Post by bluetornados on Apr 4, 2023 8:45:19 GMT
As evidenced by the Drake and Meek Mill feud, songwriters and singers are not always the same.
That doesn’t mean that singers can’t be famous songwriters, either.
The names you’ll see on this list are all pop culture favorites who have made themselves famous for their art, both pen to paper and vocally, from Joni Mitchell with her iconic Reprise Records hit “Woodstock” to songwriter Carole King, who has had hundreds of songs reach the Billboard Hot 100.
Needless to say, from all of those royalties, they also collect a pretty penny.
Paul McCartney – $1.2 billion
Sean Combs AKA P. Diddy – $855 million
John Lennon – $800 million
Bono – $700 million
Sam Cooke – $650,000
Madonna – $590 million
Elton John – $500 million
Dolly Parton – $500 million
Jon Bon Jovi – $410 million
George Harrison – $400 million
Toby Keith – $365 million
Mick Jagger – $360 million
Taylor Swift – $360 million
Keith Richards – $340 million
Prince – $300 million
Max Martin – $260 million
Herb Alpert – $250 million
Kanye West – $250 million
Eminem – $210 million
Bob Dylan – $200 million
Glenn Frey – $200 million
Tim Rice – $200 million
Billy Joel – $180 million
Neil Diamond – $175 million
Burt Bacharach – $160 million
Kris Kristofferson – $160 million
Stevie Wonder – $110 million
Pete Townshend – $105 million
David Bowie – $100 million
Smokey Robinson – $100 million
Tom Petty – $95 million
Van Morrison – $90 million
The Bee Gees – $86 million
Billie Joe Armstrong – $75 million
Stevie Nicks – $75 million
R.E.M. – $75 million
Paul Simon – $75 million
Brian Wilson – $75 million
John Fogerty – $70 million
Carole King – $70 million
Loretta Lynn – $65 million
Johnny Cash – $60 million
James Taylor – $60 million
Kurt Cobain – $50 million
Freddie Mercury – $50 million
Joni Mitchell – $50 million
Morrissey – $50 million
Randy Newman – $50 million
Jerry Garcia – $40 million
Merle Haggard – $40 million
Willie Nelson – $25 million
Patti Smith – $16 million
Lou Reed – $15 million
Joe Strummer – $4 million
That doesn’t mean that singers can’t be famous songwriters, either.
The names you’ll see on this list are all pop culture favorites who have made themselves famous for their art, both pen to paper and vocally, from Joni Mitchell with her iconic Reprise Records hit “Woodstock” to songwriter Carole King, who has had hundreds of songs reach the Billboard Hot 100.
Needless to say, from all of those royalties, they also collect a pretty penny.
Paul McCartney – $1.2 billion
Sean Combs AKA P. Diddy – $855 million
John Lennon – $800 million
Bono – $700 million
Sam Cooke – $650,000
Madonna – $590 million
Elton John – $500 million
Dolly Parton – $500 million
Jon Bon Jovi – $410 million
George Harrison – $400 million
Toby Keith – $365 million
Mick Jagger – $360 million
Taylor Swift – $360 million
Keith Richards – $340 million
Prince – $300 million
Max Martin – $260 million
Herb Alpert – $250 million
Kanye West – $250 million
Eminem – $210 million
Bob Dylan – $200 million
Glenn Frey – $200 million
Tim Rice – $200 million
Billy Joel – $180 million
Neil Diamond – $175 million
Burt Bacharach – $160 million
Kris Kristofferson – $160 million
Stevie Wonder – $110 million
Pete Townshend – $105 million
David Bowie – $100 million
Smokey Robinson – $100 million
Tom Petty – $95 million
Van Morrison – $90 million
The Bee Gees – $86 million
Billie Joe Armstrong – $75 million
Stevie Nicks – $75 million
R.E.M. – $75 million
Paul Simon – $75 million
Brian Wilson – $75 million
John Fogerty – $70 million
Carole King – $70 million
Loretta Lynn – $65 million
Johnny Cash – $60 million
James Taylor – $60 million
Kurt Cobain – $50 million
Freddie Mercury – $50 million
Joni Mitchell – $50 million
Morrissey – $50 million
Randy Newman – $50 million
Jerry Garcia – $40 million
Merle Haggard – $40 million
Willie Nelson – $25 million
Patti Smith – $16 million
Lou Reed – $15 million
Joe Strummer – $4 million