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/august/top-25-us-consumer-magazines-for-june-2014.aspx
19722014
Rank/PublicationCirculationRank/PublicationCirculation
1 Reader’s Digest17,825,6611 AARP The Magazine22,837,736
2 TV Guide16,410,8582 AARP Bulletin22,183,316
3 Woman’s Day8,191,7313 Better Homes and Gardens7,639,661
4 Better Homes and Gardens7,996,0504 Game Informer7,099,452
5 Family Circle7,889,5875 Good Housekeeping4,315,330
6 McCall’s7,516,9606 Family Circle4,015,728
7 National Geographic7,260,1797 National Geographic3,572,348
8 Ladies’ Home Journal7,014,2518 People3,510,533
9 Playboy6,400,5739 Reader’s Digest3,393,573
10 Good Housekeeping5,801,44610 Woman’s Day3,288,335