Taylor Swift topped this year’s Billboard Music Money Makers list with global earnings. Her $65.8 million estimated top total was particularly impressive since it came entirely from music sales and streaming income since she did not tour at all last year.
#2 and #3, The Rolling Stones and Harry Styles, respectively, earned the majority of their global income from touring, according to Billboard and data provider Luminate.
| Rank | Artist | Sales Royalties | Streaming Royalties | Global Streaming Count | Box Office Take | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylor Swift | $29.8M | $28.9M | 15.6B | $0 | $65.8M$65.8M |
| 2 | The Rolling Stones | $4.3M | $4.5M | 2.2B | $44.4M | $55.5M$55.5M |
| 3 | Harry Styles | $4.2M | $4.4M | 5B | $32.2M | $41.3M$41.3M |
| 4 | BTS | $9.9M | $13.8M | 19.8B | $11.3M | $38.4M$38.4M |
| 5 | Drake | $1.5M | $26.4M | 14.9B | $0 | $30.7M$30.7M |
from Billboard
Bruce Houghton is the Founder and Editor of Hypebot and MusicThinkTank, a Senior Advisor at Bandsintown, President of the Skyline Artists Agency, and a professor for the Berklee College Of Music.
