Billboard Money Makers of 2010 - KISS is #34

Billboard released its list of Top 40 Money Makers in Music for 2010, which actually asses the 2009 totals. KISS made the list at #34.

KISS spent 2009 on the road promoting its highest-charting album, the Walmart exclusive "Sonic Boom," which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and sold 238,000 copies. The new set helped KISS earn $10.6 million in touring revenue and $879,000 in album sales.

Other Notibles on the list:
#37 - Phish ($9.998 million)
#35 - Cher ($11.421 million)
#32 - Paul McCartney ($12.203 million)
#21 - Taylor Swift ($17.204 million)
#15 - Miley Cirus ($21.285 million)
#10 - Metallica ($25.564 million)
#4 - AC/DC ($43.650 million)
#1 - U2 ($108.601 million)

Also, Checkout this archived article by Billboard about KISS