Forbes List World’s 25 Highest-Paid Musicians For 2013

Forbes, the Magazine known for making a list of the top people in various industries has released it’s 2013 list of the world’s 25 highest-paid musician. In the list, Madonna emerges as number and there is a significant gap between her $125 million income and Lady Gaga’s $80 million as second on the list. This was followed by Bon Jovi who took the third position with a $79 million income for the year.

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See the full list of Forbes World’s 25 Highest-Paid Musicians for 2013 below.

1. Madonna – $125 million
2. Lady Gaga –  $80 million
3. Bon Jovi – $79 million
4. Toby Keith – $65 million
5. Coldplay – $64 million.
6.  Justin Bieber – $58 million
7. Taylor Swift – $55 million
8. Elton John – $54 million
9. Kenny Chesney – $53 million
9. Beyonce – $53 million (tie)
11. Sean “Diddy” Combs – $50 million
12. Sir Paul McCartney – $47 million
13. Calvin Harris – $46 million
14. Jennifer Lopez – $45 million
15. Roger Waters – $44 million
16. Muse – $43 million (tie)
16. Rihanna – $43 million (tie)
18. Jay Z – $42 million
18. One Direction – $42 million (tie)
20. Dr. Dre – $40 million
20. Red Hot Chili Peppers ($40 million, tie)
22. Rolling Stones – $39 million (tie)
22. Katy Perry – $39 million (tie)
24. Tim McGraw – $33 million (tie)
25. Pink – $32 million (tie)
25. Tiësto – $32 million (tie)

Visit Forbes the read the full stories on all the listed musicians and how they earned their money.