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Pollstar lists top concerts for 1996

FRESNO, Calif., Dec. 26 -- The following are top-selling North American concert tours for 1996, followed by their gross ticket sales, and the number of shows, as listed by Pollstar magazine.

1. KISS, $43.6 million, 92 shows. 2. Garth Brooks, $34.5 million, 121 shows. 3. Neil Diamond, $32.2 million, 72 shows. 4. Rod Stewart, $29.1 million, 65 shows. 5. Bob Seger, $26.3 million, 64 shows. 6. Jimmy Buffett, $26.2 million, 44 shows. 7. Reba McEntire, $26.1 million, 86 shows. 8. Alanis Morissette, $23.2 million, 98 shows. 9. Hootie & The Blowfish, $21.4 million, 80 shows. 10. Ozzy Osbourne, $21.3 million, 100 shows. 11. AC/DC, $21.1 million, 74 shows. 12. Dave Matthews Band, $20.6 million, 81 shows. 13. George Strait, $20.3 million, 58 shows. 14. Sting, $18.9 million, 56 shows. 15. The Smashing Pumpkins, $18.4 million, 79 shows. 16. 'The H.O.R.D.E. Festival,' $18.1 million, 42 shows. 17. The Who, $17.3 million, 31 shows. 18. Phish, $16.5 million, 50 shows. 19. 'Lollapallooza '96,' $15.9 million, 22 shows. 20.

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Alan Jackson, $15.8 million, 71 shows. 21. Brooks & Dunn, $15.6 million, 83 shows. 22. Vince Gill, $15.5 million, 88 shows. 23. Tim McGraw, $15.4 million, 101 shows. 24. Gloria Estefan, $14 million, 35 shows. 25. Bush, $11.7 million, 67 shows. 26. James Taylor, $11.5 million, 52 shows. 27. Styx, $10.9 million, 69 shows. 28. Neil Young, $10.3 million, 40 shows. 29. The Eagles, $10.2 million, 10 shows. 30. Tori Amos, $10.1 million, 151 shows. 31. Rush, $10 million, 34 shows. 32. The Allman Brothers Band, $9.9 million, 60 shows. 33. Melissa Etheridge, $9.8 million, 74 shows. 34. R. Kelly, $9.5 million, 54 shows. 35. Steely Dan, $9.4 million, 30 shows. 36. 'Furthur Festival,' $8.9 million, 31 shows. 37. The Moody Blues, $8.2 million, 61 shows. 38. Celine Dion, $7.8 million, 49 shows. 39. Wynonna, $7.6 million, 77 shows. 40. Steve Miller Band, $7.5 million, 50 shows. 41. The Cure, $7.3 million, 48 shows. 42. Lynyrd Skynyrd, $7.2 million, 44 shows. 43. k.d. lang, $7 million, 68 shows. 44. Crosby Stills & Nash/Chicago, $6.8 million, 45 shows. 45. Red Hot Chili Peppers, $6.3 million, 24 shows. 46. The Tragically Hip, $6.1 million, 93 shows. 47. 'Smokin' Grooves Tour,' $6 million, 34 shows. 48. Stone Temple Pilots, $5.6 million, 29 shows. 49. Scorpions/Alice Cooper, $5.5 million, 49 shows. 50. Michael W. Smith, $5.4 million, 65 shows.

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