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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Music's Top 40 Money Makers of 2012



Music's Top 40 Money Makers of 2012
Billboard.com

The princess of country music Taylor Swift took the first place for the Top 40 Money Makers of 2012. Swift earned $35 million, $7.8 million of which was from the sales of her "Speak Now" album.

Here are the other artists that made it to the list collected by Billboard.com:
40. Linkin Park - $5,190,655
39. Kanye West - $5,363,661
38. Mötley Crüe - $5,376,272
37. Steely Dan - $5,389,509
36. New Kids On The Block - $5,519,805
35. Justin Bieber - $5,523,459
34. Sugarland - $5,632,406
33. Backstreet Boys - $5,712,050
32. Rush - $5,819,304
31. Foo Fighters - $6,013,257
30. Usher - $6,292,586
29. Rod Stewart - $6,388,756
28. Zac Brown Band - $6,481,564
27. Keith Urban- $6,579,695
26. Lady Antebellum - $6,676,450
25. Paul McCartney - $6,726,519
24. The Beatles - $6,743,863
23. Enrique Iglesias - $7,448,670
22. Rihanna - $7,660,833
21. Brad Paisley - $8,602,374
20. Michael Bublé - $9,027,177
19. Tim McGraw - $9,335,258
18. Rascal Flatts - $9,639,270
17. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - $10,017,031
16. Britney Spears - $10,090,973
15. Toby Keith - $10,413,127
14. Katy Perry - $11,969,426
13. Elton John - $11,973,990
12. Journey - $12,313,822
11. "Glee" Cast - $12,587,771
10. Adele - $13,081,909
9. Jason Aldean - $13,409,011
8. Celine Dion - $14,261,515
7. Bon Jovi - $15,835,856
6. Sade - $16,382,809
5. Lil Wayne - $23,178,722
4. Lady Gaga - $25,353,039
3. Kenny Chesney - $29,837,103
2. U2 - $32,116,315
1. Taylor Swift - $35,719,902

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