The Rolling Stones Are Music's Top Earners

The Rolling Stones have topped Forbes’ annual musicians rich list once again.

Thanks to their Bigger Bang tour, the wrinkly rockers have raked in a massive $88million over the past financial year (June 2006 – June 2007).

The band were ahead of rap mogul Jay-Z who earned $83million mainly thanks to his labels Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella Records.

Thanks to her ‘Confessions on the Dancefloor’ tour, Madonna notched up $72million in third place, while Bon Jovi ($67million) and Elton John ($53million) complete the top five.

The top ten earners are as follows:

1 Rolling Stones – $88 million
2 Jay-Z – $83 million
3 Madonna – $72 million
4 Bon Jovi – $67 million
5 Elton John – $53 million
6 Celine Dion – $45 million
7 Tim McGraw – $37 million
8 Fiddy – $33 million
9 U2 – $30 million
10 Diddy – $23 million