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Bauer's title continues to dominate the sector, shifting an average of 981,504 copies during the January-June 2008 period, double that of nearest rival Chat.

However, its 1.9% period-on-period drop in circulation means it is out of the exclusive club of million-selling titles, which now includes only TV Choice, What's On TV and Radio Times as members.

A year ago Take A Break's circulation was 3.6% higher at 1,018,423.

Chat, published by IPC, suffered a 5.7% period-on-period fall to 489,682 from 519,413, and is down 4.3% year on year.

In third place, Bauer's That's Life experienced a similar drop of 5.6% to 433,921 period on period, but is down just 2.2% year on year.

The sector's worst performer, not only in period-on-period but also year-on-year terms, was ACP-Natmags' Real People.

It is now selling 230,135 copies, down 14.6% period on period and 25.6% year on year.

The best period-on-period performance was News Magazines' Love It!, like Real People one of the crop of new generation real-life titles launched between two and four years ago.

Love It! was virtually the only title to gain circulation, rising 1.4% to 372,247 period on period. Nevertheless it is down 7.1% in year-on-year terms. The only other riser was DC Thomson's The Lady, up 0.6% period on period to 29,095.

Love It!'s main rival, IPC's Pick Me Up, lost 4% period on period but is still 37,000 copies ahead with a circulation of 409,112, putting it in fourth place.

The IPC title, which was given a refresh and bigger format in July, is down 8.5% year on year.

IPC gave Woman a makeover in February that introduced more celebrity and fashion and a new design. Its reward is a slight decline of 0.3% period on period to 370,289, which meant it fared better than the majority of the sector. Year on year, it is up 0.1%.

IPC's other titles Woman's Weekly and Woman's Own stuttered, with the former at 346,540 after a period-on-period drop of 5.6% and a year on year drop of 6.3%.

Woman's Own is down 2.9% period on period to 339,138, and down 1.6% year on year.

DC Thomson's People's Friend comes next with 330,093, down 1.6% period on period and down 2.3% year on year.

The results were marked by a squeeze on the lowest-selling titles, with Bauer's Best down 8.9% period on period to 301,437 and down 11.5% year on year.

Following lead casualty Real People in the ranking, Bauer's Bella was the second-worst performer on 191,547, down 13.6% period on period and 22.6% year on year.

Hubert Burda's Full House was the third worst, falling 13.3% period on period to 135,725 and also down by 13.2% year on year.

DC Thomson's My Weekly came in ahead of Full House on 155,087, down 4.8% period on period and down 9.5% year on year.

Last in the table is DC Thomson's The Lady, up 0.6% period on period to 29,095 but down 6.2% year on year.