Taylor Swift made $74 million last year and surpassed Adele and The Rolling Stones to become the highest-paid musician

1. Taylor Swift got the top spot with 73.5 million.

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2. Country's top dog at the moment Kenny Chesney nabbed 39.8 million.

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3. The Rolling Stones might be over 50 years into their career, but that didn't stop them from taking a cool $39.6 million.

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4. Billy Joel, the "Piano Man" singer and mainstay at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, earned $31.7 million in 2015.

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5. One Direction, which topped Billboard's list last year, saw their earnings fall significantly following Zayn Malik's abrupt exit, though $24.2 million still doesn't sound so bad.

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6. Jerry Garcia may be long dead, but legendary rock group The Grateful Dead cashed in with their Fare Thee Well final reunion tour, with a total $23.8 million.

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Luke Bryan is one of the top acts around, especially in record sales, nabbing him $23.1 million.

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8. U2 is still one of the biggest rock bands around with $21.8 million.

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9. Adele just made the top 10 thanks to her $20.5 million in the year she released the smash album "25" — very impressive given she didn't even tour last year.

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10. Adam Levine's Maroon 5 raked in $19.2 million last year.

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11. Jason Aldean - $18.9 million.

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12. Shania Twain - $14.4 million.

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13. Dave Matthews Band - $14.1 million

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14. Madonna - $12.7 million

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15. Elton John - $12.4 million

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16. Rush - $12 million

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17. Ed Sheeran - $11.6 million

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18. Juan Gabriel - $11.6 million

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19. Florida Georgia Line - $11.5 million

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20. Fleetwood Mac - $11.3 million

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