Rolling Stone presented its fifth-annual list of music’s biggest moneymakers, where celebrities like U2, who came firs last year, topped with an estimated $154.2 million, followed by The Rolling Stones in second place, earning $92.5 million. The rest of the Top Ten Richest Rock Stars of 2006 is occupied from the Eagles to Rod Stewart. While Hip-Hop star 50 Cent, who had the year’s second-highest-selling album, landed at nr. 19, Jay-Z earned $3 million for serving as president of Island Def Jam, sources say, while also taking a cut from the company’s $10 million buyout of Roc-A-Fella Records, and profits from his $350 million Rocawear clothing line. Also, Sean “Diddy” Combs made the list from selling his Bad Boy Records to Warner Music Group for $29 million, and his earnings from Sean John clothing. Hip-Hop artists, 50 Cent and Eminem earned around $5 million each from their cut-short Anger Management Tour while Kanye West took $8 million from his tour.

Rock’s Top Thirty Moneymakers:
(Compiled by Rob LaFranco)

1. U2, $154.2 million
2. The Rolling Stones, $92.5 million
3. Eagles, $63.2 million
4. Paul McCartney, $56 million
5. Elton John, $48.9 million
6. Neil Diamond, $44.7 million
7. Jimmy Buffett, $44 million
8. Rod Stewart, $40.3 million
9. Dave Matthews Band, $39.6 million
10. Celine Dion, $38.5 million
11. Kenny Chesney, $31.5 million
12. Green Day, $31 million
13. Coldplay, $30.1 million
14. Destiny’s Child, $24.8 million
15. Diddy, $24.3 million
16. Gwen Stefani, $23.9 million
17. Toby Keith, $22.2 million
18. Motley Crue, $22 million
19. 50 Cent, $19.7 million
20. Bruce Springsteen, $19.6 million
21. Eminem, $17.8 million
22. Jay-Z, $17.5 million
23. Barry Manilow, $17.2 million
24. Hilary Duff, $17.1 million
25. Kanye West, $16.9 million
26. Dr. Dre, $16.9 million
27. Rascal Flatts, $16.3 million
28. Aerosmith, $16.3 million
29. Bon Jovi, $15.8 million
30. Tom Petty, $14.9 million

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