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Fast Facts:
- With $118 million in box office ticket sales, Walk the Line is the highest-grossing music biopic in cinema history – and it’s about a country artist!
Source: Box Office Mojo
- In 2005, five (5) country artists debuted at #1 on pop and country charts.
Source: Billboard magazine
- More radio stations program country music than any other format.
Source: CMA Country Music Industry Overview 2005
Country music superstar Kenny Chesney ranks #3 behind U2 and The Rolling Stones in Billboard magazine’s inaugural Money Makers chart. The list is compiled by totaling box office concert receipts, album and digital sales.
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