Whatever happened to listening to albums as they were meant to be listened to? These days, we find ourselves shuffling through thousands of songs and artists all mixed together. Let’s listen to our iTunes music library the way the artists intended us to, one album at a time. Thats exactly what Albums lets you do. There is no cluttered interface, no confusing controls, in fact there aren’t any controls at all. That’s the minimalist beauty of Albums.

Albums (feat. Louie Mantia) is just one of our favorite music apps for iPhone and iPad. We’ve collected all of our favorites here. And if you’d like to see more of our top app selections in different categories, just head on over to our Best Apps Series.

Here are a couple of our other picks of the best music apps for iPhone and iPad:

Musi – YouTube music streaming done right

YouTube has proved to be a mighty popular way to listen to music. Wait a minute, isn't YouTube just for videos? Well, it turns out there are a ton of songs and albums available to for you to listen to free of charge. And these are not all pirated copies ...

LiveTunes – The Best Concert Simulation App

There is something about a live music set that spruces up a musician's catalog. The energy of a live crowd can bring a stale song to life again. If your music library is getting a bit predictable, LiveTunes is just the app you need. LiveTunes is an iPhone music player ...