Madonna’s Sticky and Sweet Tour is not only the year’s top selling concert, but will soon become the most lucrative show of all time by a solo artist. Madonna’s ticket sales raked in $105 million, and she broke her own record (for 2006’s Confessions tour) by grossing $280 million worldwide. Madonna and Mick Jagger should really pen a tell-all on how they maintain such youthful energy—the sales from that book would trump any tour figures.

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The results were released by Pollstar, a trade publication that outlines the concert industry. The closest contender to the mighty Madge was Celine Dion who raked in $94 million. And who said a well-timed divorce/and very, very public affair was bad publicity?

The top-10 highest-grossing tours:

1. Madonna ($105 million)
2.Celine Dion ($94 million)
3. The Eagles ($73.4 million)
4. Kenny Chesney ($72.2 million)
5. Bon Jovi ($70.4 million)
6. Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band ($69.3 million)
7. Neil Diamond ($59.8 million)
8. Rascal Flatts ($55.8 million)
9. The Police ($48 million)
10. Tina Turner ($47.7 million)

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Anyone seen Madonna’s Sticky and Sweet tour?