Song
Roxanne
The Police · Outlandos d'Amour · 1978
high confidence
Estimate at a glance
How much money does Roxanne make?
Roxanne by The Police is estimated at $250K-$880K/year on the artist side, with gross track revenue and ownership context separated below.
Takeaway: Roxanne is one of the stronger modeled catalog earners here because replay demand and ownership context both support a durable annual range.
Roxanne remains commercially durable because its hook, vocal identity, and early Police sound still travel well across classic-rock, new-wave, and nostalgia listening.
What stands out
- Currently ranks around the top 33% of tracked songs by modeled artist-side earnings
- Released in 1978 and still shows earnings power roughly 48 years later
- Ranks #2 among 3 tracked songs for The Police
- Apple Music preview available
- high confidence estimate
Why the song still earns
- Classic-rock and nostalgia playlists support steady repeat listening.
- Strong identity and recognizability help the song travel well in sync and catalog discovery.
- Cross-generational replay keeps earnings resilient over time.
Roxanne lands in the top 33% of tracked songs by estimated artist-side earnings.
artist-side split is modeled + gross track revenue is separated. Why?
The headline number is the modeled artist-side annual share for this recording when split data exists.
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How It Compares
Roxanne is compared against nearby songs in the catalog based on artist overlap, era, genre, and modeled earnings range.
Revenue Breakdown
Bars reflect modeled annual midpoint ranges, not audited royalty statements.
Listen
Official Apple Music preview.
Reader questions about Roxanne
How much did Roxanne make in total?
Roxanne does not have a public lifetime total, so the estimate stays focused on modeled annual earnings instead of claiming an audited career total.
How much does Roxanne make per stream?
Roxanne does not have a single public per-stream rate because payouts vary by platform, territory, subscription tier, and contract structure. The estimate here is modeled from aggregate streaming, licensing, and catalog behavior instead.
Who owns Roxanne?
This is an inferred annual range based on catalog behavior, not a public royalty statement.
Show ownership and assumptions
This is an inferred annual range based on catalog behavior, not a public royalty statement.
Supporting Revenue Context
Assumptions: Estimate models durable streaming, classic-rock playlist use, sync usefulness, and songwriter-side participation.
Notes: This is an inferred annual range based on catalog behavior, not a public royalty statement.
Split-aware estimate
The headline number is the modeled artist-side annual share for this recording when split data exists.