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Top-earning country music stars

Posted by Jeff Hahne on Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 2:33 PM

Forbes.com has released a list of the top earning country music stars:

1. Kenny Chesney - $65 million

2. Rascall Flats - $60 million

3. Toby Keith - $52 million

4. Taylor Swift - $18 million

5. Brooks & Dunn $16 million

5. Tim McGraw

7. Brad Paisley $15 million

8. Sugarland $14 million

8. Carrie Underwood

10. Alan Jackson $12 million

Tags: News, Carrie-Underwood, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, Sugarland, Country music, Rascall Flats, Alan Jackson

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