Well, What Beyonce grossed from her tour during 2009 was added... Or you think that the $100 million a tour grosses is all to the artist? Producers, tour director, promoters, the label, and a lot of other things do also receive money from the grossing....

For the first time, Billboard's annual Money Makers ranking, which is the most comprehensive report card of its kind, is based on the artist's share of revenue as opposed to total dollars generated by each artist in the ranking.

In compiling these rankings, the editors used proprietary data from the Billboard Boxscore archives (concert grosses), Nielsen SoundScan (sales of physical albums, digital albums and digital tracks), Nielsen BDS (tethered downloads, on-demand streams and noninteractive streaming at Rhapsody, Napster, AOL and Yahoo) and Nielsen RingScan (master ringtone sales), and then applied the corresponding mechanical rates and estimates where necessary for each category to determine the industry's top-earning artists. The ranking covers the one-year period from the first week of 2009 (which ended Jan. 4) through the last tracking week of the calendar year ended Jan. 3. It combines an artist's estimated take from those products with box-office results from concert performances that took place during the calendar year.

Sales data tallies all available titles for each artist during the tracking period. Artists receive 100% credit for sales of a title if credited as the lead artist or as an equally billed lead artist. In calculating an artist's share of revenue from recorded-music sales, Billboard used a royalty rate of 20% for superstars and 16% for newer artists, minus producer fees and the usual packaging and free-goods deductions for CDs.

An artist's take of revenue from on-demand streams was calculated based on the average wholesale rate paid to labels, while revenue from non-interactive streams was based on SoundExchange's rate settlement with webcasters. An artist's share of revenue from tethered downloads was calculated on an average-per-download basis. In instances when the artist is a songwriter, Billboard estimated the share of songs written by the artist. CD mechanical royalties for artist/songwriters were calculated by assuming the standard royalty rates. For digital downloads for track, album and ringtone sales, Billboard used the current statutory rates, assuming 12 tracks per album. Billboard also subtracted a 10% manager's fee for each revenue category. For touring revenue, we credited each artist with 34% of gross tour receipts, after the promoter's fee, the artist manager's fee and other costs are subtracted.

Our figures do not include revenue from merchandise sales, sponsorships, synchronization deals and songwriter performance royalties. The data used in this report was compiled and calculated by Billboard Research manager Gordon Murray, senior Billboard correspondent Ed Christman, Nielsen Music special projects manager Deborah Schwartz and Boxscore chart manager Bob Allen.

It's the most successful tour EVER! you're really mad or just ****ed up!

Lol, not at all. When she kicked off her tour I had a feeling she would break the previous record. I'm just saying she has a huge following for being relevant for nearly thirty years..

I don't recall implying that. I was saying if they added in the amount grossed from her remaining tour dates in 2010, she would be somewhat higher on the list.

MADGE STILL QUEEN britney is getting close but lets not forget that Gaga is the new thing out ready to work/snatch the title.

Oh really?

Hard Candy = 3,700,000
Celebration (THIRD greatest hits album/Double disc) = 1,800,000



What are you talking about?
This is the second highest-grossing tour EVER. With only 85 dates...

It's clear that she doesn't like you... but that doesn't mean she's over. She's FAR from over, you know it... and that's why you're so freaking MAD.

Keep standing for Beyuca's mom.

Tell me in what way the Jonas Brothers made more money then Miley Cyrus?

They had a flop album. The only successful thing that they may have had is their tour.

But Miley's tour has been #1 in the Tour chart a loooonnnngggg time. And her albums sell like hot cakes. And she had a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuge movie.

So

There's noo way.

I can totally see Pink top3, maybe even #1 during her next era

Their tour grossed 90+ million which had a lot to do with them being ranked so high on the money makers list.

1. $311.0 million: U2
2. $226.6 million: AC/DC
3. $167.0 million: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
4. $137.7 million: Madonna
5. $131.8 million: Britney Spears
6. $105.2 million: Coldplay
7. $103.5 million: Pink
8. $101.0 million: Depeche Mode
9. $96.6 million: Jonas Brothers
10. $89.1 million: Metallica

http://www.pollstarpro.com/SpecialFe...ncertTours.pdf

Yeah, that's what i thought. Well Miley's tour has just begun i can bet that by the end of the year she will be the richest teen.

Lol, CALM DOWN. I think you're taking this just a little bit too seriously.. Is Madonna giving you a cut of her revenue or something??

Beyuca?? Ugh, you needn't refer to name calling..

As far as sales, I was referring to her most recent Album, Celebration. It didn't do all that well, when compared to her previous albums..

Nevertheless, her numbers are impressive..

working twice as hard to be half as good

and this list proves it

^ Pressed as always.

Anyway it's crazy how U2 always SMASHES.

Ugh, go die.

- 1,800,000 copies sold (#1 in 12 countries - Top5 all over the world).
- Her third greatest hits album.
- A double-disc release.

FAIL.

^ 1,800,000 sold WW? That really isn't all that impressive, considering she's Madonna and all..

Beyoncé and Miley