Apple this morning issued a press release, announcing the “Best of 2018.” For those unfamiliar with the tradition, every year around this time, the company highlights popular content across its various media apps and stores. Now you can see these lists for yourself in their respective apps—Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, Apple Books and iTunes—but we’ve rounded up the top picks below.
Best Apps of the Year
- App Trend of the Year – Self-care
- Game Trend of the Year – Battle Royale-style gaming
- iPhone App of the Year – Procreate Pocket
- iPhone Game of the Year – Donut County
- iPad App of the Year – Froggipedia
- iPad Game of the Year – Gorogoa
- Mac App of the Year – Pixelmator Pro
- Mac Game of the Year – The Gardens Between
- Apple TV App of the Year – Sweat
- Apple TV Game of the Year – Alto’s Odyssey
Best Music of the Year
- Artist of the Year: Drake
- Breakout Artist of the Year: Juice WRLD
- Song of the Year: I Like It – Cardi B featuring Bad Bunny & J. Balvin
- Album of the Year: Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves
Best Podcasts of the Year
- In The Dark
- Caliphate
- The Dream
- Everything is Alive
- Slow Burn
- Dr. Death
- Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
- Bubble
- Bundyville
- A Very Fatal Murder
- Wolverine: The Long Night
- Serial
- The Daily
- This American Life
- 99% Invisible
Best Movies of 2018 on Apple TV and iTunes
- Annihilation
- Black Panther
- Crazy Rich Asians
- Eighth Grade
- Green Book*
- Hereditary
- Incredibles 2
- Minding the Gap
- A Star is Born*
- Won’t You Be My Neighbor
*available for pre-order
Best TV Shows of 2018 on Apple TV App and iTunes
- The Americans
- Atlanta
- Barry
- The Expanse
- The Good Fight
- The Good Place
- The Handmaid’s Tale
- Killing Eve
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Pose
Apple Books
- Book of the Year: American Marriage
- Best Nonfiction: The Library Book
- Best Mystery: The Witch Elm
- Best Thriller: Light It Up
- Best Bio/Memoir: Educated
- Best Romance: Too Wilde to Wed
- Best Science Fiction/Fantasy: Spinning Silver
- Best Feel-Good Fiction: When Life Gives You Lululemons
- Best Literary Fiction: There There
- Best Young Reader Book: Harbor Me