10 Richest Musicians Of All Time

#7 Jay-Z- $475 million

He is a well known solo artist who had 12 number one album hits to his credit. Jay-Z has sold over millions of albums worldwide. His musical work has earned him number of Grammy awards and is one of the greatest rappers of all time.

Jay-Z is also an entrepreneur and owns record labels and earns from non-musical enterprises, such as ad firm Translation, cosmetics company Carol's Daughter and 40/40 Club.

#6 Mariah Carey: $500 million

Mariah Carey is one of the wealthiest living female musicians. She is famed for her five-octave vocal range and her music stats are legendary, she had 18 number one singles as a solo artist and sold more than 200 million albums worldwide. She has earned number of awards in her career which includes 5 Grammy awards. She was also honored as the world's best-selling recording artist in the 90's and is one among the 100 Greatest Women in Music.

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