red”
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BOOKS
Top Sellers (Fiction)
1. “The Help,” Kathryn Stockett
2. “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” Stieg Larsson
3. “A Game of Thrones,” George R.R. Martin
4. “Water for Elephants,” Sara Gruen
5. “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest,” Stieg Larsson
6. “The Litigators,” John Grisham
7. “Now You See Her,” James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
8. “The Paris Wife,” Paula McLain
9. “Breaking Dawn,” Stephanie Meyer
10. “Something Borrowed,” Emily Giffin
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Top Sellers (Nonfiction)
1. “Steve Jobs,” Walter Isaacson
2. “Heaven is for Real,” Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent
3. “A Stolen Life,” Jaycee Dugard
4. “Unbroken,” Laura Hillenbrand
5. “Sh(asterisk)t My Dad Says,” Justin Halpern
6. “Bossypants,” Tina Fey
7. “Bossypants (Enhanced Edition),” Tina Fey
8. “In the Garden of Beasts,” Erik Larsen
9. “SEAL Team Six,” Howard E. Wasdin and Stephen Templin
10. “Killing Lincoln,” Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard
