Van Morrison – $90 million
Greatest Hits: Gloria, Brown Eyed Girl
Van Morrison is a music legend who began his professional career as a teenager. He played in Ireland for various showbands and became popular as part of the band Them, a Northern Irish R&B group. He was the lead singer, recording the song “Gloria” with Them which would define the genre. He released the popular late 1960s single “Brown-Eyed Girl.” His first album was Astral Weeks, but sales were initially slow. But his second album, Moondance, was a sensation. Van Morrison also tours this day, making music.
Van Morrison
Taylor Swift – $360 million
Greatest Hits: Shake It Off, I Knew You Were Trouble
Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, born in Pennsylvania, is one of the world’s most popular singers today. When she was fourteen, she began in the country genre, moving to Nashville to fulfill her dream. She signed with Big Machine and was the youngest artist ever signed with Sony. She released her first album in 2006, and it was the 2000s longest chart record. She set several sales records, partially because of her young age. She’s moved to more of a pop-rock genre, still writing her own songs.
Taylor Swift