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Richard Marx is an American adult pop singer and songwriter, born on September 16, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois. His net worth is estimated to be around $18 million. In the 1980s and 1990s, he released a series of hit singles that topped the music charts. Some of his hit singles include Endless Summer Nights, Hazards, Now and Forever, Right Here Waiting, etc. Richard Marx holds the enviable record of being the first ever solo artist whose first seven singles made it to the top five in the list of best 100 singles.
Born to a one-time singer named Ruth, and a jazz star named Dick Marx, Richard grew up in a musical atmosphere. By the age of five, Richard Marx was already singing jingles on radio and TV which his father wrote. At the age of seventeen, he relocated to Los Angeles where he met Lionel Richie who helped him with his first album recording. In 1987, he released his debut album which sold over four million copies in the US alone. Over the years, he has produced and released several singles and albums with his world record sales exceeding 30 million copies.
Earnings & Financial Data
|
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2013 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Beautiful Goodbye |
$22,666 |
|
2003 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album My Own Best Enemy |
$56,665 |
|
1996 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Flesh and Bone |
$250,000 |
|
1996 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his compilation album Greatest Hits (certified platinum by BPI and gold by RIAA) |
$1,000,000 |
|
1993 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Paid Vacation (certified platinum by RIAA and gold by RIAJ) |
$1,180,000 |
|
1990 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Rush Street (certified platinum by RIAA) |
$2,000,000 |
|
1988 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Repeat Offender (certified 4x platinum by RIAA) |
$5,000,000 |
|
1986 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Richard Marx (certified 3x platinum by RIAA) |
$3,000,000 |