KEY POINTS:
The Rolling Stones are rolling in cash, leading Forbes magazine's list of top money makers in the music industry last year with US$150.6 million ($217 million) in earnings.
The group's Bigger Bang tour grossed US$138.5 million last year.
Country music couple Tim McGraw and Faith Hill ranked second with earnings of US$132 million, country trio Rascal Flatts followed with US$110.5 million, and Madonna came in fourth at US$96.8 million.
