Billboard Releases List of Musicians Who Made The Most Cash Last Year

Ten of Billboard’s top journalists determined the highest earning artists in the industry for 2014.

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Ten of Billboard’s top journalists determined the highest earning artists in the industry for 2014. The numbers are based only on music-produced revenue and broken down into profits from sales, streaming, publishing and touring. The top ten alone includes a diverse group with 1Direction coming in first to be followed by Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake, Billy Joel, The Eagles (who sold 116,000 copies of their Greatest Hits album from 39 years ago, casually), Paul McCartney and JAY Z.

1. One Direction – $46 Million
2. Katy Perry – $30.1 Million
3. Justin Timberlake – $27.9 Million
4. Billy Joel – $27.2 Million
5. The Eagles – $26.2 Million
6. Luke Bryan – $25 Million
7. Paul McCartney – $23.5 Million
8. Geoge Strait – $22.5 Million
9. JAY Z – $22 Million
10. Jason Aldean – $20.2 Million

You can check out the rest of the list here.

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