Although Taylor Swift grossed $250.4 million worldwide for her 1989 tour, selling a total of 2.27 million tickets, AC/DC topped her in ticket sales for 2015.
AC/DC played 15 more shows than Swift, with a total of 2.31 million tickets sold, the most of any artist in the Top 20, according to Pollstar.
U2, who came in fourth with $152.2 million, bested both Swift and AC/DC in the category of average gross per show at $6.9 million compared to Swift’s $4.7 million and AC/DC’s $1.8 million.
Billboard have posted their year-end charts for 2015, which includes the top Hard Rock Albums and the top Hard Rock Albums Artists. Check out the Top 10 lists below:
Top 10 Albums:
AC/DC – Rock Or Bust
Nickelback – No Fixed Address
Foo Fighters – Sonic Highways (Soundtrack)
Breaking Benjamin – Dark Before Dawn
Five Finger Death Punch – Got Your Six
Disturbed – Immortalized
Slipknot – .5: The Gray Chapter
In This Moment – Black Widow
Halestorm – Into The Wildlife
Iron Maiden – Book Of Souls
Top 10 Hard Rock Artists:
AC/DC
Nickelback
Foo Fighters
Breaking Benjamin
Five Finger Death Punch
Disturbed
Slipknot
In This Moment
Halestorm
Iron Maiden
Fonte: Bravewords.com