Discover The 10 Tracks That Made The Most Money From Royalties

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29th Dec 2012 - 12 years ago | 1 min read |

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Discover the 10 tracks that made the most money from royalties

For those of you in the UK or who have access to the BBC iPlayer Mark Radcliffe presents a countdown of the ten songs which have earned the most money of all time - ten classic songs each with an extraordinary story behind them.

Its an interesting hour and a half and Im sure you will have heard every song they have chosen. Some of you may also start to think differently on the all too familiar dream of "Getting Signed" when you see where all the money actually goes.

Not every track that earns millions comes with a happy ending though as we see that its those who own the publishing rights are the final winners.

Which track would you guess is the top earner ?

Hear The Documentary On BBC iPlayer - The Richest Songs in the World

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JSKGilberton 6th Jan 2016 13:50 - 9 years ago

Blocked in my country too

royalcrowng 24th Aug 2015 22:12 - 10 years ago

Unfortunately, this kitty can not see it either, from the USA.

TRE24 9th Aug 2015 18:43 - 10 years ago

#1 Has been stuck in my head ever since I heard it on the movie cruel intentions many years ago. To write and perform a song that gets more popular as the decades pass; well - Magic.

Jmotm 3rd Jul 2015 13:42 - 10 years ago

I think we can all agree that this one should have made the list...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

TarantBeats 25th Mar 2015 18:29 - 10 years ago

Great article!

iicykenny 16th Nov 2014 13:03 - 11 years ago

Its amazing how popular music can become.

Cinas 14th Nov 2014 18:49 - 11 years ago

there are some nifty add ons for your browser these days that will let you change your ip and country so you can access content from other countries. If you use Firefox there is usually one in the top add-ons list.

joecramer 14th Jun 2014 17:25 - 11 years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNOhkTK8vSc&list=PLo-ZFMf0H-v6suefNsoDzLhdxc6NFUxpU

there u can watch it outside the uk.

joe

FreeRadical 20th Apr 2014 20:30 - 11 years ago

Well i haven't played the video yet but i bet my entire life savings and all my wages to come that this wasn't in the top ten...........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmYi5u9BhtI

(sorry, i just enjoy any oppertunity to squeeze that in lol)

kjason 29th Sep 2013 00:14 - 12 years ago

I wish I could view/play this... I am in the U.S. and it's blocked here too. :(

hugethornbirds 9th May 2013 10:27 - 12 years ago

wow. awesome. hope this can also be apply by the aspiring musician, as well, instrumentalist, or whoever likes in the music industry. i guess that if it holds-true then no one would want to be left behind.

MamaChill 25th Mar 2013 10:13 - 12 years ago

Gr8 documentary, ;) xxx

stem0man 25th Feb 2013 00:25 - 12 years ago

I'd guess: Boots Randolph - "Yakety Sax"
Ya know, like whenever you get chased around, I believe that that song plays in the background of your subconscious. They should have had top ten songs that get stuck in people's heads. Like Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger" when you're in a running race.

Carrol 1st Feb 2013 23:05 - 12 years ago

thanks for the link, so much interesting stuff on the website!

Bindanox 29th Dec 2012 19:35 - 12 years ago

Happy Birthday at number one??That came a bit of a surprise but there you go.Great documentary.

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