Brad Paisley Takes the Lead in Tour Ticket Sales for 2011

With the holidays behind them, countless musicians returned to the road and hit the concert stage. According to concert revenue and attendance from the first month of 2011, one of country music's biggest acts, Brad Paisley, outsold them all. Brad's H20 World Tour is the reigning money-maker in all genres in tours.

The reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year, who is also nominated for the same honor from the ACM, has already taken in more than $4 million with seven shows -- three in the United States and four in Canada, selling more than 61,000 tickets, according to Billboard. The superstar, who is joined on the road by Darius Rucker and Jerrod Niemann, played to his biggest crowd in the new year on January 30, when 11,234 were in attendance for a sold-out performance in Ottawa, Ontario.

Brad's outstanding concert numbers beat out Carlos Santana, who took the No. 2 spot, with $1,393,831 in ticket sales, and the Blue Man Group, who are right behind Santana at $1,261,698. The fourth slot goes to Avenged Sevenfold, who fall far behind the top three at $479,188, while Ozzy Osbourne claims the fifth spot with just over $450,000 in revenue.

Nashville mainstay Kid Rock came in at No. 8 on the list with $386,580 earned. Other artists who made the Top 10 include Selena Gomez, Robert Plant, Tool and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

Brad has another month to stake claim to the top spot. His extended tour, which includes dates in Georgia, Alabama and Pennsylvania, continues through February. See his complete schedule here.