Coldplay and AC/DC tie on RichList

Wed 24th Jun, 2009 in International News

Powered by their hugely successful world tour, AC/DC has come in sixth on this year’s Forbes’ Top-Earning Musicians list. They share the ranking with fellow stadium-fillers Coldplay and country stars Rascall Flats.

All three bands brought in $60 million from June 2008 to June 2009. Despite AC/DC’s tireless efforts on the road, they were outgunned by Super Bowl hero Bruce Springsteen, who amassed $70 million to score the #4 position.

Bombastic rock shows had nothing on bombastic pop warbling, though. *Madonna’s Sticky & Sweet tour propelled her to the top spot ($110 million), followed by Vegas fixture Celine Dion ($100 million) and Beyonce Knowles ($87 million). And wait…is that Dave Matthews Band with $45 million? The wonders never cease.

Forbes Top Earning Musicians list:

1. Madonna $110 million
2. Celine Dion $100 million
3. Beyonce Knowles $87 million
4. Bruce Springsteen $70 million
5. Kenny Chesney $65 million
6. (tie) Coldplay $60 million
6. (tie) Rascal Flatts $60 million
6. (tie) AC/DC $60 million
9. The Eagles $55 million
10. Toby Keith $52 million
11. Bon Jovi $50 million
12. Dave Matthews Band $45 million