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FH2009 Top 100 ABC magazines by average Single Copy circulation

RANK 

Publication Name

Subscriptions Paid & Verified

Single Copy Sales

Total Paid & Verified

1 COSMOPOLITAN 1,290,528 1,616,908 2,907,436
2 PEOPLE 2,296,508 1,319,350 3,615,858
3 WOMAN'S WORLD 105,349 1,175,550 1,280,899
4 FIRST 204,394 1,066,167 1,270,561
5 US WEEKLY 1,102,352 843,479 1,945,831
6 IN TOUCH WEEKLY 55,396 745,123 800,519
7 O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE 1,704,643 693,054 2,397,697
8 FAMILY CIRCLE 3,259,224 673,286 3,932,510
9 IN STYLE 1,113,198 625,589 1,738,787
10 STAR MAGAZINE 556,806 601,115 1,157,921
11 NATIONAL ENQUIRER 262,766 591,269 854,035
12 GLAMOUR 1,800,250 589,665 2,389,915
13 MEN'S HEALTH 1,355,714 503,929 1,859,643
14 PEOPLE STYLEWATCH 252,191 497,608 749,799
15 LIFE & STYLE WEEKLY 10,019 478,788 488,807
16 GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 4,161,736 468,661 4,630,397
17 WOMAN'S DAY 3,523,843 410,147 3,933,990
18 WEIGHT WATCHERS 894,247 399,337 1,293,584
19 OK! WEEKLY 410,932 398,360 809,292
20 ALL YOU 598,143 394,363 992,506
21 REAL SIMPLE 1,583,243 393,578 1,976,821
22 EVERY DAY WITH RACHAEL RAY 1,439,689 375,773 1,815,462
23 VOGUE 923,730 374,750 1,298,480
24 MAXIM 2,186,888 350,242 2,537,130
25 VANITY FAIR 816,710 334,667 1,151,377
26 WOMEN'S HEALTH 1,144,801 333,463 1,478,264
27 SEVENTEEN 1,759,113 321,095 2,080,208
28 GLOBE 55,104 314,923 370,027
29 J-14 100,907 301,760 402,667
30 PREVENTION 3,012,221 300,403 3,312,624
31 SHAPE 1,379,894 296,429 1,676,323
32 SELF 1,219,992 296,083 1,516,075
33 ELLE 813,879 291,577 1,105,456
34 READER'S DIGEST 7,888,607 270,045 8,158,652
35 MARIE CLAIRE 729,151 263,444 992,595
36 ESSENCE 842,413 250,308 1,092,721
37 M 40,136 250,060 290,196
38 COOKING WITH PAULA DEEN 472,209 246,286 718,495
39 POPSTAR! 20,616 229,806 250,422
40 GQ-GENTLEMEN'S QUARTERLY 706,624 227,409 934,033
41 MARTHA STEWART LIVING 1,814,639 216,205 2,030,844
42 FITNESS 1,340,426 214,791 1,555,217
43 MARTHA STEWART WEDDINGS 22,574 207,769 230,343
44 EBONY 1,093,382 207,333 1,300,715
45 LUCKY 928,650 198,583 1,127,233
46 TWIST 20,059 195,580 215,639
47 ALLURE 902,932 190,333 1,093,265
48 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS 7,446,030 188,167 7,634,197
49 BRIDES 159,504 184,333 343,837
50 LADIES' HOME JOURNAL 3,658,953 183,838 3,842,791
51 TEEN VOGUE 865,355 175,600 1,040,955
52 COOKING LIGHT 1,600,728 171,301 1,772,029
53 XXL 49,068 160,391 209,459
54 MORE 1,181,505 156,658 1,338,163
55 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 4,551,799 156,508 4,708,307
56 COUNTRY SAMPLER 150,329 154,981 305,310
57 REDBOOK 2,068,586 154,609 2,223,195
58 SOAPS IN DEPTH - CBS 53,287 153,715 207,002
59 PLAYBOY 2,302,243 151,023 2,453,266
60 SOPHISTICATE'S BLACK HAIR STYLES AND CARE GUIDE - 150,445 150,445
61 HARPER'S BAZAAR 566,038 145,445 711,483
62 SOUTHERN LIVING 2,695,664 144,577 2,840,241
63 SOAPS IN DEPTH - ABC 49,304 140,669 189,973
64 TV GUIDE MAGAZINE 2,798,377 136,592 2,934,969
65 COUNTRY LIVING 1,494,514 134,884 1,629,398
66 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS SPECIAL INTEREST PUBLICATIONS DIABETIC LIVING 343,452 129,000 472,452
67 MODERN BRIDE 202,626 129,000 331,626
68 POPULAR SCIENCE 1,195,191 125,123 1,320,314
69 MOTHER EARTH NEWS 351,803 123,303 475,106
70 POPULAR MECHANICS 1,084,071 123,185 1,207,256
71 SOPHISTICATE'S HAIRSTYLE GUIDE - 121,012 121,012
72 SOAP OPERA DIGEST 388,936 119,902 508,838
73 MUSCLE & FITNESS 294,911 117,667 412,578
74 TASTE OF HOME 3,190,629 111,972 3,302,601
75 BRIDAL GUIDE 61,693 111,484 173,177
76 ROLLING STONE 1,366,978 109,421 1,476,399
77 MOTOR TREND 1,032,273 108,815 1,141,088
78 TRADITIONAL HOME 859,596 108,071 967,667
79 PEOPLE EN ESPANOL 459,944 107,639 567,583
80 EVERYDAY FOOD 979,365 105,667 1,085,032
81 GOLF DIGEST 1,570,910 105,595 1,676,505
82 FINE COOKING 147,707 103,983 251,690
83 MEN'S FITNESS 604,883 101,600 706,483
84 RUNNER'S WORLD 573,140 100,895 674,035
85 TIME-THE WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE 3,271,858 100,382 3,372,240
86 BON APPETIT 1,253,741 98,917 1,352,658
87 DISCOVER 609,607 98,100 707,707
88 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN 509,875 97,876 607,751
89 CLASSIC CARS AND PARTS 10,280 97,730 108,010
90 ESQUIRE 615,229 97,713 712,942
91 JET 775,978 95,581 871,559
92 VERANDA 361,424 95,328 456,752
93 TV Y NOVELAS ESTADOS UNIDOS 92,269 94,486 186,755
94 PSYCHOLOGY TODAY 214,803 92,276 307,079
95 SOAP OPERA WEEKLY 86,858 89,754 176,612
96 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS SPECIAL INTEREST PUBLICATIONS HEART-HEALTHY 202,299 89,164 291,463
97 SUNSET 1,137,006 87,447 1,224,453
98 HEALTH 1,293,146 85,249 1,378,395
99 GUITAR WORLD 139,061 82,525 221,586
100 WIRED 661,449 82,027 743,476

Source: Audit Bureau of Circulations statements for the first six months of 2009. Includes domestic titles audited by A.B.C.; annuals, international editions and comics have been excluded.

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