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Neil Percival Young was born on November 12, 1945 in Toronto, Canada. Young has an estimated net worth of $65 million. He has achieved critical and commercial success as a solo artist. He has been a member of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and Buffalo Springfield.

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This musician, singer-songwriter, director, producer and writer, Neil Young, has to date released about 34 albums and he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Fame twice. He has amassed huge wealth through the sales of his albums and singles and through the ticket sales from his tours and concerts. Neil Young owns multiple properties in the US including a sprawling 1500 acre ranch in California named the 'Broken Arrow Ranch' and homes in Hawaii and Florida. Young has also offered his services as a musician to assist various charity concerts and benefits that help raise funds for various humanitarian causes. Neil Young is married to Pegi Morton and they have a son Ben who has a severe form of cerebral palsy. Young and Morton also have a daughter Amber Jean who suffers from epilepsy and so does Young.

Earnings & Financial Data

Date

Category

Description

Amount

2009

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from his album Le Noise (certified gold by Music Canada)

$50,000

2006

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from his album Chrome Dreams II

$54,000

2006

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from his live album Live at Massey Hall 1971

$57,000

2005

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from his live album Live at the Fillmore East

$20,000

2004

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from his album Prairie Wind (certified gold by RIAA and silver by BPI)

$560,000

2004

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the compilation album Greatest Hits with the folk rock supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash (certified silver by BPI)

$50,000

2003

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Life Story with the British rock group The Shadows (certified gold by BPI)

$100,000

1999

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album 50 Golden Greats with the British rock group The Shadows (certified gold by BPI)

$100,000

1998

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Looking Forward with the folk rock supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash

$370,000

1994

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from his album Sleeps with Mirror Ball (certified gold by RIAA and silver by BPI)

$560,000

1993

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from his album Sleeps with Angels (certified gold by RIAA)

$500,000

1993

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album After the Storm with the folk rock supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash

$170,000

1992

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from his live album Unplugged (certified gold by RIAA)

$500,000

1992

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from his compilation album Greatest Hits (certified platinum by ARIA, and gold by RIAA and Music Canada)

$675,000

1991

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from his album Harvest Moon (certified 2x multi-platinum by RIAA, 5x platinum by Music Canada, and gold by ARIA and BPI)

$2,635,000

1990

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the compilation album Carry On with the folk rock supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash (certified gold by BPI)

$100,000

1990

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the compilation album CSN with the folk rock supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash (certified multi-platinum by RIAA)

$1,000,000

1990

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Themes and Dreams with the British rock group The Shadows (certified gold by BPI)

$100,000

1989

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Live It Up with the folk rock supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash

$300,000

1989

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from his album Ragged Glory (certified gold by Music Canada, and silver by BPI)

$110,000

1989

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Reflection with the British rock group The Shadows (certified platinum by BPI)

$300,000

1988

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from his album Freedom (certified gold by RIAA and Music Canada, and silver by BPI)

$610,000

1988

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album At Their Very Best with the British rock group The Shadows (certified gold by BPI)

$100,000

1988

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Steppin' to the Shadows with the British rock group The Shadows (certified gold by BPI)

$100,000

1988

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from his album The Bridge: A Tribute to Neil Young (certified platinum by ARIA, and gold by RIAA, Music Canada and BVMI)

$725,000

1987

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album American Dream with the folk rock supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash (certified 4x multi-platinum by RIAA)

$1,000,000

1986

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Simply Shadows with the British rock group The Shadows (certified platinum by BPI)

$300,000

1985

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Moonlight Shadows with the British rock group The Shadows (certified gold by BPI)

$100,000

1981

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Daylight Again with the folk rock supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash (certified 4x multi-platinum by RIAA)

$1,000,000

1980

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Hits Right Up Your Street with the British rock group The Shadows (certified silver by BPI)

$60,000

1979

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Change of Address with the British rock group The Shadows (certified silver by BPI)

$60,000

1979

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Another String of Hot Hits with the British rock group The Shadows (certified silver by by BPI)

$60,000

1978

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from his album Comes a Time (certified platinum by RIAA and silver by BPI)

$1,050,000

1978

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from his live album Live Rust (certified platinum by RIAA)

$1,000,000

1978

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album String of Hits with the British rock group The Shadows (certified platinum by BPI and gold by IFPI-FIN)

$110,000

1977

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from his album Comes a Time (certified 2x gold by SNEP, and gold by RIAA and BPI)

$700,000

1976

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from his album American Stars 'n Bars (certified gold by RIAA and silver by BPI)

$560,000

1976

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album 20 Golden Greats with the British rock group The Shadows (certified platinum by RIAA)

$300,000

1976

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from his compilation album Decade (certified platinum by RIAA and ARIA)

$1,075,000

1976

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album CSN with the folk rock supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash (certified 4x multi-platinum by RIAA)

$4,000,000

1975

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from his album Long May You Run (certified gold by RIAA)

$500,000

1974

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from his album Zuma (certified gold by RIAA and silver by BPI)

$560,000

1974

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from his album Tonight's the Night (certified gold by ARIA and silver by BPI)

$95,000

1973

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the compilation album So Far with the folk rock supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash (certified 6x multi-platinum by RIAA)

$6,000,000

1973

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from his album On the Beach (certified gold by RIAA and silver by BPI)

$560,000

1972

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Golden Record with the British rock group The Shadows (certified gold by SNEP)

$50,000

1972

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from his live album Time Fades Away (certified gold by RIAA)

$500,000

1971

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from his album Harvest (certified diamond by SNEP, 4x multi-platinum by RIAA, 3x platinum by BPI, and 3x gold by BVMI)

$5,000,000

1970

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the live album 4 Way Street with the folk rock supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash (certified 4x multi-platinum by RIAA)

$4,000,000

1969

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Déjà Vu with the folk rock supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash (certified 7x multi-platinum by RIAA, platinum by SNEP, and gold by BPI, BVMI and IFPI-SWI)

$7,675,000

1969

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from his album After the Gold Rush (certified 2x multi-platinum by RIAA and 2x platinum by BPI)

$2,600,000

1968

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Crosby, Stills & Nash with the folk rock supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash (certified 4x multi-platinum by RIAA)

$4,000,000

1968

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Retrospective: The Best of Buffalo Springfield with the American-Canadian rock band Buffalo Springfield (certified platinum by RIAA and silver by BPI)

$1,060,000

1968

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from his album Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (certified platinum by RIAA)

$1,000,000

1960

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album The Shadows with the British rock group The Shadows (certified gold by SNEP)

$50,000