Billboard released their annual “Music Moneymakers” list which ranks the 40 artists who raked in the most money last year. #1 on the list, Taylor Swift, made almost $40 million last year!
The final estimates include album sales, digital music sales, streaming video and music, ringtones, publishing royalties, and revenue from touring, which is where the big money comes from these days.
They only count U.S. music sales and touring revenue, so anyone who spent a lot of last year touring abroad won’t have that income added. Merchandise sales and sponsorships weren’t included either, because there wasn’t enough information available to make it consistent across the board.
Madonna topped last year’s list, with $34.6 million. She didn’t make the list this time, mostly because she didn’t tour or release anything new last year. Classic hits artists on this year’s list include Bon Jovi, The Rolling Stones, and Fleetwood Mac.
Here are the Top 20 Music Moneymakers Of 2013:
1. Taylor Swift, $39.7 million
2. Kenny Chesney, $33 million
3. Justin Timberlake, $31.5 million
4. Bon Jovi, $29.4 million
5. The Rolling Stones, $26.2 million
6. Beyoncé, $24.4 million
7. Maroon 5, $22.3 million
8. Luke Bryan, $22.1 million
9. Pink, $20.1 million
10. Fleetwood Mac, $19.1 million
11. Justin Bieber, $18.9 million
12. Bruno Mars, $18.8 million
13. One Direction, $18 million
14. Jason Aldean, $17.9 million
15. George Strait, $16 million
16. Jay-Z, $15.7 million
17. Michael Bublé, $14.5 million
18. Mumford & Sons, $14.2 million
19. Dave Matthews Band, $13.9 million
20. Rihanna, $13.8 million
Paul McCartney, The Eagles, New Kids on the Block, Jimmy Buffett, Elton John and Rush also made Billboard’s Top 40.
You can check out the full list from Billboard here.
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