The highest circulation newspapers in Tennessee are ranked by circulation below.
| Highest Circulation Tennessee Newspapers |
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| Newspaper |
City |
Circulation |
Owner |
 Memphis Commercial Appeal
| Memphis |
142,164 | E.W. Scripps Company |
| Nashville Tennessean
| Nashville |
131,960 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
| Knoxville News Sentinel
| Knoxville |
99,733 | E.W. Scripps Company |
| Chattanooga Times Free Press
| Chattanooga |
69,569 | Wehco Media Inc. |
| Memphis Flyer
(city guides) | Memphis |
51,486 | Contemporary Media, Inc. |
| Nashville Scene
(city guides) | Nashville |
50,380 | City Press LLC |
| Nashville City Paper
| Nashville |
48,000 | SouthComm Inc. |
| Kingsport Times News
| Kingsport |
44,096 | Sandusky Newspapers Inc. |
 Continental Newspaper Union City
(race & ethnic) | Union City |
38,000 | |
| La Prensa Latina
(race & ethnic) | Memphis |
37,000 | Sidney Mendelson |
| Nashville Pride
(race & ethnic) | Jackson |
36,000 | Pride Newspaper Group |
| Metro Pulse
(city guides) | Knoxville |
35,000 | E.W. Scripps Company |
| Jackson Sun
| Jackson |
32,121 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
| Johnson City Press
| Johnson City |
30,670 | Sandusky Newspapers Inc. |
| Out & About Newspaper
(lifestyle: gay & lesbian) | Nashville |
30,000 | |
| Murfreesboro Vision
(race & ethnic) | Knoxville |
26,700 | Pride Newspaper Group |
| Tennessee Tribune
(race & ethnic) | Nashville |
25,000 | Rosetta Miller Perry |
| Chattanooga Courier
(race & ethnic) | Chattanooga |
24,000 | Pride Newspaper Group |
| Murfreesboro Post
| Murfreesboro |
24,000 | Murfreesboro Post Publishing LLC |
| Memphis Tri-State Defender
(race & ethnic) | Memphis |
24,000 | Real Times Inc. |
| Covington Leader
| Covington |
21,661 | American Hometown Publishing |
| Maryville Daily Times
| Maryville |
21,353 | Horvitz Newspapers |
| Leaf Chronicle
| Clarksville |
20,354 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
| Wilson Post
| Lebanon |
20,000 | Main Street Media, LLC |
| Morristown Citizen Tribune
| Morristown |
18,086 | Lakeway Publishers, Inc. |
| UTK Daily Beacon
(university) | Knoxville |
16,000 | University of Tennessee Knoxville |
| Lawrence County Advocate
| Lawrenceburg |
15,853 | Kennedy Newspapers, Inc. |
| Monroe County Advocate & Democrat
| Sweetwater |
15,000 | Jones Media, Inc. |
| Murfreesboro Daily News Journal
| Murfreesboro |
14,317 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
| Greeneville Sun
| Greeneville |
14,131 | |
| Cleveland Daily Banner
| Cleveland |
12,767 | Cleveland Newspapers, Inc |
| Mt. Juliet Chronicle
| Mount Juliet |
12,500 | |
| LaFollette Press
| LaFollette |
11,500 | Landmark Media Enterprises LLC |
| Cookeville Herald Citizen
| Cookeville |
11,044 | Cleveland Newspapers, Inc. |
| Columbia Daily Herald
| Columbia |
10,963 | Stephens Media Group |
| Daily Post Athenian
| Athens |
10,873 | Jones Media, Inc. |
| Crossville Chronicle
| Crossville |
10,200 | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. |
| Southern Standard
| McMinnville |
9,500 | Morris Multimedia, Inc. |
| Elizabethton Star
| Elizabethton |
9,366 | Elizabethon Newspapers Inc. |
| Winchester Herald-Chronicle
| Winchester |
9,300 | Lakeway Publishers, Inc. |
| Savannah Courier
| Savannah |
8,943 | |
| Roane County News
| Kingston |
8,609 | Landmark Media Enterprises LLC |
| Elk Valley Times
| Fayetteville |
8,600 | Lakeway Publishers, Inc. |
| Union City Daily Messenger
| Union City |
8,335 | |
| Tullahoma News and Guardian
| Tullahoma |
7,925 | Lakeway Publishers, Inc. |
| Dyersburg State Gazette
| Dyersburg |
7,900 | Rust Communications |
| Mountain Press
| Sevierville |
7,824 | Paxton Media Group, LLC |
| Paris Post Intellegencer
| Paris |
7,793 | |
| Oak Ridger
| Oak Ridge |
7,554 | Morris Communications Company LLC |
| Germantown News
| Germantown |
7,500 | Germantown News Inc. |
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