Tuesday, December 8, 2009

iTunes announces top songs and albums of 2009

iTunes has revealed its "Rewind 2009" roundup of the year's top songs, albums and more. iTunes is the #1 music retailer in the US. Highlights are below and the full roundup may be found here:
www.itunes.com/rewind2009

iTUNES "REWIND 2009"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)"

EDITOR'S PICKS:

ARTIST OF THE YEAR - Michael Jackson
ALBUM OF THE YEAR - Kings of Leon, "Only By the Night"
BEST NEW ARTIST - Lady GaGa
BEST ROCK ALBUM - The Dead Weather, "Horehound"
BEST HIP-HOP ALBUM - Raekwon, "Only Built for Cuban Linx, Pt. 2"
BEST ELECTRONIC ALBUM - Fever Ray, "Fever Ray"
BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM - The Boxer Rebellion, "Union"
BEST POP ALBUM - Angel Taylor, "Love Travels"
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM - Taylor Swift, "Fearless (Platinum Edition)"
BEST R&B/SOUL ALBUM - Joe, "Signature"
BEST SINGER/SONGWRITER ALBUM - Grant Lee Phillips, "Little Moon"
BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM - Stile Antico, "Song of Songs"
BEST LATIN ALBUM - Zoe, "Reptilectric"
BEST JAZZ ALBUM (VOCAL) - Melody Gardot, "My One And Only Thrill"
BEST JAZZ ALBUM (INSTRUMENTAL) - Christian McBride, "Kind of Brown"
BEST SOUNDTRACK - Various Artists, "(500) Days of Summer - Music From the Motion Picture"
BEST CHRISTIAN & GOSPEL ALBUM - Hillsong United, "A_CROSS // The EARTH: Tear Down the Walls"

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