Lady Gaga was the hottest cover girl in 2010.
The singer with the wild fashion style was a runaway hit for both monthly and biweekly magazines sold on the newsstand, according to WWD.com.
Cosmopolitan magazine's April issue with Gaga on the cover sold 1.7 million copies. Her gun-totin' July 8 Rolling Stone cover translated into newsstand sales of 245,000 copies, nearly three times better than the year's average.
Gaga's Vanity Fair cover in September sold 450,000 copies, the magazine's second-best seller of the year.
Rihanna was another one of last year's cover queens.
Rihanna was another one of last year's cover queens.
Her January GQ cover, on which she posed topless, was th magazine’s second-best seller of the year through November. The Barbadian beauty's August Seventeen cover was the mag's top-selling issue through the end of October.
Speaking of unpredictable, Taylor Swift may be hot on iTunes, but she's not so popular on a magazine cover.
The worst seller of the year (through October) for Elle magazine featured Swift on its cover. The teen crooner's November Glamour cover also had disappointing sales. When she was featured on Marie Claire in July, the magazine experienced its third-worst-selling issue through October.
The worst seller of the year (through October) for Elle magazine featured Swift on its cover. The teen crooner's November Glamour cover also had disappointing sales. When she was featured on Marie Claire in July, the magazine experienced its third-worst-selling issue through October.
Jessica Simpson also proved to be an unpredictable cover girl. While she appeared on Lucky magazine's cover during its best-selling month (through November), she was also on Marie Claire's worst-selling cover (through October.) She appeared on the Marie Claire's cover without makeup -- perhaps readers like Simpson a little more dolled up.
Perhaps the most puzzling cover model of 2010 was 'Gossip Girl's Blake Lively.
Perhaps the most puzzling cover model of 2010 was 'Gossip Girl's Blake Lively.
The blonde actress's sexy visage meant newsstand gold for the beauty mag Allure. Her cover was the best seller for the entire year. Still, even with Anna Wintour's 'Best Dressed' endorsement, Lively's Vogue cover couldn't drive sales.
Lively didn't register with Esquire readers either -- her covers were notorious poor sellers.
Lively didn't register with Esquire readers either -- her covers were notorious poor sellers.
Perhaps Esquire's mostly male readers don't watch "Gossip Girl".
