U2 Tops The Forbes Highest Paid Musicians in The World

The Forbes  list of the 25  Highest Paid Musicians in the World just came out, and U2 tops the list!

The list is based on earnings from May 2010 to May 2011. U2 earned $195 million.

Quite a few classic rockers made the list including Bon Jovi coming in second with earnings of $125 million, Paul McCartney took  sixth place with $67 million, and the Eagles are in the 8th spot  with $60 million.  AC/DC and Tom Petty & the Heartbreaks also made it into the top 20.

Did you see any of these acts in the past year?

You can check out the entire Top 25 list at Forbes.com