On March 21, 2019, Billboard launched a monthly series of Boxscore charts, ranking the top-earning tours, boxscores, venues, and promoters around the world within the scope of each calendar month.
The timing of Boxscore reporting had historically been inconsistent to an extent – some tours are reported on a show-by-show basis, some after a full week, some once the tour has wrapped.
The new monthly charts were the first look for the industry at such a zoomed in period of time.
On Thursday, Billboard will post the newest monthly charts looking at February 2020 but before we do, let’s look back on the best of the first year of the series.
TOP TOURS CHART
149: Number of unique artists to hit the Top Tours chart from February 2019 through January 2020.
85: Number of solo artists to hit the chart.
64: Number of duo/groups to hit the chart.
26: Number of female artists on the chart.
118: Number of male artists on the chart. In terms of combined months, male acts took up 80% of the chart.
*All-male and all-female groups were included in these figures. Blackpink, Little Mix, and the Spice Girls were counted as female artists, while BTS and The Rolling Stones were counted as male artists. Acts like Fleetwood Mac and Pentatonix were not included in either group.
Most Months at No. 1
4: Elton John (Feb. 2019; Sept. 2019; Nov. 2019; Jan. 2020)
2: P!nk (March 2019; July 2019)
1: Ed Sheeran; BTS; Spice Girls; The Rolling Stones; Post Malone; Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Most Months in the Top 10
9: Elton John
6: Ed Sheeran
5: Ariana Grande; Cher; Jonas Brothers; KISS; P!nk
4: BTS; Celine Dion
3: Justin Timberlake; Metallica; Michael Bublé; Paul McCartney; Post Malone; Shawn Mendes; The Rolling Stones
Most Months on the Chart
10: Elton John
9: Andre Rieu; Ariana Grande; Billy Joel; Shawn Mendes
8: Michael Bublé
7: Aerosmith; Celine Dion; Ed Sheeran; Eric Church; Post Malone
6: Backstreet Boys; Cher; George Strait; KISS; Twenty One Pilots
5: Chayanne; John Mayer; Jonas Brothers; Lady Gaga; Metallica; P!nk; Rod Stewart
Highest-Grossing Month (Per Artist)
$90 Million+The Rolling Stones – $95 million – August 2019
$60 Million+P!nk – $61.5 million – July 2019; The Rolling Stones – $61.1 million – July 2019
$50 Million+Spice Girls – $54.6 million – June 2019; BTS – $51.7 million – May 2019
$40 Million+Ed Sheeran – $48 million – June 2019; Trans-Siberian Orchestra – $46.8 million – December 2019; Ed Sheeran – $45.1 million – August 2019; Ed Sheeran – $40.2 million – July 2019
Highest Grossing Month (Top 30 Tours Combined)
July 2019 – $451.7 million
August 2019 – $441.7 million
June 2019 – $426.3 million
March 2019 – $398.7 million
May 2019 – $371.8 million
*All grosses are based on reported earnings published in Billboard each month. Extra data may have been reported after the fact.
TOP BOXSCORES CHART
Artists to Hit No. 1: George Strait; BTS; Spice Girls; P!nk; Bruno Mars; BTS; U2; Elton John
Festivals to Hit No. 1: Electric Daisy Carnival; Lollapalooza Brazil; Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival; Corona Capital
Artists who Simultaneously Led the Top Tours and Top Boxscores Charts: BTS (May 2019); Spice Girls (June 2019); P!nk (July 2019); Elton John (January 2020)
Artists With $10 Million+ Boxscores
10: The Rolling Stones
7: BTS
6: Ed Sheeran
2: George Strait; Spice Girls
1: Andre Rieu; Celine Dion; Drake; P!nk; Take That; U2
Artists With Most Entries on the Chart
29: Ed Sheeran
27: Elton John
17: Metallica
15: Celine Dion
14: P!nk; The Rolling Stones
13: Billy Joel
12: Eric Church
10: BTS; Post Malone