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