Apple on Thursday released its list of top iPhone and iPad apps of 2010. There are some well-known names on the list, and a few surprises too.

[ad#Google Adsense 300×250 in story]The Top 10 lists are broken up in several categories including Top 10 Overall Paid iPhone Apps for 2010; Top 10 Overall Free iPhone Apps for 2010; Top 10 Overall Grossing iPhone Apps for 2010; Top 10 Overall Paid iPad Apps for 2010; Top 10 Overall Free iPad Apps for 2010; and Top 10 Overall Grossing iPad Apps for 2010.

The main winners in the App Store this year were Hipstamatic, which won for iPhone App of the Year. Plants vs. Zombies came away with the iPhone Game of the Year and Flipboard won for iPad App of the Year. Osmos for iPad took the top spot for iPad Game of the Year.

Other Top 10 iTunes lists:

Overall Top 10 PAID iPhone Apps

1. Angry Birds
2. Doodle Jump – BE WARNED: Insanely Addictive!
3. Skee-Ball
4. Bejeweled 2 + Blitz
5. Fruit Ninja
6. Cut the Rope
7. ALL-IN-1 GAMEBOX
8. The Moron Test
9. Plants vs. Zombies
10. Pocket God

Overall Top 10 FREE iPhone Apps

1. Facebook
2. Angry Birds Lite
3. Words With Friends Free
4. Skype
5. Tap Tap Revenge 3
6. The Weather Channel
7. Paper Toss
8. Bing
9. ROCK BAND FREE
10. Talking Tom Cat

Overall Top 10 GROSSING iPhone Apps

1. MLB.com At Bat 2010
2. Angry Birds
3. Call of Duty: Zombies
4. Bejeweled 2 + Blitz
5. FriendCaller 3 Pro
6. Zombie Farm
7. TomTom U.S.A.
8. TETRIS
9. Plants vs. Zombies
10. Doodle Jump – BE WARNED: Insanely Addictive!

Overall Top 10 PAID iPad Apps

1. Pages
2. GoodReader for iPad
3. Numbers
4. Angry Birds HD
5. Keynote
6. Glee Karaoke
7. WolframAlpha
8. Pinball HD
9. Friendly for Facebook
10. Star Walk for iPad

Overall Top 10 FREE iPad Apps

1. iBooks
2. Pandora Radio
3. Netflix
4. Google Mobile App
5. Solitaire
6. Movies by Flixster – with Rotten Tomatoes
7. IMDb Movies & TV
8. Kindle
9. Google Earth
10. Virtuoso Piano Free 2 HD

Overall Top 10 GROSSING iPad Apps

1. Pages
2. Numbers
3. Keynote
4. LogMeIn Ignition
5. SCRABBLE for iPad
6. Documents To Go Premium – Office Suite
7. Angry Birds HD
8. Real Racing HD
9. Plants vs. Zombies HD
10. Proloquo2Go