Table : TABLE 9.1 THE TOP 10 MAGAZINES (RANKED BY PAID U.S. CIRCULATION AND SINGLE-COPY SALES, 1972 VERSUS 2014) Data from: Alliance for Audited Media, www.auditedmedia.com/news/blog/2014/february/us-snapshot.aspx.
19722014
Rank/PublicationCirculationRank/PublicationCirculation
1 Reader’s Digest17,825,6611 AARP The Magazine22,274,096
2 TV Guide16,410,8582 AARP Bulletin22,244,820
3 Woman’s Day8,191,7313 Game Informer7,629,995
4 Better Homes and Gardens7,996,0504 Better Homes and Gardens7,615,641
5 Family Circle7,889,5875 Good Housekeeping4,348,641
6 McCall’s7,516,9606 Reader’s Digest4,288,529
7 National Geographic7,260,1797 Family Circle4,092,525
8 Ladies’ Home Journal7,014,2518 National Geographic4,029,881
9 Playboy6,400,5739 People3,527,541
10 Good Housekeeping5,801,44610 Woman’s Day3,311,803