Among all music categories, Billboard compiled a list of 20 artists who have earned the most money on tour in 2008.
While music sales seem to be plummeting, tours seem to be the money maker for artists.
The highest-grossing tour was Madonna’s, which brought in $242,176,466. Next on the list were Bon Jovi with $157,177,766, followed by Bruce Springsteen with $156,527,964. The top 5 was capped off with The Police, who earned $109,976,894 and Celine Dion, who earned $99,171,237.
Other stars landed on the list, including Coldplay in 10th position, Miley Cyrus in 15th position and Kanye West at the bottom.
Surprisingly, Madonna’s album wound up in 50th place in the category of best-selling albums.