The tour industry bounced back significantly in 2022 following a shutdown of nearly 18 months due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Billboard has an extensive breakdown of nearly every fact and figure related to touring in 2022. The biggest ranking of them all is the top 100 list of the highest-grossing tours of the year. While rapper Bad Bunny topped the list grossing over $373 million, many of classic rock/pop’s biggest names weren’t far behind. In fact, four classic rock/pop artists made up the top 10 highest-grossing tours of 2022.

So, which artists are likely swimming in tour revenue cash Scrooge McDuck-style? Scroll below to see the top 20 artists that grossed the most money on the road in 2022.

• Santana

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  $25,633,875 (Ranked #79 on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)

• The Who

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  $27,695,308 (Ranked #72 on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)

• James Taylor

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  $29,062,680 (Ranked #67 on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)
• Journey

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  $31,928,772 (Ranked #60 on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)

• Pearl Jam

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  $33,108,469 (Ranked #58 on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)

• Queen + Adam Lambert

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  $38,539,426 (Ranked #51 on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)
• Metallica

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  $43,398,993 (Ranked #47on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)

• Dead & Company

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  $45,943,957 (Ranked #45 on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)

• Trans-Siberian Orchestra

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  $54,649,313 (Ranked #36 on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)
• Billy Joel

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  $65,906,424 (Ranked #33 on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)

• Roger Waters

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  $69,813,262 (Ranked #30 on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)

• Iron Maiden

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  $76,147,773 (Ranked #26 on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)
• Genesis

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  $81,935,379 (Ranked #25 on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)

• Guns N’ Roses

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  $93,383,197 (Ranked #17 on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)

• The Eagles

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  $104,175,869 (Ranked #16 on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)
• Paul McCartney

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  $105,077,796 (Ranked #15 on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)

• Def Leppard & Motley Crue

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  $173,474,649 (Ranked #8 on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)

• Red Hot Chili Peppers

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  $176,998,650 (Ranked #7 on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)
• The Rolling Stones

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  $179,349,815 (Ranked #6 on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)

• Elton John

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  $334,385,023 (Ranked #2 on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)

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