Weary parents , doomed to hear `` Let it Go '' on a loop until the end of time , made the `` Frozen '' soundtrack the most downloaded album of the year on iTunes . Every year , Apple releases its lists of the top downloads , along with a selection of `` best of '' content on iTunes , chosen by Apple staff . This year , Elsa and friends were all over Apple 's most-purchased charts . `` Frozen '' was the most downloaded movie of the year , and the single `` Let it Go '' was the eighth most-popular song . Kids ( and kids at heart ) were a driving force behind many of the top iTunes purchases this year . `` Minecraft '' was the most popular paid iPad app and second most-purchased iPhone app . `` The Lego Movie '' was the second most-downloaded movie and was Apple 's pick for best family movie . Young adult book `` The Fault in Our Stars '' was the most popular fiction title , and YA hit `` Divergent '' was the top-selling audio book . We hope the children were n't watching the most-downloaded TV shows . `` Game of Thrones '' topped the list , followed by `` The Walking Dead , '' `` Downton Abbey , '' `` Breaking Bad '' and `` Scandal . '' Facebook 's plan to force its users to download the stand-alone Facebook Messenger app seems to have worked -- it was the year 's most popular free iPhone app . Microsoft Word was only the fifth most-popular free iPad app , coming in behind YouTube , Netflix , Skype and a weather app . In addition to naming its biggest moneymakers , Apple highlights what it thinks are the best movies , performances and apps of the year . The company safely dodged any controversy by naming Beyonce best artist and Taylor Swift 's `` 1989 '' as best album of the year . Other picks were `` Fargo '' the year 's best TV show , Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson for best TV performances , and `` Key & Peele '' for best breakthrough TV show . Comedian Jenny Slate 's movie `` Obvious Child '' was the best discovery and `` Guardians of the Galaxy '' best blockbuster . Brain training app Elevate is the company 's pick for best app of the year and `` Threes ! '' is the best game of the year . Runaway true-crime hit `` Serial '' was anointed the best new podcast of the year . `` Serial '' is still iTunes ' most downloaded podcast around the world right now , having been downloaded 5 million times .
Apple releases its lists of most downloaded movies , TV shows and music for 2014 . `` Frozen '' was a big moneymaker in the movie and music sections . The company also named its favorite content , including hit podcast `` Serial ''