24-12-2009 @ 11:02
Highest Percentage of Reported Sell-Outs Among Top 25 Grossing Acts
01. U2: 100 %
02. Madonna: 98.5
03. The Police: 93
04. Bon Jovi: 90
05. Billy Joel: 88.5
06. Elton John: 87
07. Neil Diamond: 84.8
08. Paul McCartney: 80
09. Celine Dion: 75.4
10. The Eagles: 72.5
11. The Rolling Stones: 72
12. Rascal Flatts: 68.3
13. Jimmy Buffet: 66.8
14. Kenny Chesney: 65.7
15. Tina Turner: 63
16. Britney Spears: 62
17. Bruce Springsteen: 61.5
18. Rod Stewart: 52.7
19. Dave Matthews Band: 51.5
20. Metallica: 49.8
21. Tim McGraw: 45
22. Cher: 44.7
23. Trans-Siberian Orchestra: 42.4
24. Toby Keith: 37
25. Aerosmith: 19
Most Concerts Among Top 25 Grossing Acts
01. Celine Dion: 792
02. Trans-Siberian Orchestra: 728
03. Kenny Chesney: 622
04. Dave Matthews Band: 547
05. Toby Keith: 542
06. Elton John: 541
07. Bruce Springsteen: 403
08. Rascal Flatts: 401
09. Tim McGraw: 388
10. Cher: 383
11. Aerosmith: 320
12. U2: 288
13. Neil Diamond: 288
14. Rod Stewart: 281
15. The Rolling Stones: 264
16. Britney Spears: 255
17. Bon Jovi: 249
18. Madonna: 248
19. Billy Joel: 241
20. The Eagles: 240
21. Jimmy Buffett: 196
22. Metallica: 187
23. Tina Turner: 168
24. The Police: 144
25. Paul McCartney: 106
Nothing beats the live concert experience -- and no one knows that better than these 25 road warriors who rocked more faces (and made more money doing it!) than others this decade. Watch videos of each of the stars live in action, and relive your moment in the front row.
01 THE ROLLING STONES
Total Gross: $869,471,325
Total Attendance: 8,236,586
Number of Shows: 264
Number of Sell-Outs: 190
02 U2
Total Gross: $844,157,925
Total Attendance: 9,869,953
Number of Shows: 288
Number of Sell-Outs: 288
03 MADONNA
Total Gross: $801,299,671
Total Attendance: 6,387,124
Number of Shows: 248
Number of Sell-Outs: 244
04 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
Total Gross: $688,136,476
Total Attendance: 8,605,238
Number of Shows: 403
Number of Sell-Outs: 248
05 ELTON JOHN
Total Gross: $603,804,670
Total Attendance: 5,789,833
Number of Shows: 541
Number of Sell-Outs: 470
06 CELINE DION
Total Gross: $536,593,262
Total Attendance: 4,099,963
Number of Shows: 792
Number of Sell-Outs: 597
07 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
Total Gross: $505,447,901
Total Attendance: 11,230,696
Number of Shows: 547
Number of Sell-Outs: 282
08 KENNY CHESNEY
Total Gross: $477,931,760
Total Attendance: 9,210,288
Number of Shows: 622
Number of Sell-Outs: 409
09 BON JOVI
Total Gross: $419,481,741
Total Attendance: 5,384,747
Number of Shows: 249
Number of Sell-Outs: 224
10 BILLY JOEL
Total Gross: $418,421,266
Total Attendance: 4,141,287
Number of Shows: 241
Number of Sell-Outs: 213
11 THE POLICE
Total Gross: $361,851,102
Total Attendance: 3,327,161
Number of Shows: 144
Number of Sell-Outs: 134
12 THE EAGLES
Total Gross: $347,640,186
Total Attendance: 3,107,832
Number of Shows: 240
Number of Sell-Outs: 174
13 TIM MCGRAW
Total Gross: $303,950,209
Total Attendance: 5,203,501
Number of Shows: 388
Number of Sell-Outs: 175
14 AEROSMITH
Total Gross: $292,201,481
Total Attendance: 4,646,827
Number of Shows: 320
Number of Sell-Outs: 61
15 TOBY KEITH
Total Gross: $271,904,093
Total Attendance: 6,355,046
Number of Shows: 542
Number of Sell-Outs: 200
16 NEIL DIAMOND
Total Gross: $264,810,659
Total Attendance: 3,845,603
Number of Shows: 288
Number of Sell-Outs: 244
17 CHER
Total Gross: $257,319,809
Total Attendance: 3,402,569
Number of Shows: 383
Number of Sell-Outs: 171
18 PAUL MCCARTNEY
Total Gross: $238,755,522
Total Attendance: 1,870,274
Number of Shows: 106
Number of Sell-Outs: 85
19 ROD STEWART
Total Gross: $233,773,789
Total Attendance: 3,022,292
Number of Shows: 281
Number of Sell-Outs: 148
20 METALLICA
Total Gross: $227,568,718
Total Attendance: 3,581,445
Number of Shows: 187
Number of Sell-Outs: 93
21 RASCAL FLATTS
Total Gross: $222,256,153
Total Attendance: 4,514,282
Number of Shows: 401
Number of Sell-Outs: 274
22 BRITNEY SPEARS
Total Gross: $216,229,560
Total Attendance: 3,704,826
Number of Shows: 255
Number of Sell-Outs: 158
23 JIMMY BUFFETT
Total Gross: $215,367,754
Total Attendance: 3,927,053
Number of Shows: 196
Number of Sell-Outs: 131
24 TINA TURNER
Total Gross: $212,012,527
Total Attendance: 3,205,895
Number of Shows: 168
Number of Sell-Outs: 106
25 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA
Total Gross: $203,605,519
Total Attendance: 5,045,297
Number of Shows: 728
Number of Sell-Outs: 309
source: http://www.billboard.com/features/best-of-the-2000s-