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Who's worth what? The top 25 biggest earners in music 2011

Find out who earned what - many of whom are men in cowboy hats, depressingly

 

  • No. 25: Paul McCartney.

2011 earnings - $6,726,519
  • No. 25: Paul McCartney. 2011 earnings - $6,726,519

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Monday 12th March 2012 by Michael Baggs | Photos by WENN.com

Tags: Taylor Swift

After seeing the countdown of the world's biggest earning music artists of 2011 we have two pressing questions.

No.1: What sort of world do we live in where Lil' Wayne is the fifth biggest earner in music?

No.2: WHEN WILL PEOPLE STOP LISTENING TO SADE?

The countdown is an unusual mix of artists - from leading pop divas to legendary rockers to a few too many US country and western artists for our liking, with Britney Spears rubbing shoulders with the likes of U2, Bon Jovi, Kenny Chesney and Paul McCartney. It's an interesting countdown, that's for sure.

Check out the world's biggest earning music artists of 2011 below.

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