Artists are ranked by gross, compiled from Billboard Boxscores reported from Nov. 9, 2011, to Nov. 13, 2012.
1 Madonna
Total Gross: $228,406,085 Number of Shows: 72 Total Attendance: 1,635,176 Number of Sell-Outs: 72
2 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Total Gross: $199,371,791 Number of Shows: 72 Total Attendance: 2,165,925 Number of Sell-Outs: 54
3 Roger Waters
Total Gross: $186,466,703 Number of Shows: 72 Total Attendance: 1,680,042 Number of Sell-Outs: 51
4 Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour by Cirque Du Soleil
Total Gross: $147,310,505 Number of Shows: 183 Total Attendance: 1,374,482 Number of Sell-Outs: 9
5 Coldplay
Total Gross: $147,188,828 Number of Shows: 67 Total Attendance: 1,811,787 Number of Sell-Outs: 56
6 Lady Gaga
Total Gross: $124,879,545 Number of Shows: 65 Total Attendance: 1,111,099 Number of Sell-Outs: 65
7 Kenny Chesney & Tim McGraw
Total Gross: $96,458,890 Number of Shows: 23 Total Attendance: 1,085,382 Number of Sell-Outs: 9
8 Van Halen
Total Gross: $54,425,548 Number of Shows: 46 Total Attendance: 522,296 Number of Sell-Outs: 9
9 Jay-Z & Kanye West
Total Gross: $46,986,464 Number of Shows: 31 Total Attendance: 371,777 Number of Sell-Outs: 15
10 Andre Rieu
Total Gross: $46,785,717 Number of Shows: 99 Total Attendance: 490,165 Number of Sell-Outs: 2
11 Dave Matthews Band
Total Gross: $41,433,182 Number of Shows: 41 Total Attendance: 757,629 Number of Sell-Outs: 17
12 Barbra Streisand
Total Gross: $40,657,170 Number of Shows: 12 Total Attendance: 154,287 Number of Sell-Outs: 12
13 Jason Aldean
Total Gross: $39,956,703 Number of Shows: 59 Total Attendance: 984,229 Number of Sell-Outs: 59
14 Lady Antebellum
Total Gross: $38,358,801 Number of Shows: 88 Total Attendance: 860,065 Number of Sell-Outs: 72
15 Red Hot Chili Peppers
Total Gross: $33,911,873 Number of Shows: 42 Total Attendance: 549,028 Number of Sell-Outs: 24
16 Brad Paisley
Total Gross: $33,794,719 Number of Shows: 51 Total Attendance: 485,852 Number of Sell-Outs: 31
17 Nickelback
Total Gross: $33,790,267 Number of Shows: 50 Total Attendance: 492,492 Number of Sell-Outs: 7
18 Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Total Gross: $33,370,711 Number of Shows: 99 Total Attendance: 673,575 Number of Sell-Outs: 13
19 Elton John
Total Gross: $32,920,986 Number of Shows: 38 Total Attendance: 240,381 Number of Sell-Outs:25
20 Justin Bieber
Total Gross: $30,667,737 Number of Shows: 29 Total Attendance: 402,710 Number of Sell-Outs: 28
21 Rod Stewart
Total Gross: $30,158,491 Number of Shows: 35 Total Attendance: 201,912 Number of Sell-Outs: 24
22 Neil Diamond
Total Gross: $29,910,078 Number of Shows: 30 Total Attendance: 317,824 Number of Sell-Outs: 6
23 Pearl Jam
Total Gross: $27,363,430 Number of Shows: 11 Total Attendance: 337,613 Number of Sell-Outs: 0
24 Taylor Swift
Total Gross: $26,310,160 Number of Shows: 21 Total Attendance: 285,715 Number of Sell-Outs: 21
25 Rascal Flatts
Total Gross: $26,155,360 Number of Shows: 45 Total Attendance: 612,243 Number of Sell-Outs: 21
