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Ultimate Top 10 pop stars’ concert and recording sales

1. Madonna, $144 million  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Calendar’s annual Ultimate Top 10 list combines income from recordings as well as the concert box office to show who had the most lucrative year according to numbers reported by Nielsen SoundScan and the concert industry-tracking publication Pollstar. | Full story

2. Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw, $124.2 million

2. Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw, $124.2 million  (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press)

3. Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, $115.1 million

3. Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, $115.1 million  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

4. Cirque du Soleil / Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour, $112.9 million

4. Cirque du Soleil / Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour, $112.9 million  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

6. Justin Bieber, $71.6 million

6. Justin Bieber, $71.6 million  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

7. Coldplay, $68.3 million

7. Coldplay, $68.3 million   (Arkasha Stevenson / Los Angeles Times)

8. Jason Aldean, $65.2 million

8. Jason Aldean, $65.2 million  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

9. Adele, $63.8 million

9. Adele, $63.8 million  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

10. Van Halen, $59.7 million

10. Van Halen, $59.7 million  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

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