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2002 FH Average Single Copy Circulation for Top 100 ABC Magazines

First Six Months, 2002 Average Single Copy Circulation for Top 100 ABC Magazines

RANK	PUBLICATION NAME	SUBSCRIPTIONS	SINGLE COPY	TOTAL PAID CIRCULATION
1	COSMOPOLITAN	919,478	2,043,873	2,963,351
2	FAMILY CIRCLE	3,063,909	1,607,143	4,671,052
3	WOMAN'S WORLD	92,751	1,575,731	1,668,482
4	NATIONAL ENQUIRER	333,896	1,467,702	1,801,598
5	WOMAN'S DAY	2,748,611	1,419,322	4,167,933
6	PEOPLE WEEKLY	2,224,662	1,392,465	3,617,127
7	FIRST FOR WOMEN	230,307	1,304,063	1,534,370
8	STAR	241,187	1,194,676	1,435,863
9	GLAMOUR	1,502,176	1,007,390	2,509,566
10	GOOD HOUSEKEEPING	3,707,740	1,001,224	4,708,964
11	IN STYLE	669,451	990,742	1,660,193
12	TV GUIDE	8,103,380	969,229	9,072,609
13	MAXIM	1,696,466	872,706	2,569,172
14	O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE	1,556,182	719,417	2,275,599
15	READER'S DIGEST	11,527,098	684,942	12,212,040
16	MARIE CLAIRE	329,582	622,641	952,223
17	GLOBE	44,310	590,291	634,601
18	REDBOOK	1,844,095	536,315	2,380,410
19	TEEN PEOPLE	1,151,123	500,600	1,651,723
20	STUFF	675,599	494,956	1,170,555
21	VOGUE	771,712	473,778	1,245,490
22	FHM (FOR HIM MAGAZINE)	594,018	462,569	1,056,587
23	MEN'S HEALTH	1,210,472	449,122	1,659,594
24	YM	1,827,569	435,005	2,262,574
25	SHAPE	1,264,504	428,186	1,692,690
26	PREVENTION	2,710,960	420,854	3,131,814
27	ROSIE	3,096,493	407,500	3,503,993
28	SELF	878,276	406,328	1,284,604
29	US WEEKLY	659,927	405,662	1,065,589
30	VANITY FAIR	705,456	402,346	1,107,802
31	COSMO GIRL!	654,550	400,088	1,054,638
32	PLAYBOY	2,829,502	387,767	3,217,269
33	MARTHA STEWART LIVING	1,942,228	380,901	2,323,129
34	J-14	141,712	375,400	517,112
35	PENTHOUSE	230,024	371,341	601,365
36	SEVENTEEN	2,061,593	370,350	2,431,943
37	COUNTRY LIVING	1,353,389	358,060	1,711,449
38	LADIES' HOME JOURNAL	3,746,271	355,009	4,101,280
39	FITNESS	850,971	346,667	1,197,638
40	BRIDE'S MAGAZINE	85,414	343,319	428,733
41	BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS	7,268,408	334,167	7,602,575
42	REAL SIMPLE	727,131	320,665	1,047,796
43	BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS WINDOW & WALL	N/A	309,000	309,000
44	ALLURE	649,942	307,334	957,276
45	WEIGHT WATCHERS	459,605	285,779	745,384
46	EBONY	1,612,206	272,533	1,884,739
47	COOKING LIGHT	1,342,496	261,184	1,603,680
48	NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC	6,630,182	260,670	6,890,852
49	ELLE	732,061	257,667	989,728
50	MUSCLE & FITNESS	217,465	252,798	470,263
51	MODERN BRIDE	137,543	247,519	385,062
52	COUNTRY SAMPLER	137,753	237,247	375,000
53	ESSENCE	817,362	235,563	1,052,925
54	COUNTRY WEEKLY	170,686	230,041	400,727
55	SOPHISTICATE'S HAIRSTYLE GUIDE	N/A	226,676	226,676
56	M	14,466	223,000	237,466
57	BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS QUICK & EASY DECORATING	N/A	215,500	215,500
58	COUNTRY HOME	887,828	213,406	1,101,234
59	SOUTHERN LIVING	2,334,441	212,030	2,546,471
60	BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS GARDEN IDEAS	N/A	212,000	212,000
61	BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS BEDROOM & BATH	N/A	210,000	210,000
62	LUCKY	572,426	207,095	779,521
63	MUSCLE & FITNESS HERS	77,800	206,480	284,280
64	TRADITIONAL HOME	631,787	201,000	832,787
65	LOW RIDER	29,009	195,734	224,743
66	BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS GARDEN DECK & LANDSCAPE	19,202	195,500	214,702
67	SOAP OPERA DIGEST	851,413	189,941	1,041,354
68	GQ-GENTLEMEN'S QUARTERLY	587,011	188,073	775,084
69	SOAPS IN DEPTH - CBS	36,717	187,923	224,640
70	TRUCKIN'	65,822	186,927	252,749
71	SOAPS IN DEPTH - ABC	36,095	185,192	221,287
72	POPULAR MECHANICS	1,055,977	183,209	1,239,186
73	XXL	11,147	182,345	193,492
74	BRIDAL GUIDE	41,292	182,041	223,333
75	BON APPETIT	1,081,766	181,368	1,263,134
76	VICTORIA	779,192	178,446	957,638
77	TWIST	40,615	177,200	217,815
78	BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS GARDEN SHED	20,658	172,500	193,158
79	VIBE	650,775	170,017	820,792
80	TIME-THE WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE	3,948,602	165,535	4,114,137
81	VERANDA	238,300	165,431	403,731
82	COUNTRY LIVING GARDENER	245,355	164,870	410,225
83	SOAP OPERA WEEKLY	108,282	164,292	272,574
84	MARY ENGELBREIT'S HOME COMPANION	453,738	163,472	617,210
85	OFFICIAL U.S. PLAYSTATION MAGAZINE	137,300	162,286	299,586
86	COUNTRY HOME COUNTRY GARDENS	196,497	158,000	354,497
87	GOLF DIGEST	1,420,830	157,418	1,578,248
88	BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS DECORATING	40,317	156,333	196,650
89	HARPER'S BAZAAR	562,552	156,282	718,834
90	MOTOR TREND	1,121,795	150,258	1,272,053
91	MONEY	1,800,182	145,083	1,945,265
92	FLORIDA DESIGN	47,988	144,220	192,208
93	ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST	684,537	144,193	828,730
94	SOPHISTICATE'S BLACK HAIR STYLES AND CARE GUIDE	N/A	143,607	143,607
95	CAR AND DRIVER	1,226,498	143,350	1,369,848
96	NEWSWEEK	3,105,564	142,533	3,248,097
97	USA TODAY BASEBALL WEEKLY	104,405	141,479	245,884
98	ELECTRONIC GAMING MONTHLY	395,621	140,989	536,610
99	SUPER STREET	97,597	140,849	238,446
100	SPORT COMPACT CAR	62,553	139,726	202,279

Source: Audit Bureau of Circulations statements for the first six months of 2002. Domestic titles audited by ABC; annuals, international editions, and comics have been excluded.

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