This year, The Rolling Stones smashed their own 11-year-old record for the highest-grossing North American concert tour, publication Pollstar said on Thursday.

The Stones sold $162 million worth of tickets by playing their music for 1.2 million concertgoers, while U2 pulled in $138.9 million from 1.4 million fans. U2 had to work a little harder, playing 78 shows in North America, compared to 42 performances by the Stones.

The old record for a tour was $121 million, which the Stones set in 1994.

U2's run at Dublin's Croke Park on June 24-27 was named Boxscore of the year, grossing more than $21.1 million and drawing nearly 247,000 fans.

The top 10 touring is also about: Paul McCartney ($60 million), Rod Stewart ($49 million), Elton John ($45.5 million touring, plus another $30 million via his Las Vegas show "The Red Piano"), Dave Matthews Band ($45 million), Jimmy Buffett ($41 million) and Green Day ($36.5 million).

The year's top-grossing arena was New York's Madison Square Garden, which has earned this for six years. It was the third year in a row that Mansfield, Mass.' Tweeter Center was the top-grossing amphitheater.