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Here are Google Play’s most popular apps, games, books, movies and TV shows of 2017

Google's Best of 2017 banner

With the conclusion of 2017 quickly approaching, Google, like many other companies and organizations, has started publishing its annual year-end lists.

This time around, we have the Play Store’s most popular apps, games, movies, TV shows and books (if you want to see Apple’s equivalent, you can do so here).

Before jumping into the list, I should note that it has undergone some changes since Google first published it.

Originally, Google’s list, as seen on its Keyword blog, listed both the most “popular” new apps and games found on the Play Store, as well as its “best” new apps and games.

However, shortly after publishing that list, Google amended it to remove the most popular apps and games. Currently, the company’s blog post only lists a single best app and game as determined by the company’s Google Play editorial team.

In a statement to Android Authority, the company outlined why it changed the list.

“We noticed there was some slight confusion from readers between the “most downloaded” [i.e. “most popular” and “best” apps of the year,” said a spokesperson for Google.

“Many interpreted them as one in the same. We made a last minute change to the blog post to reflect what our editorial team deemed as the best/highest quality app of the year.”

However, thanks to the power of the internet, it’s still possible to see both versions of the list, which I’ve replicated below.

Best app of 2017

Socratic — Math Answers & Homework Help

Best game of 2017

CATS: Crash Arena Turbo Stars

Most popular new apps of 2017

Most popular new games of 2017

Top five streamed songs of 2017

Top five movies of 2017

Top five TV shows of 2017

Top five books of 2017

[source]Google[/source][via]Android Police[/via]

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