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Most successful music tours in 2012

Which music tours were the most successful in 2012?

Answered by Evgeniya Koptyug, 23.10.2012

Based on gross revenue, Roger Waters made over $158 million. The Pink Floyd founding member is followed by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (almost $80 million). “Cirque du Soleil - Michael Jackson: The Immortal” placed third ($78,5 million). Statistics on the most successful music tours worldwide also include such artists as Coldplay, Lady Gaga, Paul McCartney and Madonna.

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Global digital music revenue from 2004 to 2012 (in billion U.S. dollars) show statistic	2012	5.60
Proportion of different media's global revenue coming from digital sales in 2010 and 2011 show statistic	Movies, 2010	1.00%
Global revenue of the music industry from 2002 to 2012 (in billion U.S. dollars) show statistic	2012*	16.50
Number of digital music album downloads in the United States from 2004 to 2012 (in millions) show statistic	2012	116.70
Digital music revenue in the United States from 2008 to 2012, by type (in million U.S. dollars) show statistic	2012, Digital kiosk sales	3.70
Overall music sales in the United States from 2008 to 2012 (in million units) show statistic	2012	1661.00
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Music album sales in the United States in 2012, by genre* (in millions) show statistic	Rock	102.50
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Leading music streaming markets worldwide in 2011, based on penetration rates show statistic	Norway	48.00%
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Use of digital music services in selected countries worldwide as of November 2012 show statistic	Japan	53.00%
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