I recently had to reset my entire phone deleting all contents (different story). In the process I wrote down the old apps I had that I liked so I could reinstall them after wiping it. I was surprised how easy it was to do that and how all my contacts/mail/calendar being associated with my Google account made the whole process simple.

So, in case you're interested, here's the list of apps I actually reinstalled:

• amazon
• expense cloud
• flashlight
• foursquare
• google plus
• kayak
• latitude
• listen
• my tracks
• google reader
• twitter
• usaa
• yaaic - yet another android irc client
• yelp
• youtube

And some I didn't reinstall:

• easytether - don't seem to need it
• guidebook

Android Apps I use in 2017

• Amazon Kindle
• Amazon Shopping
• Authenticator
• Authy (might not reinstall)
• Barcode Scanner (for Authenticator)
• BCycle (might not reinstall)
• Beta (crashplan)
• Boom Beach
• Brave Browser
• Calculator
• Calendar
• Camera
• CARD.com
• Chase
• Chipotle (may not reinstall)
• Chrome
• Clash of Clans
• Clock
• Colorado Rockies
• Contacts
• Cut the Rope
• Dark Sky
• Docs
• Downloads
• Drive
• Facebook
• Finance
• Fit
• Foursquare
• Gmail
• Google
• Hangouts
• Hipchat
• Home
• imgur
• Inbox
• Instagram
• IRCCloud
• Kayak
• Keep
• LastPass
• Lyft
• Mandalas coloring pages
• Maps
• Messages
• FB Messenger
• Mint
• Modern Market
• Nest
• Netflix
• Pocket Casts
• Project Fi
• Quora
• Rachio
• Consumer Reports Ratings
• Google Rewards
• Southwest
• Speedtest
• Spotify
• Starbucks
• Strava
• Swarm
• Twitter
• Uber
• United Airlines
• Untappd
• USAA
• Waze
• WhatsApp
• Yelp
• Youtube
• Zillow

That's a lot!