7) Angus Young (AC/DC) $140 million

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Sure, we mentioned that we were going to stick to contemporary musicians’ net worth to not overstate the obvious. But this one is worth mentioning considering who Angus Young and AC/DC are in the rock world and reaching the top 5 of the highest-grossing tours of all time with $478 million during their Black Ice World tour, Young’s net worth is actually the same as Metallica’s Kirk Hammett with $140 million. You’d assume that someone with Young’s status would be way above that and we’ve seen constantly how great AC/DC do during their tours, but it appears that the expenses of their shows and management are the ones taking most of that.

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Black Metal enthusiast from Los Angeles who thought was a good idea to grab a camera and shoot underground shows for the hell of it. Pseudo-writer with little to no expectations of ever winning a Pulitzer but totally down to write about your unknown band if it's good to my ears. I enjoy long walks on the beach, deep conversation, holding hands and attending Satanic music shows every now and then.

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