The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows worldwide.

The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.

1. One Direction

One Direction arrive as a foursome at the Billboard Music Awards (Eric Jamison/Invision/AP)
One Direction (Eric Jamison/Invision/AP)

Average gross box office takings per city – £3,555,426
Average ticket price – £66.01

2. Fleetwood Mac

Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac (Charles Sykes/AP)

Average gross box office takings per city – £1,066,777
Average ticket price – £76.80

3. Kenny Chesney

(Chris Pizzello/AP)
Kenny Chesney (Chris Pizzello/AP)

Average gross box office takings per city – £942,480
Average ticket price – £49.68

4. Maroon 5

Adam Levine of Maroon 5 (Anthony Devlin/PA)
Adam Levine of Maroon 5 (Anthony Devlin/PA)

Average gross box office takings per city – £931,057
Average ticket price – £58.21

5. Lionel Richie

A picture of Lionel Richie performing
Lionel Richie (Steffen Schmidt/AP)

Average gross box office takings per city – £542,123
Average ticket price – £55.53

6. The Script

Danny O'Donoghue of The Script (Dan Harr/Invision)
Danny O’Donoghue of The Script (Dan Harr/Invision)

Average gross box office takings per city – £501,330
Average ticket price – £31

7. Ricardo Arjona

Ricardo Arjona (Moises Castillo/AP)
Ricardo Arjona (Moises Castillo/AP)

Average gross box office takings per city – £459,681
Average ticket price – £67.80

8. X Factor Live

X Factor winner Sam Bailey (Yui Mok/PA)
X Factor winner Sam Bailey (Yui Mok/PA)

Average gross box office takings per city – £443,021
Average ticket price – £37.86

9. Charlie Wilson

Charlie Wilson (Chris Pizzello/AP)
Charlie Wilson (Chris Pizzello/AP)

Average gross box office takings per city – £386,211
Average ticket price – £46.74

10. Ariana Grande

A picture of Ariana Grande at the American Music Awards
Ariana Grande (Matt Sayles/AP)

Average gross box office takings per city – £373,740
Average ticket price – £30.92

11. Usher

Usher
Usher (Scott Roth/Invision)

Average gross box office takings per city – £366,920
Average ticket price – £44.37

12. Jason Aldean

Jason Aldean (Chris Pizzello/Invision)
Jason Aldean (Chris Pizzello/Invision)

Average gross box office takings per city – £358,465
Average ticket price – £34.26

13. Spandau Ballet

Spandau Ballet (Yui Mok/PA)
Spandau Ballet (Yui Mok/PA)

Average gross box office takings per city – £346,318
Average ticket price – £53.77

14. Florida Georgia Line

Florida Georgia Line (Brad Barket/Invision)
Florida Georgia Line (Brad Barket/Invision)

Average gross box office takings per city – £344,742
Average ticket price – £34.45

15. Eric Church

Eric Church (Chris Pizzello/Invision)
Eric Church (Chris Pizzello/Invision)

Average gross box office takings per city – £334,089
Average ticket price – £29.03

16. Miranda Lambert

Miranda Lambert (Paul A. Hebert/Invision)
Miranda Lambert (Paul A. Hebert/Invision)

Average gross box office takings per city – £323,829
Average ticket price – £37.03

17. Nickelback

Chad Kroeger of Nickelback  (Silvia Izquierdo/AP)
Chad Kroeger of Nickelback (Silvia Izquierdo/AP)

Average gross box office takings per city – £295,972
Average ticket price – £36.24

18. Paloma Faith

Paloma Faith on stage
(Joe Giddens/PA)

Average gross box office takings per city – £271,819
Average ticket price – £36.32

19. Bryan Adams

Bryan Adams (Walter Bieri/AP)
Bryan Adams (Walter Bieri/AP)

Average gross box office takings per city – £245,858
Average ticket price – £37.27

20. Andre Rieu

Andre Reiu (John Marshall JME/Invision)
Andre Rieu (John Marshall JME/Invision)

Average gross box office takings per city – £167,243
Average ticket price – £46.02