20 Top-Grossing Country Artists of All Time

Country music is arguably the hottest genre of music right now. The top grossing country artists of all time have pulled in so much money each that it proves that even more.

For nearly 40 years, Billboard Boxscore has been tracking the top tours in the in the music industry, and this year's Billboard Boxscore Mid-Year report includes a few country artists — stars like Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen and Carrie Underwood.

Taking a deeper dive into the numbers, you'll learn the 20 top-grossing country touring artists of all time, dating back to 1985 and running through August of 2023.

Country music's all-time top earner earned that slot for amassing more than $1 billion.

The gap between No. 3 — Luke Bryan — and the top two slots is large. The gap between No. 1 and No. 2 is even larger. George Strait has played more than 800 shows over the span of his grand career, and had fan attendance totaling more than 11.5 million people since he has started touring.

Chesney has played 952 shows over his career and had attendance totaling more than 17.9 million.

It's important to note that Taylor Swift’s ranking includes all of her touring from her 2009-2010 Fearless Tour through the 2013-2014 Red Tour, but not tours after she officially announced her transition to pop in 2014, or she'd rank higher.