The Cover Story

I'm not sure why, exactly, I'm so obsessed with the cover of People magazine every week, but I am. I also like lists, so I decided we need a list of all the main cover stories in 2017. Voila:

January 2               Reese Witherspoon

January 9               George Michael

January 16             Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher

January 23             Oprah

January 30             Jeffrey McDonald

February 6             Katherine Heigel

February 13           Mary Tyler Moore

February 20           Chrissy Metz

February 27           A Duggar Pregnancy

March 6                 Christina El Moussa

March 13               Viola Davis

March 20               Hoda Kotb

March 27               Prince’s Ex-wife

April 3                  Richard Simmons

April 10                 The Property Brothers

April 17                 Barry Manilow

April 24                 Heath Ledger

May 1                   Julia Roberts/Most Beautiful Woman

May 8                   Former Bachelorettes

May 15                  Princess Charlotte

May 22                  Goldie Hawn

May 29                  The Obamas

June 5                   Princess Kate/Pippa’s Wedding

June 12                  Jennifer Garner

June 19                  Olivia Newton-John

June 26                  Michelle Carter (True Crime)

July 3                    Chip and Joanna Gaines

July 10                  JFK Jr. and Carolyn

July 17                  Maria Menounous

July 24                  Julianne Hough

July 31                  The Trumps

August 7               Princess Diana

August 14              Lauren Conrad

August 21              Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay

August 28              Audrey Hepburn

September 4           The Property Brothers

September 11         Leah Remini

September 18         Madonna

September 25         Angelina Jolie

October 2              Prince William

October 9              Ree Drummond

October 16             The Las Vegas Massacre

October 23             Chip and Joanna Gaines

October 30             Harvey Weinstein

November 6           Mandy Moore

November 13         Sherri Papini (True Crime)

November 20         Queen Elizabeth

November 27         Blake Shelton/Sexiest Man

December 4           The Property Brothers

December 11         Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

December 18         Meghan Markle     

December 25         John Stamos

(Apologies for the irregular spacing; I cut-and-pasted from a Word document and apparently blogspot/blogger doesn't recognize the tab stops.) 

What was People's favorite topic this year? The British Royal Family, with seven stories, followed by HGTV stars, with six. There were three cover stories about Dead Celebrities-current (George Michael, Debbie Reynolds/Carrie Fisher, and Mary Tyler Moore,) and five about Dead Celebrities-past (Prince, Heath Ledger, JFK Jr. and Carolyn, Audrey Hepburn and Princess Diana.) There were two political covers, one featuring the Obamas and one featuring the Trumps, and I continue to be surprised at how little attention People is paying to the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and his family. Will that change in 2018? Possibly, especially if any of the scandals heat up. 

What will be People's fave cover topic in 2018? My guess is Meghan Markle and all the hoopla surrounding her wedding, with occasional stories about Kate's third baby to spice things up. Check back here every Wednesday morning to see the new issue.