Biggest Music Money-Makers of 2008
When the first list came out reporting the largest grossing tours of 2008, Bon Jovi was at the top – but that was just because Madonna hadn’t finished touring for the year.
Everyone knows by now that touring is where the money is if you happen to be a recording artist, and here’s further proof. This is Billboard’s list of the biggest music money-makers of last year, and most of the revenue was generated by touring alone. Even if album sales are more and more at an all-time low, some of these artists are making more money than they ever have.
The top five of these top grossers are also in the order of who earned the most money during their tours last year.
It’s not so strange that the album Madonna released last year, Hard Candy, barely saw the light of day from its lowly position on the sales charts (uh, have you heard it?) – but it is in sharp contrast to the success her tour saw in 2008 (and will probably continue to see this summer as it continues).
- Madonna: $242,176,466
- Bon Jovi: $157,177,766
- Bruce Springsteen: $156,327,964
- The Police: $109,976,894
- Celine Dion: $99,171,237
- Kenny Chesney: $90,823,990
- Neil Diamond: $82,174,000
- Rascall Flatts: $63,522,160
- Jonas Brothers: $62,638,814
- Coldplay: $62,175,555
- The Eagles: $61,132,213
- Lil Wayne: $57,441,334
- AC/DC: $56,505,296
- Michael Buble: $50,257,364
- Miley Cyrus: $48,920,806
- Taylor Swift: $45,588,730
- Journey: $44,787,328
- Billy Joel: $44,581,010
- Mary J. Blige: $43,472,850
- Kanye West: $42,552,402
Those in the top 7 have been around for a long time – and so have many others that make up the top 20.
Where is all the new talent?
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