Guess who the top Country Star is on "Billboard's" annual Money Makers list? This list ranks music stars based on what they earn in a year from albums, downloads, ringtones, publishing royalties, and touring.
So the top country star is...drumroll please...Kenny Chesney. He's falls in at #9 on the list.
The top ten of "Billboard" 2010 list of music's "Top 40 Money Makers"
1. U2, 108-million-601-thousand-283
2. Bruce Springsteen, 57-million-619-thousand-37
3. Madonna, 47-million-237-thousand-774
4. AC/DC, 43-million-650-thousand-466
5. Britney Spears, 38-million-885-thousand-267
6. Pink, 36-million-347-thousand-658
7. The Jonas Brothers, 33-million-596-thousand-575
8. Coldplay, 27-million-326-thousand-562
9. Kenny Chesney, 26-million-581-thousand-144
10. Metallica, 25-million-564-thousand-234
Other country stars on the "Billboard" 2010 list of music's "Top 40 Money Makers"
19. Rascal Flatts, 17-million-996-thousand-964
21. Taylor Swift, 17-milliion-204-thousand-646
27. Brad Paisley, 14-million-299-thousand-322
28. Keith Urban, 14-million-75-thousand-58133. Toby Keith, 11-million-941-thousand-345