What song has made the most in royalties?

Estimated earnings: $50 million
Fast forward 120 years and "Happy Birthday" is by far the richest and most profitable song of all time. The Ownership of "Happy Birthday" has changed hands a few times in the last 100 years. Music holding company Warner Chappell bought the rights for $15 million in 1990.
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What song earns the most royalties?

All figures are in American dollars.
  • Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Haven Gillespie and Fred Coots (1934), $45 million.
  • Every Breath You Take, Sting (1983): $35 million (Sting makes about $2,000/day from the song)
  • Oh Pretty Woman, Roy Orbison and Bill Dees (1964): $30 million.
  • Christmas Song, Mel Torme (1944): $35 million.
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Which song earns the most royalties each year?

By far and away the biggest earners in terms of royalties, Slade are estimated to take home as much as half a million pounds each year for their 1973 hit single 'Merry Xmas Everybody'.
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Which artist makes the most in royalties?

1. Taylor Swift: $23.8 million. royalties, pushing her to the top of the list.
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What song has made the most money of all time?

According to Guinness World Records, Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" (1942) as performed by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single worldwide, with estimated sales of over 50 million copies.
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Which song has made the most in royalties?



Who has the most number 1 hits ever?

The Beatles have the most No. 1 hits of all time: 20. Though unclear for how long, the Beatles still reign supreme as the artist with the most No.
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How much is 1 billion streams worth?

Performers usually earn about 20-30% of the total royalty payments. This means that for every 10 thousand streams, for example, in Apple Music, the artist will receive 15-25 dollars. A million auditions, respectively, will bring 1,500 -2,500 dollars, and one billion – 1.5-2.5 million dollars.
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Who is the highest paid singer ever?

Bruce Springsteen Tops 2021's Highest-Paid Musician List: $590 Million - Variety.
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Who has the most billion streams on Spotify?

Justin Bieber has broken a record — again. Last year, the artist from Stratford, Ontario became the first to have seven songs surpass a billion streams on Spotify, edging past Post Malone. Now, he's the first to have 10.
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What is the best selling one hit wonder?

Below are the 11 top-selling one-hit wonders of all time, ranked by how many times platinum their singles went:
  • Desiigner, "Panda" — 5x platinum. ...
  • Silentó, "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" — 6x platinum. ...
  • Passenger, "Let Her Go" — 6x platinum. ...
  • Survivor, "Eye of the Tiger" — 8x platinum. ...
  • Gotye, "Somebody That I Used To Know (feat.
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How much does Taylor Swift make in royalties?

She reportedly took home $170 million just from June 2015 to June 2016 alone and earned an estimated $5 million in album and single sales, $2.4 million from streaming, and $2 million in publishing royalties in 2017.
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Who is the richest singer songwriter?

1. Andrew Lloyd Webber — $1.2 billion. Besides being one of the wealthiest songwriters in the world, Webber is also one of only 15 people to have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony — an EGOT winner if you will. He always loved music, even as a child.
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Which artist has sold the most records in history?

Perhaps unsurprisingly, British rock band The Beatles are top of the list for best-selling artists worldwide, with 257.7 million certified sales. Second is Elvis Presley with almost 207 million sales, followed by Michael Jackson with 169.7 million.
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Who is the youngest billionaire?

Austin Russell, who became the world's youngest self-made billionaire when his automotive sensor firm Luminar Technologies went public in December 2020, has also seen his fortune slide.
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Who is the highest-paid YouTuber?

In 2021, it was estimated that YouTube Mr. Beast (Jimmy Donaldson) ranked first as the top-earning YouTuber worldwide with earnings of approximately 54 million U.S. dollars. Jake Paul ranked second, with an estimate of 45 million U.S. dollars earned during the last measured year.
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How much does Drake make from Spotify?

However, low payouts don't have a negative effect on all artists, as Top Dollar published a 2021 "Rich List" for the streamer, pointing out that rapper Drake earned an estimated $52.5 million from the platform with a total of 21.5 billion streams.
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How much is 1 billion YouTube views worth?

In theory, a good content creator might earn anywhere from $240k to $5 million based on 1 billion views on YouTube. This income is based solely on potential ad revenue based on viewership.
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How much money is 1m Spotify streams?

Artists can make an average of anywhere from $3,300 to $3,500 per 1 million streams. These figures have fluctuated to some extent in 2020 and 2021, actually rising slightly for the first time since the company was founded in 2006.
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Who has the most Hot 100 entries?

Lil Durk Has the Most Billboard Hot 100 Entries of Any Artist in 2021.
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What song stayed number 1 the longest?

"Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus

"Old Town Road" holds the record for the longest stretch at No. 1 with 19 weeks. It also became the fastest song in history to be certified diamond.
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Who is the best singer in the world?

The greatest singing voices of all time
  • 1 of 31. Barbra Streisand. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for BSB. ...
  • 2 of 31. Etta James. Charles Paul Harris/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images. ...
  • 3 of 31. Aretha Franklin. ...
  • 4 of 31. Whitney Houston. ...
  • 5 of 31. Mariah Carey. ...
  • 6 of 31. Elton John. ...
  • 7 of 31. Freddie Mercury. ...
  • 8 of 31. Adele.
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Who is the most successful songwriter of all time?

1. Bob Dylan. Last weekend we asked our readers to vote for the best songwriter of all time. The winner, in an absolute blow-out, is Bob Dylan.
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