Iron Maiden 9th in list of top earning artists in 2004

Friday 20th February 2004

Iron Maiden have come in ninth in the list of top earning artists for 2003, due to the phenomonal success of their album "Dance Of Death" and the Dance of Death world tour.

This list was posted at Sky News, based on record and DVD sales, tour revenue, merchandising, music publishing royalties and other income.

Top 10:
1 Rolling Stones (£55.3m)
2 Sir Paul McCartney (£40m)
3 Sir Elton John (£34m)
4 Robbie Williams (£30m)
5 Coldplay (£23.5m)
6 Sting (£25.1m)
7 Phil Collins (£25.1m)
8 Fleetwood Mac (£23.5m)
9 Iron Maiden (£17.9m)
10 Dido (£15.8 m)

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