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Average Single Copy Circulation for Top 100 ABC Magazines

2001

RANK 2001 RANK 2000 PUBLICATION NAME  Single Copy 2001 Single Copy 2000 % CHANGE
1 1 COSMOPOLITAN 1,875,735 1,844,728 1.7%
2 2 FAMILY CIRCLE 1,630,000 1,802,235 -9.6%
3 4 NATIONAL ENQUIRER 1,589,916 1,706,367 -6.8%
4 6 WOMAN'S WORLD 1,573,764 1,528,298 3.0%
5 3 WOMAN'S DAY 1,555,059 1,748,765 -11.1%
6 7 PEOPLE WEEKLY 1,468,413 1,392,046 5.5%
7 8 STAR 1,253,778 1,356,636 -7.6%
8 5 TV GUIDE 1,163,379 1,611,628 -27.8%
9 9 FIRST FOR WOMEN 1,145,056 1,286,159 -11.0%
10 12 GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 1,037,995 1,048,505 -1.0%
   TOP 10* 4,293,095 15,325,367 -6.7%
11 11 GLAMOUR 1,023,166 1,069,839 -4.4%
12 14 IN STYLE 940,476 925,623 1.6%
13 10 O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE 910,715 1,242,078 -26.7%
14 13 MAXIM 863,151 986,576 -12.5%
15 15 READER'S DIGEST 716,659 742,897 -3.5%
16 16 GLOBE 621,473 695,665 -10.7%
17 20 MARIE CLAIRE 584,945 577,669 1.3%
19 15 REDBOOK 572,608 580,582 -1.4%
19 17 TEEN PEOPLE 561,727 654,524 -14.2%
20 N/a ROSIE 518,455 - -
21 22 YM 509,500 573,100 -11.1%
22 23 STUFF 488,193 533,926 -8.6%
23 21 PLAYBOY 479,665 577,304 -16.9%
24 18 SEVENTEEN 478,350 588,783 -18.8%
25 28 MARTHA STEWART LIVING 450,914 421,792 6.9%
      TOP 25* 24,013,092 25,495,725 -5.8%
26 29 SHAPE 443,925 418,240 6.1%
27 24 PENTHOUSE 433,967 525,491 -17.4%
28 37 FHM (FOR HIM MAGAZINE) 427,646 364,272 17.4%
29 25 PREVENTION 421,394 453,361 -7.1%
30 30 MEN'S HEALTH 416,764 412,808 1.0%
31 26 VOGUE 407,599 444,004 -8.2%
32 32 SELF 398,456 398,177 0.1%
33 27 COUNTRY LIVING 391,822 429,078 -8.7%
34 38 VANITY FAIR 390,788 362,359 7.8%
35 31 LADIES' HOME JOURNAL 377,584 407,417 -7.3%
36 36 J-14 366,436 364,667 0.5%
37 39 THE SOURCE 364,916 359,842 1.4%
38 34 COSMO GIRL! 361,638 382,757 -5.5%
39 44 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS 359,833 320,334 12.3%
40 40 BRIDE'S MAGAZINE 334,292 354,454 -5.7%
41 46 FITNESS 325,636 290,500 12.1%
42 42 US WEEKLY 318,982 324,852 -1.8%
43 35 PILLSBURY CLASSIC COOKBOOKS 318,767 376,520 -15.3%
44 41 MADEMOISELLE 303,215 344,208 -11.9%
45 49 ALLURE 291,625 270,579 7.8%
46 47 ELLE 273,459 281,301 -2.8%
47 53 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC  MAGAZINE 260,880 253,902 2.7%
48    REAL SIMPLE 253,346 - -
49 56 TRADITIONAL HOME 251,833 249,500 0.9%
50 50 MODERN BRIDE 248,703 269,776 -7.8%
      TOP 50* 32,756,598 34,154,124 -4.1%
51 51 COUNTRY SAMPLER 245,882 267,706 -8.2%
52 55 COOKING LIGHT 242,047 250,189 -3.3%
53 - GEORGE 240,900 - -
54 52 EBONY 239,957 266,353 -9.9%
55 54 MUSCLE & FITNESS 238,030 253,171 -6.0%
56 45 SOAP OPERA DIGEST 234,122 305,998 -23.5%
57 48 TWIST 233,490 274,620 -15.0%
58 61 COUNTRY HOME 232,250 236,375 -1.7%
59 - M 229,081 - -
60 63 COUNTRY WEEKLY 225,736 231,513 -2.5%
61 59 ESSENCE 224,089 240,050 -6.6%
62 64 SOUTHERN LIVING 222,520 223,956 -0.6%
63 93 TIME-THE WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE 220,302 145,866 51.0%
64 43 'TEEN 218,133 324,199 -32.7%
65 57 TRUE STORY PLUS 209,830 240,689 -12.8%
66 60 GQ-GENTLEMEN'S QUARTERLY 208,949 237,850 -12.2%
67 89 NEWSWEEK 201,702 149,064 35.3%
68 74 SOPHISTICATE'S HAIRSTYLE GUIDE 200,973 178,255 12.7%
69 69 POPULAR MECHANICS 197,604 193,432 2.2%
70 66 COUNTRY LIVING GARDENER 193,883 199,725 -2.9%
71 62 SOAP OPERA WEEKLY 193,405 235,941 -18.0%
72 72 SOAPS IN DEPTH - CBS 192,200 - -
73 68 MUSCLE & FITNESS HERS 191,355 - -
74 70 LOW RIDER MAGAZINE 189,738 190,470 -0.4%
75 73 VICTORIA 189,654 183,502 3.4%
TOP 75* 38,172,430 38,983,048 -2.1%
76 - SOAPS IN DEPTH – ABC 189,381 - -
77 68 BON APPETIT 189,276 197,832 -4.3%
78 67 BRIDAL GUIDE 186,007 198,512 -6.3%
79 81 LUCKY 178,228 - -
80 71 VIBE 168,214 187,767 -10.4%
81 92 TRUCKIN' 166,614 146,877 13.4%
82 72 OFFICIAL U.S. PLAYSTATION MAGAZINE 161,039 186,442 -13.6%
83 65 MONEY 160,470 210,480 -23.8%
84 80 MOTOR TREND 157,889 161,160 -2.0%
85 75 ROLLING STONE 155,968 172,934 -9.8%
86 84 MARY ENGELBREIT'S HOME COMPANION 155,207 154,050 0.8%
87 88 VERANDA 153,292 149,096 2.8%
88 77 HARPER'S BAZAAR 152,585 165,323 -7.7%
89 81 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN 150,270 159,157 -5.6%
90 86 GOLF DIGEST 148,930 151,567 -1.7%
91 83 SOPHISTICATE'S BLACK HAIR STYLES AND CARE GUIDE 146,683 156,014 -6.0%
92 91 POPULAR SCIENCE 144,997 148,172 -2.1%
93 82 CAR AND DRIVER 144,850 156,109 -7.2%
94 113 XXL 144,233 122,006 18.2%
95 85 PC WORLD 141,757 152,501 -7.0%
96 87 COUNTRY HOME  COUNTRY GARDENS 141,750 151,000 -6.1%
97 96 ROAD & TRACK 138,717 137,684 0.8%
98 106 JET 136,641 128,219 6.6%
99 79 ELECTRONIC GAMING MONTHLY 131,260 163,668 -19.8%
100 90 ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST 130,266 148,195 -12.1%
   TOP 100* 42,046,954 42,687,813 -1.5%

* Circulation primarily to AARP members who receive it as a membership benefit.
**Totals may not add exactly, due to rounding of averaged numbers.
Sources: Averages calculated by the MPA from Audit Bureau of Circulations statements for the first and second six months of each year. Domestic titles audited by ABC; annuals, international editions, and comics have been excluded.

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