Pocket Watch

1. 1

   

   Kendrick Lamar (with SZA)

   Hip-Hop / R&B · Grand National Tour · 42 shows · $369.60M total

   Avg gross / show · Boxscore

   Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · as of Dec 2025

   $8.80M/show
2. 2

   

   The Weeknd

   R&B · After Hours til Dawn Stadium Tour · 46 shows · $336.70M total

   Avg gross / show · Boxscore

   Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · as of Dec 2025

   $7.32M/show
3. 3

   

   Chris Brown

   R&B · 42 shows · $248.70M total

   Avg gross / show · Boxscore

   Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · as of Dec 2025

   $5.92M/show
4. 4

   

   Travis Scott

   Hip-Hop · Circus Maximus Tour · 7 shows · $41.20M total

   Avg gross / show · Boxscore ⚠ Low confidence

   Only 7 shows fell in the tracking window, so this is a small sample.

   Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · as of Dec 2025

   $5.89M/show
5. 5

   

   Usher

   R&B · 57 shows · $129.90M total

   Avg gross / show · Boxscore

   Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · as of Dec 2025

   $2.28M/show
6. 6

   

   Rod Wave

   Hip-Hop · Last Lap Tour / The Redemption Experience · 11 shows · $21.60M total

   Avg gross / show · Boxscore ⚠ Low confidence

   Small sample (11 shows).

   Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · as of Dec 2025

   $1.96M/show
7. 7

   

   Tyler, The Creator

   Hip-Hop · Chromakopia: The World Tour · 98 shows · $174.50M total

   Avg gross / show · Boxscore

   Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · as of Dec 2025

   $1.78M/show
8. 8

   

   YoungBoy Never Broke Again

   Hip-Hop · Make America Slime Again Tour · 17 shows · $28.30M total

   Avg gross / show · Boxscore ⚠ Low confidence

   Only the first month of the tour is counted; the tour kept going after Sept. 30.

   Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · as of Dec 2025

   $1.66M/show
9. 9

   

   Mary J. Blige

   R&B · 28 shows · $37.10M total

   Avg gross / show · Boxscore

   Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · as of Dec 2025

   $1.32M/show
10. 10

    

    Mariah Carey

    R&B · 24 shows · $28.90M total

    Avg gross / show · Boxscore

    Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · as of Dec 2025

    $1.20M/show
11. 11

    

    Wu-Tang Clan

    Hip-Hop · Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber · 27 shows · $30.60M total

    Avg gross / show · Boxscore

    Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · as of Dec 2025

    $1.13M/show
12. 12

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    $uicideboy$

    Hip-Hop · Grey Day Tour · 46 shows · $43.50M total

    Avg gross / show · Boxscore

    Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · as of Dec 2025

    $946K/show
13. 13

    

    Patti LaBelle & Chaka Khan

    R&B · Co-headline · 18 shows · $16.20M total

    Avg gross / show · Boxscore ⚠ Low confidence

    Co-headline: the gross is shared between two acts.

    Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · as of Dec 2025

    $900K/show
14. 14

    

    Nelly

    Hip-Hop · Where The Party At Tour · 51 shows · $44.90M total

    Avg gross / show · Boxscore

    Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · as of Dec 2025

    $880K/show
15. 15

    TM

    The Millennium Tour

    R&B · Package tour · 26 shows · $22.10M total

    Avg gross / show · Boxscore ⚠ Low confidence

    Multi-artist package tour, not a single act.

    Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · as of Dec 2025

    $850K/show
16. 16

    

    Lionel Richie

    R&B · 25 shows · $17.80M total

    Avg gross / show · Boxscore ⚠ Low confidence

    Listed on Billboard's R&B chart; his genre fit is debatable.

    Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · as of Dec 2025

    $712K/show
17. 17

    

    Don Toliver

    Hip-Hop · Psycho Tour · 43 shows · $24.80M total

    Avg gross / show · Boxscore

    Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · as of Dec 2025

    $577K/show
18. 18

    

    Leon Bridges

    R&B · 66 shows · $25.60M total

    Avg gross / show · Boxscore

    Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · as of Dec 2025

    $388K/show
19. 19

    

    Central Cee

    Hip-Hop · Can't Rush Greatness World Tour · 42 shows · $14.90M total

    Avg gross / show · Boxscore

    Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · as of Dec 2025

    $355K/show

Highest-Grossing Tours

The same 19 acts ranked by total gross in the Billboard 2025 year-end Rap and R&B Top Tours lists. Kendrick Lamar & SZA's joint tour is counted once.

1. 1

   

   Kendrick Lamar (with SZA)

   Grand National Tour · 42 shows · 1.9M tickets

   Total gross · Boxscore

   Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025

   $369.60Mtotal
2. 2

   

   The Weeknd

   After Hours til Dawn Stadium Tour · 46 shows · 2.2M tickets

   Total gross · Boxscore

   Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025

   $336.70Mtotal
3. 3

   

   Chris Brown

   Tour name not given in source · 42 shows · 1.7M tickets

   Total gross · Boxscore

   Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025

   $248.70Mtotal
4. 4

   

   Tyler, The Creator

   Chromakopia: The World Tour · 98 shows · 1.3M tickets

   Total gross · Boxscore

   Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025

   $174.50Mtotal
5. 5

   

   Usher

   Tour name not given in source · 57 shows · 775K tickets

   Total gross · Boxscore

   Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025

   $129.90Mtotal
6. 6

   

   Nelly

   Where The Party At Tour · 51 shows · 470K tickets

   Total gross · Boxscore

   Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025

   $44.90Mtotal
7. 7

   u

   $uicideboy$

   Grey Day Tour · 46 shows · 601K tickets

   Total gross · Boxscore

   Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025

   $43.50Mtotal
8. 8

   

   Travis Scott

   Circus Maximus Tour · 7 shows · 352K tickets

   Total gross · Boxscore

   Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025

   $41.20Mtotal
9. 9

   

   Mary J. Blige

   Tour name not given in source · 28 shows · 270K tickets

   Total gross · Boxscore

   Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025

   $37.10Mtotal
10. 10

    

    Wu-Tang Clan

    Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber · 27 shows · 245K tickets

    Total gross · Boxscore

    Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025

    $30.60Mtotal
11. 11

    

    Mariah Carey

    Tour name not given in source · 24 shows · 239K tickets

    Total gross · Boxscore

    Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025

    $28.90Mtotal
12. 12

    

    YoungBoy Never Broke Again

    Make America Slime Again Tour · 17 shows · 231K tickets

    Total gross · Boxscore

    Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025

    $28.30Mtotal
13. 13

    

    Leon Bridges

    Tour name not given in source · 66 shows · 320K tickets

    Total gross · Boxscore

    Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025

    $25.60Mtotal
14. 14

    

    Don Toliver

    Psycho Tour · 43 shows · 333K tickets

    Total gross · Boxscore

    Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025

    $24.80Mtotal
15. 15

    TM

    The Millennium Tour

    Package tour · 26 shows · 201K tickets

    Total gross · Boxscore

    Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025

    $22.10Mtotal
16. 16

    

    Rod Wave

    Last Lap Tour / The Redemption Experience · 11 shows · 165K tickets

    Total gross · Boxscore

    Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025

    $21.60Mtotal
17. 17

    

    Lionel Richie

    Tour name not given in source · 25 shows · 118K tickets

    Total gross · Boxscore

    Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025

    $17.80Mtotal
18. 18

    

    Patti LaBelle & Chaka Khan

    Co-headline · 18 shows · 142K tickets

    Total gross · Boxscore

    Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025

    $16.20Mtotal
19. 19

    

    Central Cee

    Can't Rush Greatness World Tour · 42 shows · 223K tickets

    Total gross · Boxscore

    Billboard Boxscore 2025 year-end ↗ · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025

    $14.90Mtotal

Source note: figures are Billboard 2025 year-end touring gross per show (Oct 2024 – Sep 2025), not booking fees. The Kendrick Lamar row uses the Rap list figure for his tour with SZA. Beyoncé and Post Malone appear on Billboard's Country list; Drake, Future and J. Cole had no 2025 year-end entry. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, credits on each image.