Madonna's Sticky & Sweet tour is being called the highest grossing tour in North America this year.

The concerts had tickets sales of over $105 million in North America and $280 million worldwide, Pollstar reports.

The Sticky & Sweet tour to promote Madonna's album Hard Candy was the singer's first venture since signing a deal with Live Nation, reportedly worth about $120 million.

Other top grossing tours for 2008 included Celine Dion, who made $94 million, and concerts by The Eagles, which brought in $73.4 million, according to Pollstar.