These Are The Songwriters Who Are Laughing All The Way To The Bank

Tom Petty – $95 million

Greatest Hits: Don’t Do Me Like That, Here Comes My Girl, Refugee
The incredibly successful Tom Petty is one of the most profitable artists to have been born. After his introduction to Elvis Presley at the age of ten, Petty knew that he loved rock ‘n roll. He then commenced listening to a lot of punk rock and The Rolling Stones. Mudcrutch would be the band that he formed and began rising into fame with. Tom Petty later formed the Heartbreakers, which turned things around for the artist. The 1970s band made it into the big time with the second album that they recorded together, which made it into the Top40. Their next album would enjoy two million sales.

Tom Petty