14 DAY TRIAL // Apple has opened a new section in its iTunes Store, which looks back at the top selling albums, songs, movies, TV shows, apps, audiobooks and Podcasts from 2009. iTunes Rewind, as the section is called, is a feature that gives a glimpse into trends for the past year, with content being presented in the form of editorials.
iTunes Rewind lists the following top sellers for 2009 in the US and the UK, according to World of Apple:
iTunes Rewind 2009 (US)
Top selling songs
1. “Boom Boom Pow,” Black Eyed Peas
2. “Right Round,” Flo Rida
3. “Poker Face,” Lady GaGa
4. “I Gotta Feeling,” Black Eyed Peas
5. “Gives You Hell,” The All-American Rejects
6. “Just Dance,” Lady GaGa & Colby O’Donis
7. “Party in the U.S.A.,” Miley Cyrus
8. “The Climb,” Miley Cyrus
9. “Dead and Gone (feat. Justin Timberlake),” T.I.
10. “Use Somebody,” Kings of Leon
Top selling albums
1. Kings of Leon, “Only By the Night” 2. Various Artists, “Twilight (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)” 3. Lady GaGa, “The Fame” 4. Taylor Swift, “Fearless” 5. Dave Matthews Band, “Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King” 6. Michael Jackson, “The Essential Michael Jackson” 7. The Fray, “The Fray” 8. Jay-Z, “The Blueprint 3″ 9. Eminem, “Relapse” 10. Black Eyed Peas, “The E.N.D. (The Energy Never Dies)”
Top Selling Movies (Rental + Purchase) 1. Twilight 2. Pineapple Express 3. Quantum of Solace 4. The Proposal 5. Star Trek 6. Zack and Miri Make a Porno 7. X-Men Origins: Wolverine 8. Paul Blart: Mall Cop 9. Up 10. Bolt
iTunes Rewind 2009 (UK)
Top Selling Songs
1. Black Eyed Peas “I Gotta Feeling” 2. Lady GaGa “Poker Face” 3. Colby O’Donis / Lady GaGa “Just Dance” 4. Black Eyed Peas “Boom Boom Pow” 5. Cheryl Cole “Fight For This Love” 6. La Roux “In For The Kill” 7. Tinchy Stryder “Number 1″ 8. Alexandra Burke “Bad Boys (feat. Flo Rida)” 9. Lily Allen “The Fear” 10. Kings Of Leon “Use Somebody”
Top Selling Albums
1. Kings of Leon “Only By The Night” 2. Lily Allen “It’s Not Me, It’s You” 3. Lady GaGa “The Fame” 4. The Prodigy “Invaders Must Die” 5. Florence + The Machine “Lungs” 6. Beyoncé “I Am…Sasha Fierce” 7. Kasabian “West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum” 8. Michael Jackson “Number Ones” 9. Black Eyed Peas “The E.N.D. (The Energy Never Dies) 10. The Script “The Script”
Top Selling Movies (Rental + Purchase) 1. Quantum Of Solace 2. Yes Man 3. Watchmen 4. Role Models 5. Slumdog Millionaire 6. Marley & Me 7. Gran Torino 8. Star Trek 9. RocknRolla 10. Angels & Demons
Apps (Biggest Grossing) 1. CoPilot Live UK & Ireland (ALK Technologies) 2. TomTom UK & Ireland (Tom Tom International BV) 3. The Sims 3 (BV) 4. National Rail Enquiries (Agant) 5. Tom Tom Western Europe (Tom Tom International BV) 6. Scrabble (Electronic Arts Nederland BV) 7. WORMS (Team 17 Software) 8. Sonic The Hedgehog (SEGA) 9. MobileNavigator British Isles (NAVIGON AG) 10. Need For Speed Undercover (Electronic Arts Nederland BV)
Although even individual songs are mentioned, iPhone and iPod touch apps are not. In the App Store, content is divided by Games and Apps, as well as by quality and ability to sell. Check out the iTunes Rewind 2009 section here for a unique opportunity to pick or simply view la creme de la creme of 2009 iTunes content.