We took the Billboard list and re-ranked their Top 25 based on their attendance records since that might give a better idea about popularity and it also shows us some interesting data about ticket prices. Keep in mind there may be artists who had bigger attendance; we simply based our reordering on the artists listed in the Billboard list.

One artist far in away had the biggest shift. On Billboard's list based on tour income, country star Toby Keith ranked 24th, but when you rank him on attendance he jumps all the way up to No 7. Trans-Siberian Orchestra also had a huge jump from 25th in money but came in at No. 11 in attendance. Translation? These artists do not gouge their fans with excessive ticket prices. Now looking in the other direction, the artists who dropped the most when you look at attendance instead of what they pulled in, Celine Dion went from 6th to 15th (9 spots), The Police dropped 10 spots from 11th place to 21st and The Eagles drop 11 spots from being the 12th highest earners to 23rd in attendance.

Also something that may be of a concern to the music biz is the fact that this list is filled with veteran artists. How this translates in a few years with a lack of current artists that may not be able to sell these amounts of tickets will be interesting and they won't be able to blame that one on downloaders.

Take a look at our reordered list below. They are ranked by attendance numbers - rank | artist name | attendance number | their money ranking