Circulation Figures for music magazines

Music magazines (percentage changes are year on year)

Q - 103,017 (-21.6%)
Mojo - 100,507 (-5.4%)
Uncut - 87,069 (-4.3%)
Classic Rock - 70,188 (4.1%)
Kerrang! - 52,272 (-32.1%)
Metal Hammer - 50,269 (9.7%)
New Musical Express - 48,459 (-24.3%)
Rock Sound - 20,011 (-13.1%)
BBC Music Magazine - 45,144 (-4.2%)
Classic FM - The Magazine - 35,751 (-13.7%)
Gramophone - 34,628 (-5.9%)
RWD - 77,050 (131.6%)
mixmag - 30,159 (-15.8%)
Terrorizer - 13,786 (-7.8%)
Word Magazine - 34,280 (3.2%)
Rhythm - 9,472 (-4.5%)
Total Guitar - 42,171 (-13.4%)
Guitarist - 31,917 (8.5%)
Guitar Techniques - 22,387 (7.0%)
The Guitar Magazine - 11,994 (3.0%)
Future Music - 10,860 (11.0%)

From the list above we can see the circulation figures for music magazines within the UK vary widely. Looking at these sale figures it shows that there are many music magazines based on genres of rock. This shows there is a large population based on males and less music magazines specified for women. This also suggests there is a large gap in the music magazine industry for women and also pop music. This is also a really excellent oppurtunity for me to create a magazine based on pop for girls.

The figures from above show that Bauer Consumer Media's weekly rival to NME, Kerrang, was the biggest faller in the market, losing 32.1 per cent of its circulation year on year, down from 76,937 to 52,272.

Music monthly Mojo closed the gap with Bauer stablemate Q at the top of the circulation table. Mojo's headline circulation in this period was 100,507, a decline of 5.4 per cent.

It now stands just 2,510 copies behind Q, which fell 21.6 per cent in the same period with an average monthly circulation of 103,017 - down from 131,330 in the previous year.