Madonna tops the new list of highest earning musicians.
After combining total ticket, album, and download sales to calculate which music acts were the year’s most popular among the “broadest swath of music lovers,” Madonna, the Material Girl came out on top.
Despite having one of the highest ticket prices in this economic downturn, it’s no surprise she earned the most, a reported $120.1 million domestically plus $281.6 million worldwide. Very impressive since she only toured for like, 4 months!
Here are the remaining 9 artists and their earnings. Surprisingly, Beyonce did not make this list:
2. Celine Dion ($106.8 million)
3. Kenny Chesney ($95.7 million)
4. Eagles ($90.7 million)
5. AC/DC ($82 million)
6. Coldplay ($81.6 million)
7. Bon Jovi ($81.4 million)
8. Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band ($79 million)
9. Jonas Brothers ($77.9 million)
10. Rascal Flatts ($77.1 million)