Kenny Chesney, George Strait, Luke Bryan, Morgan Wallen and more are among the top-grossing touring country artists of all time.
Billboard Boxscore has been tracking music industry tour numbers for decades, recently releasing its 2023 Billboard Boxscore Mid-Year report.
Who Are The Top-Grossing Country Touring Artists Of All Time?
That tally was led by Harry Styles, but also included country artists Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen and Carrie Underwood. Following the release of the mid-year report, Billboard Boxscore shared a new list of the 20 top-grossing country touring artists of all time, and it’s no surprise who’s at the top.
That would be Kenny Chesney, who has consistently been headlining stadium tours for years, bringing in major money and allowing him to play for millions of fans throughout his long career. He has a total reported gross of $1.172 billion over 952 shows that saw him play to 17.9 million audience members.
While Taylor Swift would most likely be atop this list if it spanned her whole career, Billboard only included tours where the singer was headlining as primarily a country artist, which were still hugely successful enough to put her at No. 9 overall. Through her 2013-2014 The Red Tour, she grossed $339 million over 293 shows with attendance of 4.5 million.
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Billboard Boxscore Mid-Year Report
Billboard made sure to point out that Garth Brooks’ most recent tours, including his The Garth Brooks World Tour (2014-2017) and The Garth Brooks Stadium Tour (2018-2022), were not reported to Boxscore and estimated that he would be in the Top 3 if those numbers were included. As it stands, he’s at No. 13 with a gross of $280.8 million, playing to 10.2 million fans over 657 shows.
It’s also worth noting that Morgan Wallen, currently on his One Night at a Time World Tour, made the list at No. 14 with only 92 shows and a gross of $278.4 million, as nearly every other artist has hundreds that count toward their tallies.
That’s safe for No. 19 and 20, Luke Combs and Chris Stapleton, respectively, who have around 200 shows each. Combs’ current gross is $225.6 million, while Stapleton’s is $224.3 million, two numbers that will only continue to grow with time.
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Other major names on the list include George Strait, Luke Bryan, Shania Twain, Eric Church, Reba McEntire and Alan Jackson.
See the full list of the Top Touring Country Artists Of All Time below.
1. Kenny Chesney
Gross: $1.172 billion
Attendance: 17.9 million
Shows: 952
2. George Strait
Gross: $733.7 million
Attendance: 11.5 million
Shows: 814
3. Luke Bryan
Gross: $498.1 million
Attendance: 8.6 million
Shows: 554
4. Tim McGraw
Gross: $434 million
Attendance: 11.1 million
Shows: 900
5. Shania Twain
Gross: $421.1 million
Attendance: 6.1 million
Shows: 555
6. Toby Keith
Gross: $397.5 million
Attendance: 9.4 million
Shows: 780
7. Jason Aldean
Gross: $362.8 million
Attendance: 7.5 million
Shows: 539
8. Rascal Flatts
Gross: $360.6 million
Attendance: 7.8 million
Shows: 676
9. Taylor Swift
Gross: $339 million
Attendance: 4.5 million
Shows: 293
10. Brad Paisley
Gross: $334.6 million
Attendance: 8.2 million
Shows: 748
11. Eric Church
Gross: $315.6 million
Attendance: 4.5 million
Shows: 411
12. Keith Urban
Gross: $306.7 million
Attendance: 5.1 million
Shows: 584
13. Garth Brooks
Gross: $280.8 million
Attendance: 10.2 million
Shows: 657
14. Morgan Wallen
Gross: $278.4 million
Attendance: 1.8 million
Shows: 92
15. Carrie Underwood
Gross: $273.1 million
Attendance: 4.1 million
Shows: 500
16. Reba McEntire
Gross: $245.3 million
Attendance: 7.5 million
Shows: 861
17. Zac Brown Band
Gross: $243.9 million
Attendance: 4.7 million
Shows: 358
18. Alan Jackson
Gross: $237.7 million
Attendance: 7.8 million
Shows: 868
19. Luke Combs
Gross: $225.6 million
Attendance: 3.1 million
Shows: 185
20. Chris Stapleton
Gross: $224.3 million
Attendance: 3.2 million
Shows: 234
