NEW YORK — To no one’s surprise, British singer Adele’s “25” is the best-selling album on iTunes for 2015.
Apple announced Wednesday that Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk” was the year’s biggest single, while Adele’s “Hello” is sixth on the songs list.
Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking out Loud,” Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth’s “See You Again,” Maroon 5’s “Sugar” and “Shut Up and Dance” by Walk the Moon ranked second through fifth, respectively, for songs.
Drake’s “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late” was second behind “25” on the albums list. Drake’s album with fellow rapper-singer Future, “What a Time to Be Alive,” ranked sixth.
Taylor Swift’s “1989,” the “Fifty Shades of Grey” soundtrack and Justin Bieber’s “Purpose” rounded out the Top 5 albums.
The Weeknd earned three songs in the Top 20 with “Earned It” (No.9), “Can’t Feel My Face” (No.11) and “The Hills” (No.15). Swift’s “Blank Space” and “Style” came in at Nos. 18 and 20, respectively.
“Star Wars Digital Collection” was the top movie on iTunes, while Season 5 of “Game of Thrones” led in TV shows.
The top nonfiction book was “American Sniper,” and Paula Hawkins’ “The Girl on the Train” was No. 1 for both fiction and audiobooks.
The leading free iPhone and iPad apps were “Trivia Check” and “Crossy Road — Endless Arcade Hopper,” respectively. The top paid iPhone and iPad apps were “Heads Up!” and “Minecraft: Pocket Edition.”
And the year’s top podcast on iTunes was “Fresh Air” followed by “Serial.”
