The Richest Country Music Star Is Worth Over $1 Billion, Here Are the Net Worths of Country Music’s Biggest Stars
50. Sam Hunt
A new kid on the block from Georgia, Sam Hunt was destined to be a college footballer before moving to Nashville, Tennessee. In Music City, he wrote songs for performers like Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, and Reba McEntire.
When Sam picked up a guitar pick and started warbling like a red cardinal, fans went wild. Four albums later, with hits like “Body Like a Back Road”, young Sam is worth $4 million.
49. Jon Pardi
Jonathan Ryan Pardi hails from The Golden State of California and started writing music when he was 12. Right after high school, country-lovin’ singer-songwriter packed his bags, moved to Nashville, and signed for Capitol Records.
He has released four albums, Write You a Song, California Sunrise, Heartache Medication, and Mr. Saturday Night, spawning 14 number-one singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs. Jon is worth $8 million and seems to be spending most of that building a house in Goodlettsville, just north of Music City.
48. Randy Travis
Randy Travis arrived, tanked up, on the country music scene in the late 1970s with a rich, baritone voice and a return to the classic country and gospel influences of the genre’s roots. Over his prolific career, this honky-tonk Hellraiser landed more than 50 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, with 16 reaching number one.
He’s still around (just!) and is worth around $9 million. It would be more, but his infamous 2012 naked arrest and stroke the following year led him into financial trouble.
47. Patsy Cline
Patsy Cline transformed country and western music in the 1950s with ballads like “Walkin’ After Midnight,” “Crazy,” and “I Fall to Pieces.” Tragically, she perished in a 1963 plane crash at just 30 years old. Since her passing, Patsy has become one of the most influential performers of the 20th century.
Her music massively influenced Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Janis Joplin, Linda Ronstadt, K.D. Lang, Emmylou Harris, LeAnn Womack, Willie Nelson, and Hank Williams Jr. Her estate is believed to be worth around $10 million.
Country Music. You either love it or hate it. But did you know that country music is one of the most wealth-generating genres of music? Since the 1960s, Nashville’s finest stars have been selling billions of records, buying up mansions with your hard-earned cash. So, from Garth, Dolly, Shania, and Taylor and a few dearly departed golden oldies like Patsy, Loretta, and Johnny… here are the richest country stars.