People Magazine - The Best Soundtracks Ever - January 23, 2012

[jobeterob]

1. Purple Rain - From the opening strains of that church organ, with Pastor Prince proclaiming, "Dearly Beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life," this is a religious experience, a funk rock revelation. Props also to 1986's Parade, the Under the Cherry Moon soundtrack.

2. Saturday Night Fever - No other soundtrack defined an era like this. The Bee Gees are the bell bottomed heroes of this epic set. Whenever Stayin Alive comes on, disco is no longer dead.

3. Waiting to Exhale - A stellar cast of African American divas -- from Mary J. Blige and Aretha Franklin to star Whitney Houston - breathes real soul and sisterhood into Babyface written songs.

4. Brokeback Mountain - The evocative, Oscar winning score and rootsy beauties like Emmylou Harris's "A Love That Will Never Grow Old" get to the heart of the gay cowboy romance.

5. Lady Sings the Blues - Diana Ross, in her oscar nominated turn as Billie Holiday, does some of the best vocals of her career on signatures such as Strange Fruit, making them hers too.

Honorable Mention: Jay-Z's American Gangster - While not technically a soundtrack, this reformed thug's concept album, inspired by the gangster film of the same name, is a triumph of cinematic proportions.

[Penny]

6.) Forest Gump_ A stellar cast in improbable situations propelled to new heights by the Supremes singing "Stoned Loved"

Penny....AVON Rep.

[marv2]

"People Magazine"? They're still in business?

[Jimi LaLumia]

I just renewed my subscription..

[dianesfan_1965]

Another good soundtrack album was "American Graffitti".

And Jimi, I just re-newed mine as well.

[jobeterob]

Every Doctor's office and law firm and Dentist's office has People Magazine! Kind of one of those things that keep people entertained while they wait.........like Time Magazine.

[Roberta75]

Every Doctor's office and law firm and Dentist's office has People Magazine! Kind of one of those things that keep people entertained while they wait.........like Time Magazine.

People Magazine has a circulation of 3.5 million plus another ten or so million checking their website every week.

[Roberta75]

This is a list of American magazines, sorted by their circulation as of the first half of 2011. People is doing very, very well in this current economy especially give its expensive [[$3.95 per issue) newsstand cost.

Rank	Name	Circulation[14]	Founded	Publisher
1	AARP The Magazine	&1000000002239567000000022,395,670	1958	AARP
2	AARP Bulletin	&1000000002223676100000022,236,761	1960	AARP
3	The Costco Connection	&100000000084898210000008,489,821		Costco
4	Better Homes And Gardens	&100000000076489000000007,648,900	1922	Meredith
5	Game Informer	&100000000059548840000005,954,884	1991	GameStop
6	Reader's Digest	&100000000056534400000005,653,440	1922	The Reader's Digest Association
7	National Geographic	&100000000044456030000004,445,603	1888	National Geographic Society
8	Good Housekeeping	&100000000043367110000004,336,711	1885	Hearst Magazines
9	Woman's Day	&100000000038637100000003,863,710	1931	Hearst Magazines
10	Family Circle	&100000000038169580000003,816,958	1932	Meredith
11	People	&100000000035567530000003,556,753	1974	Time Inc. [[Time Warner)
12	Time	&100000000033762260000003,376,226	1923	Time Inc. [[Time Warner)
13	Ladies' Home Journal	&100000000032672390000003,267,239	1883	Meredith
14	Taste of Home	&100000000032357180000003,235,718	1993	The Reader's Digest Association
15	Sports Illustrated	&100000000032078610000003,207,861	1954	Time Inc. [[Time Warner)
16	Cosmopolitan	&100000000030322110000003,032,211	1886	Hearst Magazines
17	Prevention	&100000000029034170000002,903,417	1950	Rodale
18	Southern Living	&100000000028301790000002,830,179	1966	Southern Progress Corporation/Time Inc. [[Time Warner)

[jobeterob]

Amazing list; I'm surprised how many magazines these guys are still publishing because that has kind of gone the way of the CD.

Astounding about Readers Digest.

What is AARP, the Magazine and Bulletin???

[dianesfan_1965]

This is a list of American magazines, sorted by their circulation as of the first half of 2011. People is doing very, very well in this current economy especially give its expensive [[$3.95 per issue) newsstand cost.

Rank	Name	Circulation[14]	Founded	Publisher
1	AARP The Magazine	&1000000002239567000000022,395,670	1958	AARP
2	AARP Bulletin	&1000000002223676100000022,236,761	1960	AARP
3	The Costco Connection	&100000000084898210000008,489,821		Costco
4	Better Homes And Gardens	&100000000076489000000007,648,900	1922	Meredith
5	Game Informer	&100000000059548840000005,954,884	1991	GameStop
6	Reader's Digest	&100000000056534400000005,653,440	1922	The Reader's Digest Association
7	National Geographic	&100000000044456030000004,445,603	1888	National Geographic Society
8	Good Housekeeping	&100000000043367110000004,336,711	1885	Hearst Magazines
9	Woman's Day	&100000000038637100000003,863,710	1931	Hearst Magazines
10	Family Circle	&100000000038169580000003,816,958	1932	Meredith
11	People	&100000000035567530000003,556,753	1974	Time Inc. [[Time Warner)
12	Time	&100000000033762260000003,376,226	1923	Time Inc. [[Time Warner)
13	Ladies' Home Journal	&100000000032672390000003,267,239	1883	Meredith
14	Taste of Home	&100000000032357180000003,235,718	1993	The Reader's Digest Association
15	Sports Illustrated	&100000000032078610000003,207,861	1954	Time Inc. [[Time Warner)
16	Cosmopolitan	&100000000030322110000003,032,211	1886	Hearst Magazines
17	Prevention	&100000000029034170000002,903,417	1950	Rodale
18	Southern Living	&100000000028301790000002,830,179	1966	Southern Progress Corporation/Time Inc. [[Time Warner)

But do they were cover "The Golden Halo Awards"?

[smark21]

Amazing list; I'm surprised how many magazines these guys are still publishing because that has kind of gone the way of the CD.

Astounding about Readers Digest.

What is AARP, the Magazine and Bulletin???

AARP is the American Association of Retired People. I suspect anyone who becomes a member of AARP automatically becomes a subscriber to their magazines, hence the high circulation.