Insane that Muse is on there. I never knew they were that big (consider all the people who AREN'T on the list...Linkin Park, Coldplay, Nickelback, all those bands that you can't escape from no matter how hard you try).

But I suppose that's how you can get away with throwing the concerts they throw.

I think half of that muse money came from those overpriced bumper stickers that are now littering the streets of Portland, Oregon.

Well, it's based on a 12 month time period, so acts like Coldplay must have been high up the previous year.

Way too many f'n U.S country artists on there.

This list makes me have to vomit

surprised Dave Matthews is on here

Davey Boy's got a point about the country artists. Jus' sayin'

Yes! Akon and Kanye evaporated from the music industry all of a sudden.

"Way too many f'n U.S country artists on there."

Absolutely...and none of them are Garth Brooks, George Strait or Reba McEntire.

there are a couple here that i don't even know

Damn Bieber!

List suprises me none but I like it.

BABY BABY BABY OHHHHHH

I'm surprised Acca Dacca were not higher... Although, their old bones tour a little slower than the average band.

At least they are still floating around with the top earners.

Buble wtf

Bon Jovi's still alive?

There are a lot of women in the world Emim. The Boob sells out a handful of arena concerts per state each time he comes down under... & it's quite frequently too.

He gets some undies the Boob does ; )

Oh I know...my girlfriend loves him.

man i hate that michael buble makes money from music

@Emim, doesn't that bother you a little?

Yikes, bad time to post after Ipod...lol

what do you mean lol?

You said "He gets some undies the Boob does ; )" and then I said "Oh I know...my girlfriend loves him."

That's what the yikes was in response to; I just didn't post quick enough.

ah, gotcha. you know better than me though about that mysterious edit button.

I hear you go on the admin's 'list' when you use the edit button.

Edit: hur hur hur!

i hate michael buble so much ugh

i think most people here do

Oh my god, what a fucking stupid list. AC/DC fucking suck, I'm sick of seeing every second douchebag in my town in an AC/DC shirt thinking they're metal heads.

"He gets some undies the Boob does ; )"
"Oh I know...my girlfriend loves him."

hahahahaha

5. Michael Bublé ($70m)

Oh my god, what a fucking stupid list. AC/DC fucking suck, I'm sick of seeing every second douchebag in my town in an AC/DC shirt thinking they're metal heads.

Who the fuck is this

A canadian

No 17 year old should ever earn 53million in one year...tbh no-one should.

This list is pretty surprising in places.

Why is everyone hating on Buble? His voice is golden

Yeah but he doesn't have an original song to his name.

Meh, I'll let him get away with that. I don't really listen to his music very seriously anyways. In fact, I don't really care about his songs at all, just his voice.

Meh, I'll let him get away with that. I don't really listen to his music very seriously anyways. In fact, I don't really care about his songs at all, just his voice.

this is truly disturbing

who the f is mike buble??

what is this ? People are so dumb or what ? they can charity instead

"who the f is mike buble??"

You just haven't met him yet.

"while Lady Gaga was sandwiched between Elton John and Michael Buble"

Good for her

Michael Buble? Really?!

I came here expecting Bono bashing, it is truly a sad day for sputnik

u2 deserve it

not the bashing the money

Bon Jovi and Muse are the only 2 I like on that list!

Beyonce and Jay-Z earn 73m combined, wow

and as for Bieber, i'm not gonna hate. Well done son! 53m for a 17 year old, made for life off a struggling music industry..

Yeah, Bieber has made enough to retire. Now do so.

As much as I'll admit I say "Fuck mainstream pop shit on the radio...", I'll have to say, I'd definitely sell my soul to trade places with Justin Beiber. I'd ABSOLUTELY hate the music I'm making, but that's ok at 53m a year...

gotta say i'd much prefer to be in a struggling punk band with no cash than be justin bieber. being entirely sincere here.

But you could make the $53 million, then tell all your fans to f**k off, then join a struggling punk band. Best of both worlds.

and forever be that dude who was justin bieber for a little while for some reason

I feel like I'd say that too, because I'd love to be in a band. The environment of it. The practice, booking gigs, and the overall comradery of it all...it's so much fun.


but then again, having enough money to retire at 17 years old seems pretty fucking legit too.

Taylor will be top5 next time around...this bitch knows how to sell concert tickets.
48 000 and 52 000 stadium shows under her belt already this month.
Biebz wtf!

"9. Justin Bieber ($53m)"

...and he's how old!?!?

fucking ridiculous

"Unsurprisingly, ageless rockers U2 top the list, having raked in almost US$200 Million from their massive '360 Degrees' tour; the most lucrative in the history of music."

But they have lost $40M on the Spider Man musical.

$195m - $40m = $155m

and they are still in first place... how depressing.
I hate them.

At least Kanye isn't on here.

^ H8ers gonna h8

wut day iz iht

Fucking Diddy, wanker

How the f*ck are muse bigger than nickelback?

^ larger international fan base would be my guess.

And yet Bono still avoids paying tax like a cunt. I hate that man.

OPETH =[

who the fuck is toby keith? lalz.

Insert avoiding Irish taxes joke here.

*world's best musicians

Hmm list contains no one special.

i make more so whatevr

i lol'd that metallica & nickelback weren't on this.

but seriously, fuck Bono and "the edge"

I actually kinda like Buble. He's got a great voice, and seems like a pretty nice guy.

No Opeth. This is suprising.

ready? drop-off:

1. U2 ($195m)
2. Bon Jovi ($125m)
3. Elton John ($100m)

what the good fuck

"I actually kinda like Buble. He's got a great voice, and seems like a pretty nice guy."

gay or getting laid. either way good for you

Definitely had no idea Muse were that big. Good for them I suppose.

And yet Bono still avoids paying tax like a cunt. I hate that man.

Kind of surprised that Eminem isn't on this list. And The Eagles?! Seriously thought that they were dead.

Where's Metallica? They made like $200m on their World Magnetic Tour.

Muse more deserve their spot than U2, Justin Bieber, or the Black Eyed Peas do

This list is pretty disgusting/pathetic.

popular musicians making lots of money what the fuck

proof that there is a correlation between being a shitty band/artist and making lots of money

$53 mil at 17 fucking crazy, but damn his life must be sweet.

Not a single good band here either. What a shame.
I guess a few are sort of decent. But most of them, just no.

"I actually kinda like Buble. He's got a great voice, and seems like a pretty nice guy."

"gay or getting laid. either way good for you"

Puahahahhahaha. I laughed so hard at this.

imagine if good band made this kind of money

Eh, could be worse (like the top downloaded artists).

Good for Muse for managing to be on this list. I bet a lot of it has to do with The Resistance though which is just as bad as the albums from most of these other artists.

I am surprised that Buble is on here and Josh Groban isn't. Their fanbases bleed into each other so much and Groban is
still HUGE

shit elton's still making bank year after year.

Really surprised musicians are still raking in all this cash considering people don't buy music anymore.

I understand its from touring but im still amazed.

"Kind of surprised that Eminem isn't on this list."
Most rappers won't crack this for a while, not even Kanye. Only reason Jay-Z and Diddy even made the list is the other money-making shit they're involved with. That and Jay-Z's one of the few rappers who can pull off stadium shows...

I like tom petty. That is all.

who cares how much money they make?

if people aren't on here its not because they aren't as "big" its because they haven't toured in 12 months, retards.

i'd like to see a list of the lowest paying tours in the world. pretty sure when HORSE the band did earth tour they made a total of like 12 bucks.

Muse is the only band that deserves to be on here, and with the big shitpile that was "The Resistance", they barely even
deserve it.

list needs moar indie haha

oh and Bono can go suck a dick

Basically, this just says that there are almost 1.5 billion dollars funding the production of s*** music.

Man I wish I was a rock star

U2 own live and Tom Petty is god so i can live with this

I'm not surprised at all that there are so many American country artists on here. Country music has some of the most loyal fan bases ever. Those people rake in serious money.

And yeah personally I'd go with Davey. I would play some serious shitty music if it got me 50M in one year. Then once I was set for life... I'd play legit stuff.

Sell out first... be true second. LOL

lol U2

Tom petty is pretty badass

did not expect Muse, honestly.

so it's a list of shitty/trite music? big surprise there huh.

Man I wish I was a rock star

No Radiohead?

...the fuck?

I'M THROUGH WITH STANDIN IN LINES TO CLUBS I'LL NEVER GET IN

lol like the worst artist make the most money, isn't that weird.

Tom Petty is the only decent one on here.

kp's boobs should be listed separately at $44 million because Teenage Dream wasn't worth ten cents. except maybe the music video for firework, good PR work on that one.

"Where's Metallica? They made like $200m on their World Magnetic Tour."

Good question. I would have thought their tour would have fallen within the confines of the timeframe too.

Way too many f'n U.S country artists on there.

I assume this is only living artists right? Because I believe Elvis is still at the top of the list.

and MJ

Any groups/artists on here that didn't make almost all of it touring?

I wouldn't call some these listed "musicians"
How about we have this list with musicians who can sing and play songs they actually wrote themselves?

"Any groups/artists on here that didn't make almost all of it touring?"

Humorously retarded question.