Madonna – $590 million
Greatest Hits: Like a Prayer, Like a Prayer, Hung Up, Vogue
The Queen of Pop Herself, Madonna, has been a pioneering and revolutionary figure in pop music for decades. She has enjoyed her fair share of controversy thanks to her provocative music videos and songs contents. From 1979 onwards, Madonna began striving to take her musical career off. She dabbled with many different creative projects before she was eventually signed by Sire Records in 1982. Her most popular tracks include Confessions on a Dance Floor, Like a Virgin, Vogue, and Ray of Light, among so many others.
Madonna
Fats Domino – $8 million
Greatest Hits: Lady Madonna, Ain’t That a Shame, Jambalaya
New Orleans has produced many phenomenal artists, with Fats Domino being one of its most celebrated. He pioneered much of what we understand rock ‘n roll as today, not to mention his influences in R&B. With 11 top ten hits and record sales number 65 million, Fats has 35 albums in the top 40 billboard charts. Unfortunately for Fats, his reclusive nature and lack of public presence hurt his popularity and recognition. In 1949, Fats released The Fat Man, which would sell one million copies, a first for a rock ‘n roll artist.
Fats Domino
