The Rolling Stones [ tickets ] pulled down $162 million in ticket sales during their 2005 roadtrip, making the run the top-grossing tour not only of this year, but of all time, according to industry trade Pollstar's year-end figures.

The band racked up that tally over the course of only 42 shows thanks to an average ticket price of about $134.

U2 clocked in at No. 2 with sales of about $139 million across 78 shows. Celine Dion's Las Vegas production, "A New Day," took the No. 3 slot with sales of about $81 million, Paul McCartney claimed No. 4 with sales of about $77.3 million, and The Eagles--whose 2005 roadwork was comprised almost entirely of California concerts--followed closely at No. 5 with sales of $76.8 million.

Holiday shoppers snatched up enough copies of Mary J. Blige's latest set, "The Breakthrough," to earn the singer a No. 1 debut on the latest Billboard 200 album chart.

Blige moved about 727,000 copies of her new collection during its first week in stores, according to Billboard, enough to beat out musician-turned-actor-turned-musician Jamie Foxx's new offering. Titled "Unpredictable," Foxx's set posted first-week sales of almost 600,000 copies, leaving the singer with a No. 2 debut.

"Duets," a posthumous release from the Notorious B.I.G. that pairs the slain rapper with new vocal tracks from artists including Blige, Jay-Z and R. Kelly, logs on at No. 3 after selling about 440,000 copies. Eminem, who also turns up on "Duets," sees his best-of set, "Curtain Call: The Hits," slide from No. 1 to No. 4 as a result of the new blood in the top three slots.

Rounding out the Top 5 is the 20th edition of the "NOW That's What I Call Music!" hits compilation.

Mariah Carey's "The Emancipation of Mimi" and 50 Cent "The Massacre" are in a close race for the title of 2005's top-selling album, according to published reports. As of Christmas Day, "The Massacre" was in the lead with sales of about 4.8 million copies, while "The Emancipation of Mimi"--whose recent weekly sales totals have eclipsed "The Massacre"--boasted an annual tally of about 4.6 million copies.

A comprehensive look at 2005's year-end sales figures is scheduled to appear on liveDaily later this week.

Authorities have reportedly arrested two men who allegedly tried to extort $1 million from singers Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony in exchange for the return of the celebrity couple's stolen wedding video.

The two men--identified as Tito Moses, 31, and Steven Wortman, 49--were arraigned late Wednesday (12/28) in Manhattan Criminal Court on charges of conspiracy, attempted grand larceny and possession of stolen property, according to published reports. The pair reportedly tried unsuccessfully to sell the video to a number of media outlets--including People, Us Weekly and "Access Hollywood"--before allegedly seeking a ransom payment from Lopez and Anthony.