The Highest Earning Women In Music 2007
Here is the Forbes list of the top 20 highest earning female stars of 2007. As you can see Madonna tops the list, due to her Confessions tour, the highest grossing tour for a female artist, which earnt $260m worldwide.
To compile the list, Forbes counted earnings and income received from concerts and touring, merchandising, album sales and additional revenue streams from businesses such as clothing lines, fragrance deals and endorsements.
Only “active†artists were considered, such as those who had released an album or film or who had toured during the specified period.
1. Madonna - $72m
2. Barbra Streisand - $60m
3. Celine Dion - $45m
4. Shakira - $38m
5. Beyoncé - $27m
6. Gwen Stefani - $26m
7. Christina Aguilera - $20m
8. Faith Hill - $19m
9. Dixie Chicks - $18m
10. Mariah Carey - $13m
11. Hilary Duff - $12m
12. Avril Lavigne - $12m
13. Martina McBride - $12m
14. Britney Spears - $8m
15. Carrie Underwood - $7m
16. Nelly Furtado - $7m
17. Fergie - $6m
18. Jennifer Lopez - $6m
19. Sheryl Crow - $6m
20. Norah Jones - $5.5m
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