AC/DC, JOURNEY Make BILLBOARD's Top Music Moneymakers List
February 12, 2009AC/DC and JOURNEY have made Billboard's list of top 20 Moneymakers for 2008.
For almost all of the acts on the list, touring generated the most revenue. And in a year when recorded-music sales declined yet again, many earned more at the box office than ever before.
Top 20 Moneymakers for 2008, according to Billboard:
01. MADONNA: $242,176,466
02. BON JOVI: $157,177,766
03. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: $156,327,964
04. THE POLICE: $109,976,894
05. CELINE DION: $99,171,237
06. KENNY CHESNEY: $90,823,990
07. NEIL DIAMOND: $82,174,000
08. RASCALL FLATTS: $63,522,160
09. JONAS BROTHERS: $62,638,814
10. COLDPLAY: $62,175,555
11. THE EAGLES: $61,132,213
12. LIL WAYNE: $57,441,334
13. AC/DC: $56,505,296
14. MICHAEL BUBLE: $50,257,364
15. MILEY CYRUS: $48,920,806
16. TAYLOR SWIFT: $45,588,730
17. JOURNEY: $44,787,328
18. BILLY JOEL: $44,581,010
19. MARY J. BLIGE: $43,472,850
20. KANYE WEST: $42,552,402
Read more at Billboard.com.
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