From the international men's magazine, devised and launched in the UK in 1995, but based in New York City since 1997, and prominent for its photography of actors, singers, and female models whose careers are at a current peak. Maxim has a circulation of about 9 million readers each month. Maxim Digital reaches more than 4 million unique viewers each month. Maxim magazine publishes 16 editions, sold in 75 countries worldwide.
In October 2005, Maxim published an article entitled The Most Annoying Songs Ever!. It was a list of twenty of the what it deemed "the most annoying songs ever" with Maxim's rationale for including each song.
