Latest ABC figures show further sales falls for music mags

12 February 2015, 15:45 | Written by Laurence Day

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A range of film and music magazines are experiencing further decline in circulation, buoyed only slightly by digital subscriptions.

Despite having one of the world's most visited entertainment websites, NME's print circulation has dipped to 13,995 (15,384 with digital subscriptions), which is down 21.1% on last year's figure. When Melody Maker was closed in 2000, it had double what NME has now. In its prime, the 63-year-old magazine hawked 300,000-ish a week.

These numbers come from the Audit Bureau of Circulations, who published their report today (13 February).

Other big losses in the industry are Q, down by 5% to a combined 50,161, Kerrang!, down 13.7% to 30,300, and Metal Hammer, down 11.3% to a combined 24,552. Uncut and Classic Rock also saw losses, as did industry titan MOJO, which was down 4.7% to 70,693.

Bucking the trend, Rock Sound actually increased its sales by 2.2% to 13,139.