Who has made more money over all - Garth Brooks or the Beastie Boys?

I would say, at initial glance, Garth Brooks considering he has teh
#13, #24, and #25 top grossing albums of all time.

http://members.aol.com/PaulHry/music/riaa.html

"You can thank the following (numbers from a Forbes list of the
highest paid entertainers):
The Beatles, $130 million 
Rolling Stones, $121 million 
Eagles, $95 million 
Pink Floyd, $70 million 
Michael Jackson, $67 million 
Barbra Streisand, $63 million 
Grateful Dead, $42 million 
Garth Brooks, $40 million 
Elton John, $35 million 
Billy Joel, $33 million 
Boyz II Men, $31 million 
Aerosmith, $30 million 
John Grisham, $29 million 
Jimmy Buffett, $26 million 
Bon Jovi, $25 million 

I have to say only the Beatles, Pink Floyd and Michael Jackson are
worthy of their earnings, due to their contribution to the evolution
of music. Where the heck are RunDMC, the Beastie Boys and Wu Tang!"

THE THOUGHTLESS
http://www.thethoughtless.net/rants_view.php?rant=27

Brooks also showed up 15th on the Forbes Highest Paid Entertainer List
in 1999. To my knowledge the Beastie Boys have NEVER even made the
list.

PLANET GARTH
http://www.planetgarth.com/news/article.php?cid=00338

Garth Brooks is said to have made half a billion dollars FOR HIMSELF
during his career.

COUNTRY REVIEW
http://www.countryreview.com/GarthBrooks/


Let me know if this answers your question.

Regards;
tutuzdad-ga

Thanks tutuzdad,
  This helped settle a bet I had with my co-workers.  Never thought GB
was that popular.