Joe Diffie
Net Worth: $36 million
Venture: All in the Same Boat
You may not recognize Joe Diffie in the picture above because most fans remember him as with the mullet-long-hair and mustache combination that just didn’t seem to work but was still cool. Diffle is a country singer-songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee who was very famous during the ’90s and early 2000s. Since his debut in 1989 as a country singer, he has released 35 singles which appeared in the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, with his top five songs being “Home,” “If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets),” “Third Rock from the Sun,” “Bigger Than the Beatles,” and “Pickup Man,” which was his most successful single and lasted four weeks at the number one spot.
He is often compared to George Jones and Mark Chesnutt, although he’s regarded more as a humorous, rock-tinged singer rather than a traditional country artist. Diffie has been married four times so far. He used to hold charity concerts in the ’90s for First Steps, a nonprofit that helps with education for mentally and physically disabled kids. He was even awarded a Humanitarian Award for his contributions in 1997 by Country Radio Broadcasters.
Eric Church
Net Worth: $14 million
Venture: Double Down Tour
The young Eric Church is an up and coming Country artist who’s been in the serious part of his career for the last 15 or so years. With six studio albums to his name, Church has produced many hit singles that seem to jive well with the younger fanbase of the genre. His first album, Sinners Like Me, was fairly well received and led to him teaming up with various other musicians such as Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan.
Church’s most recent album, Desperate Man, was also quite well received but has not attained exceptional acclaim or popularity. If you’re interested in checking his music, look no further than his best singles: “Springsteen,” “Drink in My Hand,” and his top hit “Raise ‘Em Up,” which he performed with Keith Urban.
Hunter Hayes
Net Worth: $4.5 million
Venture: The 21 Project
The multi-talented Hunter Hayes is known for a lot more than his awesome voice and great looks. The 18-year-old debuted his first album entitled Hunter Hayes back in 2011 to fantastic sales figures and critical acclaim. The album reached the number seven spot on the Billboard 200 charts and dominated the country album charts. What makes Hayes unique across the board is his talent and skill at playing over thirty different types of instruments.
The country artists were promptly approached by Nashville’s Atlantic Records and started working with them. His first single, “Wanted” became a massive hit and sold over three and a half million copies in its first year since release. This made Hayes the youngest artist to reach such records and put him up as a contender for future country Hall of Fame status. All that’s left for him to do is to keep up the good work.
Tom T. Hall
Net Worth: $1 million(estimated)
Venture: Clipper Teas
One of the classical best sellers and among the most popular country singers in the world is Tom T. Hall. The retired country artist was once the hallmark of excellent country music and was consequently a massive country star in the ‘70s. Some of his most beloved songs are “I Love”, “(Old Dogs, Children and) Watermelon Wine” and “Harper Valley PTA”.
To respect his musical legacy and vast contributions to the country genre, Hall was recently inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Anyone who loves the country knows that you can’t have a list of the most successful country singers without including Tom T. Hall. Outside of his musical career, the retired musician is also a novelist and short-story teller. He wrote nine books to date between the '70s until the mid-'90s. In 1969 Hall was married to famous bluegrass songwriter and producer Dixie Hall until her passing in 2015.
Thomas Rhett
Net Worth: $5 million
Venture: The Ranch
Thomas Rhett is a successful country musician, actor and media entertainer. He was born in Georgia and grew up with Tim McGraw and Brooks & Dunn because of his father Rhett Atkins, who is a successful singer himself. Thomas Rhett knew he was born to be a musician early on, and already started showing the first signs of his musical talents during high school as a member of the High Heeled Flip Flops band.
Rhett was signed on Big Machine and released four albums at this point in time. He also appears often on shows such as The Ranch and Saturday Night Live. The country singer has so far released seventeen singles, with many of them reaching the number-one spot in the Billboard country charts.