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Top 10 Richest Musicians of All Time

Alan Cross 2 Comments

I’m not surprised to see Andrew Lloyd Webber at the top of this list.  After all, Phantom of the Opera just celebrated twenty-five consecutive years on Broadway.  Every time that current goes up, Sir Andy makes money.

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1. Andrew Lloyd Webber: $1.2 billion

2. Paul McCartney: $800 million

3. Bono: $600 million

4. Bing Crosby: $550 million

5. Sean “Diddy” Combs: $550 million

6. Mariah Carey: $500 million

7. Jay-Z: $475 million

8. Dolly Parton: $450 million

9. Jimmy Buffett: $400 million

10. Michael Jackson: $350 million

Alan Cross

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2 thoughts on “Top 10 Richest Musicians of All Time”

  • Not surprised to see Jimmy Buffett in the Top 10 either. With his loyal Parrothead followers, his storied songs, and all the rest of the businesses he has built over the years around the Margaritaville brand … it's truly an amazing story of a man following his passions on life's great journey. He's one of the few people, along with Ernest Hemingway, to have books on The New York Times fiction and non-fiction lists; yet, most only know of him for that one song, which is far from his best. I've seen Buffett more than a half-dozen times, and even in his 60s, he and his longtime backing band (The Coral Reefers) put on a fantastic, fun show. Fins Up!

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  • Good thing Bono doesn't actually donate any money to charity, or he might risk plummeting to fourth or fifth wealthiest musician of all time.

    Also Dame Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's net worth exceeds the GDP of over two dozen nations, including Liberia, Somalia and the Seychelles. Remember that musical about people on roller skates pretending to be a train? The guy who wrote that could go out and buy the Federated States of Micronesia and not even drop to second place.

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