Chesney The Fifth Highest-Grossing Musician

posted June 22nd, 2009 at 8:32 pm

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by Josh

Forbes has released its annual list of the top grossing musicians and Kenny Chesney made the list at number five with $65 million in earnings.

Here’s a look at the top 10:

  1. Madonna – $110 million
  2. Celine Dion – $100 million
  3. Beyonce – $87 million
  4. Bruce Springsteen – $70 million
  5. Kenny Chesney – $65 million
  6. Rascal Flatts – $60 million
  7. Coldplay – $60 million
  8. AC/DC – $60 million
  9. The Eagles – $55 million
  10. Toby Keith – $52 million

In the past 12 months, the top 10 musicians earned a combined $719 million, up from $500 million during the 12-month period ending June 2008, Forbes said.

The average ticket price climbed $5.26, to $67.33, the biggest single-year increase in 15 years. Gross revenue for the top 100 touring acts was up 6.5 percent.

Arena acts now earn about $20 per ticket, compared with only about $1 per CD sold, the magazine said.

Touring acts make additional millions through merchandise sales.


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