Loretta Lynn – $65 million
Greatest Hits: You Ain’t Woman Enough, Coal Miner’s Daughter
Loretta Lynn was born in Kentucky and is one of the most popular and influential country stars in country music history. She is known for hits like “You Ain’t Woman Enough Don’t Come Home A’Drinkin,” “Fist City,” “One’s on the Way” etc. Her biographical film, Coal Miner’s Daughter, was named after her biggest hits. She’s sold over forty-five million records. She had two dozen albums—one single and eleven numbers. She’s still touring this day, at 87. She also appears at Grand Ole Opry.
Loretta Lynn
Lou Reed – $15 million
Greatest Hits: Think It Over, Heavenly Arms
Lou Reed was The Velvet Underground’s lead singer and songwriter, and he had a prosperous solo career that lasted over fifty years. During its time together the Velvet Underground was not commercially successful but is now considered one of its time’s most influential underground alt-rock bands. Reed left Velvet Underground in 1970, releasing twenty solo records. His second and third albums did well, but he had several ups and downs. His later records, New Sensations, and New York got him alive.
Lou Reed