Charlie Wilson leads the pack of touring artists on the weekly Hot Tours roundup (see list, below) with ticket sales reported from his winter trek in support of the album Forever Charlie, released in January. The R&B veteran earns the No. 1 ranking with $9.9 million in sales reported from 17 performances on his 28-city U.S. trek. Chicago-area fans produced the ongoing tour's highest gross and attendance counts so far at the United Center on Feb. 28. With a sellout crowd of 13,420, the Chi-Town arena logged $909,376 in revenue from tickets ranging from $45 to a top price of $100.
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