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Happy, Frozen top iTunes end of year list

NEW YORK — The soundtrack for Frozen and Pharrell’s viral Happy are the year’s top-selling album and song on iTunes.

NEW YORK — The soundtrack for Frozen and Pharrell’s viral Happy are the year’s top-selling album and song on iTunes.

Apple announced today (Dec 8) that Taylor Swift’s 1989, just released in October, is behind Frozen. Coldplay’s Ghost Stories, Sam Smith’s In the Lonely Hour and the Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack round out the top five albums.

John Legend’s All of Me, Katy Perry’s Dark Horse, Talk Dirty by Jason Derulo and Iggy Azalea’s Fancy follow Happy on the songs list.

Frozen is the year’s best-selling movie and season three of Game of Thrones is the top TV show.

The top paid and free apps for the iPhone are Heads Up! and Facebook Messenger. The top paid and free apps for the iPad are Minecraft — Pocket Edition and YouTube.

John Green’s 2012 novel, The Fault in Our Stars — which had a film adaption this year — is the top fiction book. Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt and Private are No 1 for non-fiction and free books, respectively.

Apple also released an editorial list, naming Swift’s 1989 best album of the year. Beyonce earned top overall artist and Azalea’s Fancy best song. AP

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