Van Halen and Rush have made Billboard magazine's "Music's Top 40 Money Makers 2013" list, compiled by measuring touring revenue, music sales, publishing royalties and other streaming and on-demand figures over the past 12 months.
Madonna topped the list with income of $34.5 million, thanks to her MDNA tour, the biggest of 2012.
Bruce Springsteen landed in second spot with $33.4 million, followed by Roger Waters at $21.1 million.
Van Halen came in at #4 at $20.1 million, drawing more than a half-million fans for their “A Different Kind Of Truth” tour; impressive numbers considering 32 shows were cancelled due to Eddie’s surgery for Diverticulitis.
At #17, Nickelback rounded out the list of rockers in the top 20; the second half of the list includes The Red Hot Chili Peppers (25), The Rolling Stones (26), Rush (28), The Black Keys (32) and Journey (35).
Check out the rockers on the list below, and view the full list at Billboard here.
Billboard’s 2013 Top 40 Money Makers - Rock artists
#02 – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN ( $ 33.4 million )
#03 – ROGER WATERS ( $ 21.1 million )
#04 – VAN HALEN ( $ 20.1 million )
#17 – NICKELBACK ( $ 11.1 million )
#25 – RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS ( $ 9.4 million )
#26 – THE ROLLING STONES ( $ 9.2 million )
#28 – RUSH ( $ 8.7 million )
#32 – THE BLACK KEYS ( $ 7.3 million )
#35 – JOURNEY ( $ 6.9 million )
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