The Rich List

[ggw]

Further proof that there is no correlation between quality and earnings in the music business.
 
 
 01. THE ROLLING STONES - $84.1 million
 02. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - $81.7 million
 03. THE EAGLES - $62.9 million
 04. DIXIE CHICKS - $39.8 million
 05. METALLICA - $39.1 million
 06. TOBY KEITH - $38.7 million
 07. BON JOVI - $36.1 million
 08. SHANIA TWAIN - $36.1 million
 09. SIMON AND GARFUNKEL - $35.8 million
 10. CHER - $33.8 million
 11. CELINE DION - $33.1 million
 12. FLEETWOOD MAC - $32.5 million
 13. ROBBIE WILLIAMS - $32.5 million
 14. CHRISTINA AGUILERA - $27.9 million
 15. JENNIFER LOPEZ - $29.1 million
 16. DAVE MATTHEWS - $27.3 million
 17. JIMMY BUFFETT - $25.8 million
 18. ICE CUBE - $25.7 million
 19. THE BEATLES - $25.6 million
 20. NORAH JONES - $25.6 million
 21. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE - $24.7 million
 22. ELTON JOHN - $24.6 million
 23. COLDPLAY - $23.7 million
 24. QUEEN LATIFAH - $23.3 million
 25. AEROSMITH - $22.5 million
 26. KISS - $22.1 million
 27. KENNY CHESNEY - $21.9 million
 28. EMINEM - $20.8 million
 29. YANNI - $20.5 million
 30. JAMES TAYLOR - $20 million
 31. PHISH - $19.4 million
 32. DR. DRE - $18.6 million
 33. JOHN MAYER - $17.1 million
 34. 50 CENT - $16.9 million
 35. TIM MCGRAW - $16.7 million
 36. R. KELLY - $14.4 million
 37. MATCHBOX TWENTY - $14 million
 38. P. DIDDY - $13.9 million
 39. BILLY JOEL - $13.8 million
 40. BROOKS AND DUNN - $13.6 million
 41. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - $13.4 million
 42. PEARL JAM - $13.4 million
 43. PAUL MCCARTNEY - $13.3 million
 44. MANA - $12.1 million
 45. THE DEAD - $11.4 million
 46. BILL GAITHER - $11.2 million
 47. THE OSBOURNES - $10.3 million
 48. TRANS SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA - $10.3 million
 49. RADIOHEAD - $10 million
 50. EROS RAMAZOTTI - $10 million
 
 
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[vansmack]

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
 
 13. ROBBIE WILLIAMS - $32.5 million
 

Virtually all in Europe.  That's a sick amount when you consider he's a "myth in America" as the article describes.

[markie]

And last year I only bought records by two artists on that list........
 
 One of them was Robbie.

[vansmack]

Originally posted by mark e smith:
  And last year I only bought records by two artists on that list........
 
 One of them was Robbie.

Ditto.  The other one was the live Coldplay album.  
 
 Smackette bought a few more though, including the new Radiohead.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

I'll bet y'all can guess which one I bought...though it was a used copy, of course.

[vansmack]

Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
  I'll bet y'all can guess which one I bought...though it was a used copy, of course.

20. NORAH JONES - $25.6 million

[ggw]

Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
  I'll bet y'all can guess which one I bought...though it was a used copy, of course.

10. CHER - $33.8 million

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Well, good guess...didn't see her on the list.
 
 But nope, I bought her album the day it came out in 2002, saw her once prior to that for free at Millenium Stage, and a few months later at the 9:20 Club. All in 2002.
 
 I should have tacked on "last year" as Markie did.
 
 

Originally posted by vansmack:
   

Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
  I'll bet y'all can guess which one I bought...though it was a used copy, of course.

20. NORAH JONES - $25.6 million [/b]

[ggw]

Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
 I bought her album the day it came out in 2002

Full price, Rutherford!!!
 
 That's quite a hefty endorsement.

[Bags]

I haven't bought anything on the list....although, I went to the S&G show, and got a free ticket to Pearl Jam....how does that count?