The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week’s ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.

TOP 20 CONCERT TOURS

1. (1) Bon Jovi; $3,542,435; $98.38.

2. (New) Eagles; $2,001,264; $108.38.

3. (2) James Taylor / Carole King; $1,456,179; $83.24.

4. (3) Taylor Swift; $1,252,594; $62.26.

5. (5) Michael Buble; $882,048; $79.10.

6. (6) Nickelback; $824,514; $62.54.

7. (7) Maxwell / Jill Scott; $670,704; $84.09.

8. (10) Brooks & Dunn; $574,989; $45.60.

9. (11) Star Wars: In Concert; $440,657; $49.06.

10. (12) Chelsea Handler; $386,787; $57.81.

11. (13) Neil Young; $357,036; $126.29.

12. (14) Sugarland; $354,520; $37.13.

13. (15) Carrie Underwood; $346,380; $49.25.

14. (16) Conan O’Brien; $276,692; $61.34.

15. (17) Jeff Dunham; $234,808; $40.83.

16. (18) Norwegian Wood Festival / Mark Knopfler; $215,618; $86.81.

17. (19) Daughtry; $205,364; $39.06.

18. (21) Celtic Woman; $196,832; $54.94.

19. (New) Earth, Wind & Fire; $191,474; $54.16.

20. (20) Rain — A Tribute To The Beatles; $190,241; $42.82.

30. Surfin’ Safari – The Beach Boys – 1962
29. Summertime – Billy Stewart – 1966
28. Wipeout – Fat Boys and the Beach Boys – 1987
27. Cruel Summer – Bananarama – 1983
26. Summertime Blues – Eddie Cochran – 1958
25. A Summer Song - Chad & Jeremy – 1964
24. Suddenly Last Summer – The Motels - 1983
23. Surfer Girl – The Beach Boys – 1963
22. Summer Breeze – Seals & Crofts – 1972
21. School’s Out – Alice Cooper – 1972
20. Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer – Nat King Cole – 1963
19. Summer Love – Justin Timberlake – 2007
18. California Gurls – Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg - 2010
17. Saturday In The Park – Chicago – 1972
16. Summer Girls – LFO – 1999
15. California Girls – The Beach Boys – 1965
14. Summer – War – 1976
13. Under The Boardwalk – The Drifters – 1964
12. Summer Of ‘69 – Bryan Adams – 1985
11. In The Summertime – Mungo Jerry – 1970
10. The Boys Of Summer – Don Henley – 1984
9. Summer Nights – John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John – 1978
8. Surfin’ U.S.A. – The Beach Boys -1963
7. Hot Fun In The Summertime – Sly & The Family Stone – 1969
6. Summertime – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – 1991
5. Endless Summer Nights – Richard Marx – 1988
4. Surf City – Jan & Dean – 1963
3. Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini – Bryan Hyland – 1960
2. Wipe Out – The Surfaris -1962
1. Summer In The City – The Lovin’ Spoonful – 1966

There certainly are a variety of summer hits on that list to surely take someone back or create new memories for. Hope everyone is enjoying the summer!

The Beach Boys

Even today, they have the area of the cemetery he’s buried in shut down and blocked off to all except members of the deceased families.  It’s just unreal how much support MJ had.  Let’s take a look at what the WashingtonPost.com has to offer on his death and his anniversary:

Hundreds and maybe thousands will gather in Gary, Ind., the Jackson family hometown, to witness the unveiling of a statue to honor the pop icon; his mother Katherine is expected to attend. In Los Angeles fans will gather at Forest Lawn Memorial Park where the King of Pop is entombed. And in Detroit, where it all started, Motown announces today the opening of an exhibit, which will feature photographs from concert performances, television appearances, international tours and the TV cartoon series featuring the Jackson 5.

It’s amazing the trek people will make to show their respect for the later icon.  It’s even more amazing that after time it seems people have let go of the fact that he was simply crazy and have no begun to embrace all that he actually did do right in this world.

Also, not just the regular folk are mourning.  Celebrities are still talking, and still expressing their feelings for Michael.  As noted here from CBS.com:

“I think one of the coolest things he told me was never limit yourself; the fact that if people can whistle your songs — then they can understand it all over the world,” said LL Cool J. “No matter what you want to say about him, his career always mattered. You don’t sell out a hundred shows in England and all over Europe because you are not relevant.”

Christina Aguilera said, “”I remember going to my high school talent show singing ‘The Way You Make Me Feel’ and being a huge fan of his album ‘Bad.’ I know all my dancers wouldn’t be behind me dancing if it weren’t for that.”

“For a generation of people, they grew up with his ascension to stardom, people were affected by him when he was a child and they were affected by him as an adult and so we all kind of grew up with him,” said director John Singleton.

“Everybody wanted to be like Michael Jackson. He’s just that perfect,” said Jennifer Lopez.

Aubrey O’Day observed, “He brought something nobody else did.”

“There will never be another Michael Jackson,” said Paris Hilton.

“What we didn’t lose is his legacy and that incredible catalogue and body of work. We didn’t lose any of that. At the press of button, we can still experience the magic,” said LL Cool J. “We may have lost the man, but we didn’t lose the legacy. The legacy is actually bigger than that one human being. That legacy touched millions.”

All in all it’s just amazing the love he will forever have over so many people.

Michael Jackson

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It’s an annual tradition with “American Idol”: the finalists are named, a winner is chosen, the public expresses its outrage and questions the fidelity of the voting process, and then the top two performers are signed to record labels. Both Lee DeWyze, who won the show’s ninth season on Wednesday night, and Crystal Bowersox, who came in second (but first in our hearts) are signed to 19 Recordings Limited, the label founded by the “Idol” creator, Simon Fuller. Billboard.com reported that Mr. DeWyze would release his first post-”Idol” album on RCA Records, which also put out albums by the “Idol” contestants Chris Daughtry and Adam Lambert, while Ms. Bowersox will release hers on Jive Records, which is also home to the “Idol” alumni Jordin Sparks, Kris Allen and Allison Iraheta. No release date was given for either album, though Mr. Allen and Mr. Lambert, last year’s “Idol” winner and runner-up, put out their records in November. The debut singles of Mr. DeWyze (a cover of U2’s “Beautiful Day”) and Ms. Bowersox (a cover of Patty Griffin’s “Up to the Mountain”) have been released, though download results for those tracks weren’t immediately available.