James Taylor – $60 million
Greatest Hits: Paint It Black, Night Owl
Five Grammys were presented to singer-songwriter James Taylor and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted him in 2000. He’s one of the greatest artists ever to sell 100 million records worldwide. “Fire and Rain”Fire and Rain,” He also covered several popular songs including “How Sweet It Is”, “Handy Man,” “Sweet Baby James.”
James Taylor
Carole King – $70 million
Greatest Hits: It’s Too Late, Nightingale, Jazzman
Carole King was one of the most successful and lucrative female songwriters ever, from 1950-2000. She wrote or co-wrote 118 Billboard Hot 100 tracks. And America alone is that. She published sixty-one songs, making her the most successful female songwriter there too, reaching the UK charts. She has published many records, including Writer and Tapestry, her breakthrough being the latter. For almost four months in America, Tapestry was in the charts and continued on the charts six years after. In 2012, she earned a Hollywood Star.
Carole King
