The Most Successful Touring Artists of the Past 40 Years

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30. Taylor Swift
> Tickets sold: 9.6 million
> Est. concert gross: $925.0 million
> Certified U.S. album sales: 49.0 million
> Top charting song: Shake It Off (2014)
> Top charting album: 1989 (2014)

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29. KISS
> Tickets sold: 9.9 million
> Est. concert gross: $532.4 million
> Certified U.S. album sales: 21.0 million
> Top charting song: Beth/Detroit Rock City (1976)
> Top charting album: Alive (1975)

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28. Journey
> Tickets sold: 10.0 million
> Est. concert gross: $470.9 million
> Certified U.S. album sales: 49.0 million
> Top charting song: When You Love a Woman (1996)
> Top charting album: Journey’s Greatest Hits (1988)

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27. Paul McCartney
> Tickets sold: 10.5 million
> Est. concert gross: $1.2 billion
> Certified U.S. album sales: 15.5 million
> Top charting song: Say Say Say (with Michael Jackson) (1983)
> Top charting album: McCartney (1970)

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26. Celine Dion
> Tickets sold: 10.9 million
> Est. concert gross: $1.4 billion
> Certified U.S. album sales: 53.0 million
> Top charting song: Because You Loved Me (1996)
> Top charting album: Falling Into You (1996)

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