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Usher is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor with an estimated net worth of $180 million. He was born Usher Raymund IV on October 14, 1978, in Dallas, Texas. He later moved to Georgia where his music career took off when he was spotted by a LaFace record executive at a talent show in his hometown.
The 14-year-old Usher auditioned for LaFace co-founder L.A. Reid, who signed the gospel choir boy to a recording contract. Raymond was introduced to the world simply as "Usher," and released his debut album of the same name in 1994, which featured co-executive producer Sean "Puffy" Combs. The first single, "Think of You," gained Usher wide recognition and reached gold status. Usher was only 15 years old that time and from that initial exposure, Usher was approached to do other projects.
The R&B heartthrob is a part-owner of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. He is credited with discovering Canadian pop-sensation Justin Bieber who he performed with him at the 2011 Grammys. Usher's 2004 album Confessions sold 10 million copies in the U.S. alone, making it the No. 2 best-selling album of the 2000s. To date, he has sold over 65 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
Earnings & Financial Data
Date | Category | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "Party" with Chris Brown (approximately 1 million copies sold) | $1,300,000 |
2016 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album The Hamilton Mixtape with various artists (approximately 187 thousand copies sold) | $243,100 |
2016 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album Hard II Love (approximately 28 thousand copies sold) | $36,400 |
2016 | Box Office Sales | Box office sales of the movie Hands of Stone as Sugar Ray Leonard | $4,710,000 |
2016 | Record Sales | First week record sales of the album And the Anonymous Nobody... with American hip hop group De La Soul (approximately 23 thousand copies sold) | $29,900 |
2016 | Box Office Sales | Box office sales of the movie Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping as himself | $9,640,000 |
2015 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "Back to Sleep" with American recording artist Chris Brown (approximately 1,242,500 copies sold) | $1,620,000 |
2015 | Ticket Sales | Ticket sales of Usher's UR Experience Tour (approximately 132,572 tickets sold) | $8,570,000 |
2015 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album Ludaversal with American rapper Ludacris (approximately 82 thousand copies sold) | $106,600 |
2015 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "Don't Look Down" with Dutch DJ and record producer Martin Garrix (approximately 475 thousand copies sold) | $617,500 |
2015 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "The Matrimony" with American hip hop recording artist Wale (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) | $650,000 |
2014 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "I Don't Mind" featuring American rapper Juicy J (approximately 2.4 million copies sold) | $3,120,000 |
2014 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album Paperwork with T.I. (approximately 157 thousand copies sold) | $204,100 |
2014 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "Body Language" with American hip hop recording artist Kid Ink (approximately 735 thousand copies sold) | $955,500 |
2014 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "New Flame" with American artist Chris Brown (approximately 2.2 million copies sold) | $2,860,000 |
2014 | Box Office Sales | Worldwide box office sales of the movie Muppets Most Wanted as a Wedding Usher | $80,380,000 |
2013 | Sale of Asset | Selling price of Usher's house in Roswell, Georgia | $2,200,000 |
2013 | Ticket Sales | Ticket sales of the UR Experience Tour (approximately 109,438 tickets sold) | $8,570,000 |
2013 | Box Office Sales | Box office sales of the American concert film Justin Bieber's Believe as himself | $32,200,000 |
2013 | Box Office Sales | Worldwide box office sales of Scary Movie 5 as Ira (The Janitor) | $78,380,000 |
2012 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album Global Warming with American rapper Pitbull (approximately 2.18 million copies sold) | $2,830,000 |
2012 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "Rest of My Life" with American hip hop recording artist Ludacris and David Guetta (approximately 77.5 thousand copies sold) | $100,750 |
2012 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album God Forgives, I Don't with American rapper Rick Ross (approximately 555 thousand copies sold) | $721,500 |
2012 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album Looking 4 Myself (approximately 604 thousand copies sold) | $785,200,000 |
2011 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album Formula, Vol. 1 with American singer Romeo Santos (approximately 363 thousand copies sold) | $471,900 |
2011 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album Under the Mistletoe with Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber (approximately 2.18 million copies sold) | $2,830,000 |
2011 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album Nothing but the Beat with French DJ and record producer David Guetta (approximately 2,456,481 copies sold) | $3,190,000 |
2011 | Ticket Sales | Ticket sales of Usher's OMG Tour (approximately 855,903 tickets sold) | $75,000,000 |
2011 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single "Dirty Dancer" with Spanish recording artist Enrique Iglesias (approximately 730 thousand copies sold) | $949,000 |
2011 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album Never Say Never: The Remixes with Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber (approximately 1.04 million copies sold) | $1,350,000 |
2011 | Box Office Sales | Worldwide box office sales of the movie Justin Bieber: Never Say Never as himself | $99,040,000 |
2010 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album Basic Instinct with American singer Ciara (approximately 116 thousand copies sold) | $150,800 |
2010 | Record Sales | Record sales of the extended play Versus (approximately 302 thousand copies sold) | $392,600 |
2010 | Box Office Sales | Worldwide box office sales of the movie Killers as Kevin The Manager | $98,160,000 |
2010 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album Raymond v. Raymond (approximately 2 million copies sold) | $2,600,000 |
2010 | Record Sales | First week record sales of the album Victory with DJ Khaled (approximately 28 thousand copies sold) | $36,400 |
2009 | Ticket Sales | Gross earnings from the OMG Tour | $75,000,000 |
2009 | Record Sales | Estimated earnings from his album Raymond v. Raymond (certified platinum by RIAA, ARIA and RMNZ, and gold by BPI) | $2,000,000 |
2009 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album The State vs. Radric Davis with American rapper Gucci Mane (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) | $650,000 |
2009 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album My World with Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber (approximately 2.09 million copies sold) | $2,720,000 |
2008 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album Paper Trail with American hip hop recording artist T.I. (approximately 2.18 million copies sold) | $2,830,000 |
2008 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album Brass Knuckles with American recording artist Nelly (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) | $650,000 |
2008 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album Here I Stand (approximately 5 million copies sold) | $6,500,000 |
2007 | Record Sales | Estimated earnings from his album Here I Stand (certified platinum by RIAA, and gold by ARIA, BPI and IRMA) | $5,000,000 |
2007 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album Growing Pains with Mary J. Blige (approximately 1.06 million copies sold) | $1,380,000 |
2007 | Record Sales | Record sales of the single Same Girl with R. Kelly (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) | $650,000 |
2007 | Asset | Purchase value of Usher's Ducati superbike | $14,000 |
2007 | Asset | Purchase value of Usher's home in Roswell, Georgia | $3,300,000 |
2006 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album Kingdom Come with Jay-Z (approximately 2.71 million copies sold) | $3,520,000 |
2006 | Others | Sales of the video Rhythm City Volume One: Caught Up (approximately 5 thousand copies sold) | $6,500 |
2005 | Box Office Sales | Box office sales of the movie In the Mix as Darrell | $10,220,000 |
2005 | Record Sales | First week record sales of the album So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross which is a tribute album to the late American R&B and soul legend, Luther Vandross with various artists (approximately 104 thousand copies sold) | $135,200 |
2005 | Others | Sales of the video Truth Tour Behind the Truth: Live from Atlanta (approximately 700 thousand copies sold) | $910,000 |
2004 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album Crunk Juice with American hip hop group Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz (approximately 2 million copies sold) | $2,600,000 |
2004 | Ticket Sales | Ticket sales of Usher's Truth Tour | $29,100,000 |
2004 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album Confessions (approximately 20 million copies sold) | $26,000,000 |
2003 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album The Diary of Alicia Keys with American singer Alicia Keys (approximately 7,445,000 copies sold) | $9,680,000 |
2003 | Others | Sales of the video U Don't Have To Call/U Got It Bad (approximately 50 thousand copies sold) | $65,000 |
2002 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album Disneymania with various musical artists (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) | $650,000 |
2002 | Others | Sales of the video Evolution 8701 Live in Concert (approximately 120 thousand copies sold) | $156,000 |
2001 | Box Office Sales | Box office sales of the movie Texas Rangers as Randolph Douglas Scipio | $763,740 |
2001 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album 8701 (approximately 8 million copies sold) | $10,400,000 |
2000 | Record Sales | Estimated earnings from his album 8701 (certified 4x platinum by RIAA, 2x platinum by ARIA and BPI, platinum by RMNZ, and gold by IFPI-SWI) | $8,000,000 |
1999 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album Rainbow with Mariah Carey (approximately 8 million copies sold) | $10,400,000 |
1999 | Others | Sales of the video Live (approximately 50 thousand copies sold) | $65,000 |
1999 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album Live (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) | $650,000 |
1999 | Ticket Sales | Ticket sales of the Velvet Rope Tour with Janet Jackson (approximately 226,707 tickets sold) | $16,830,000 |
1999 | Box Office Sales | Worldwide box office sales of the movie She's All That as D.J. Campus and box office sales of the movie Light it Up as Lester Dewitt | $109,720,000 |
1998 | Box Office Sales | Box office sales of the movie The Faculty as Gabe Santora | $40,280,000 |
1998 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album Confessions of Fire with Harlem rapper Cam'ron (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) | $650,000 |
1997 | Ticket Sales | Gross earnings from The Velvet Rope Tour | $33,000,000 |
1997 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album My Way (approximately 8 million copies sold) | $10,400,000 |
1995 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album Miss Thang with American R&B recording artist Monica (approximately 3.05 million copies sold) | $3,970,000 |
1994 | Record Sales | Record sales of the album Usher (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) | $650,000 |