'Billboard' names Taylor Swift top money-making musician for 2015

If Taylor Swift made an album called 2015, she might have to cover Just Got Paid.

The New Romantics singer tops Billboard's list of musicians with the highest earnings for last year. The news outlet compared artists based on the total amount of money made from sales, streaming, publishing and touring.

Billboard reports Swift acquired $73.5 million in revenue, with $61.7 million coming from The 1989 World Tour. That's a lot of LED bracelets.

Kenny Chesney ($39.8 million), The Rolling Stones ($39.6 million), Billy Joel ($31.7 million) and One Direction ($24.2 million) round out the top five. Splitting your check with only three band mates might be the one upside to Zayn Malik'sdeparture right, guys?

Adele is 9th on the list with $20.5 million in revenue. She'll have a lot more touring revenue to report in 2016 with her world tour. In the 10th slot, Maroon 5 earned $19.2 million, and Ed Sheeran's $11.6 million earned him a spot at number 17 on the list.

Other artists who made bank in 2015:

22. Britney Spears, $10.6 million

27. J. Cole, $8.8 million

28. The Weeknd, $8.6 million

29. Ariana Grande, $8.3 million

31. Sam Smith, $7.5 million

32. Drake, $7.4 million

39. Nicki Minaj, $6.3 million