How Much Music

Song

The Best

Tina Turner · Foreign Affair · 1989

high confidence

artist-side split is modeled + gross track revenue is separated. Why?

The Best by Tina Turner

Short Answer

How much money does The Best make?

The Best by Tina Turner is modeled at $400K-$1.4M/year per year on the artist side, with gross track revenue and ownership context separated below.

The song still reads as an evergreen catalog asset roughly 37 years after release.

The Best still makes money because it remains one of the most reused sports-and-event songs in late-1980s pop culture.

Did You Know?

  • Currently ranks around the top 43% of tracked songs by modeled artist-side earnings
  • Released in 1989 and still shows earnings power roughly 37 years later
  • Ranks #2 among 2 tracked songs for Tina Turner
  • 1 tracks on the linked album page
  • External listening links available
  • high confidence estimate

The Best sits in the top 43% of tracked songs on the site by modeled artist-side earnings.

Last updated: April 23, 2026

The Best vs Similar Songs

Song Artist Estimated yearly midpoint
The Best Tina Turner $900,000
What's Love Got to Do with It
same artist · same genre
Tina Turner $1,050,000
If I Could Turn Back Time
same era · similar earnings band
Cher $775,000
Like a Prayer
same era · similar earnings band
Madonna $1,350,000

Revenue Breakdown

Gross track revenue $700K-$1.8M/year
100% of the lead revenue lane
Artist-side share $400K-$1.4M/year
72% of the lead revenue lane
Label master share $180K-$500K/year
28% of the lead revenue lane

Bars reflect modeled annual midpoint ranges, not audited royalty statements.

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Why It Still Works

  • The song benefits from sports, event, and motivational-use familiarity.
  • Playlist longevity keeps it active beyond its original chart cycle.
  • Its chant-like hook supports broad cultural reuse.

Tina Turner benefits when one recording stays useful across streaming, memory, and licensing contexts long after the release campaign ends.

More Questions About The Best

How much did The Best make in total?

The Best does not have a public lifetime total, so this page stays focused on modeled annual earnings instead of claiming an audited career total.

How much does The Best make per stream?

The Best 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 The Best?

Modeled annual range, not a public accounting of label and publishing receipts.

Show ownership and assumptions

Modeled annual range, not a public accounting of label and publishing receipts.

Supporting Revenue Context

  • Estimated gross track revenue: $700K-$1.8M/year
  • Estimated artist-side cut: $400K-$1.4M/year
  • Estimated label master share: $180K-$500K/year
  • Estimated publishing share: $120K-$320K/year
  • Estimated songwriter share: $90K-$240K/year
  • Assumptions: Estimate assumes ongoing event-driven listening, streaming replay, and media reuse.
  • Masters: label / catalog rightsholder
  • Publishing: publisher / songwriter split
  • Catalog sale status: not publicly modeled as a fully sold-out song position
  • Notes: Modeled annual range, not a public accounting of label and publishing receipts.

Split-aware estimate

The headline number is the modeled artist-side annual share for this recording when split data exists.

  • Gross track revenue is separated from artist-side take-home where the page has enough split context.
  • Ownership notes on masters or publishing are included and should be read alongside the revenue number.
  • All figures are annual modeled ranges based on streaming behavior, cultural replay value, sync potential, and available ownership information, not public royalty statements.

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