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Frozen and Happy are 2014's top-selling album and song on iTunes

Taylor Swift's 1989 is nipping at Frozen's heels in end-of-year list released Monday by Apple.

Taylor Swift's 1989 is nipping at Frozen's heels in end-of-year list released Monday by Apple

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This composite shows Queen Elsa from Disney's blockbuster Frozen and Pharrell Williams. The soundtrack for Frozen and Pharrell's viral Happy are the year's top-selling album and song on iTunes. (Disney/Thomas Samson/AFP/Getty Images)

The soundtrack for Frozen and Pharrell's viral Happy are the year's top-selling album and song on iTunes.

Apple announced Monday that Taylor Swift's 1989, just released in October, is behind Frozen. Coldplay's Ghost Stories, Sam Smith's In the Lonely Hour and the Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack round out the Top 5 albums.

Taylor Swift's fifth album, 1989, just released in October, is behind Frozen on Apple's 2014 charts. (Big Machine)
John Legend's All of Me, Katy Perry's Dark Horse, Talk Dirty by Jason Derulo and Iggy Azalea's Fancy follow Happy on the songs list.

Frozen is the year's bestselling movie and season three of Game of Thrones is the top TV show.

The top paid and free apps for the iPhone are Heads Up! and Facebook Messenger. The top paid and free apps for the iPad are Minecraft — Pocket Edition and YouTube.

John Green's 2012 novel, The Fault in Our Stars — which had a film adaption this year — is the top fiction book. Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt and Private are No. 1 for non-fiction and free books, respectively.

Apple also released an editorial list, naming Swift's 1989 best album of the year. Beyoncé earned top overall artist and Azalea's Fancy best song.

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