Top Albums, Tours of 2008

A tough economy may be sending album sales toward a fourth straight year of decline, but tour sales are keeping pace with last year at the midway point, reports Rolling Stone. Here's a look at both categories.

The top-selling albums so far:

1. Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III, 1.52 million
2. Jack Johnson, Sleep Through Static, 1.25 million
3. Mariah Carey, E=MC2, 1.06 million

4. Alicia Keys, As I Am, 986,000
5. Coldplay, Viva la Vida, 971,000

The top-selling tours of the year:

1. Bon Jovi, $56.3 million
2. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, $40.8 million
3. Van Halen, $36.8 million
4. Kanye West, $31.6 million
5. Jay-Z/Mary J. Blige, $30.7 million

For the complete lists, click on the link. (More music sales stories.)