20 richest female singers of all time

[Nic (Britney Spears)]

The team from New York Daily News has conducted a survey of the 20 richest female singers of all time-based on contracts, tours and inheritance based on lists from Forbes magazine. The first is pop queen Madonna, the only singer of the billionaire list. In the list there are only three singers with less than 10 years of career as Avril Lavigne, Miley Cyrus, Rihanna with gains estimated at 280 and 100 million respectively). Check out the list:

Madonna, 51 – US$ 1,1 billion (30 years)
Mariah Carey, 40 – US$ 750 million (20 years)
Barbra Streisand, 68 – US$ 625 million (53 years)
Celine Dion, 42 – US$ 590 million (30 years)
Britney Spears, 28 – US$ 500 million (13 years)
Cher, 64 – US$ 460 million (47 years)
Ayumi Hamasaki, 31 – US$ 400 million (16 years)
Beyoncé Knowles, 28 – US$ 390 million (13 years)
Janet Jackson, 44 – US$ 360 million (37 years)
Tina Turner, 70 – US$ 350 million (20 years)
Jennifer Lopez, 41 – US$ 330 million (23 years)
Rihanna, 22, – US$ 280 million (5 years)
Gloria Estefan, 52 – US$ 250 million (33 years)
Christina Aguilera, 29 – US$ 190 million (13 years)
Shakira, 33 – US$ 150 million (20 years)
Alicia Keys, 29 – US$ 150 million (13 years)
Whitney Houston, 47 – US$ 120 million (33 years)
Avril Lavigne, 25 – US$ 100 million (8 years)
Miley Cyrus, 17 – US$ 100 million (5 years)

[c0ldasfire]

I love Britney Spears and all, but she really isn't worth $500 million...this list confuses me, am curious how much her net worth is considered...I would guess $150-200 million

[Nadia]

Aug 26, 2010 0:08:09 GMT -5 Nic (Britney Spears) said:

Miley Cyrus, 17 – US$ 100 million (5 years)

:o
Get It Milez

[Nadia]

Aug 26, 2010 0:08:09 GMT -5 Nic (Britney Spears) said:

Rihanna, 22, – US$ 280 million (5 years)

My Girl

[SPRΞΞ]

i think the sad part about this list is Whitney Houston only being worth 120 million after 33 years. (she hasn't been around that long tho, i think.)

[worldwide]

Holly crap. Mariah 750! I read that she has earned on fragrances 150 million.

[Deleted]

Is this a list about the money they earned during their entire career? As much as I know Forbes stated a few years ago that e.g. Madonna's net worth was at US$325 million...

[worldwide]

^Yes, I think so. Mariah had 225 two years ago.

Kylie Minogue is missing. I read that she has earned hundreds of millions. In 20+ years of her career it's fair to think she has earned at least 100 mil which would put her on the list.

[Deleted]

There seems to be further confusion: How did Rihanna earn US$ 280 million?

[Mike]

^I'm wondering that as well. She has sold a sh*t ton of singles, but her WW album sales don't even compete with most of the others. Not to mention she hasn't really ever had a HUGE successful tour. Doesn't make sense to me lol.

[Diego]

^ Did she have any big endorsement deals?

[colson]

This list is obviously fake.

[weaver]

Aug 26, 2010 2:33:52 GMT -5 worldwide said:

Holly crap. Mariah 750! I read that she has earned on fragrances 150 million.

They grossed 150 million. That doesn't mean she made that much...

[kylecburke]

Aug 26, 2010 0:08:09 GMT -5 Nic (Britney Spears) said:

The team from New York Daily News has conducted a survey of the 20 richest female singers of all time-based on contracts, tours and inheritance based on lists from Forbes magazine. The first is pop queen Madonna, the only singer of the billionaire list. In the list there are only three singers with less than 10 years of career as Avril Lavigne, Miley Cyrus, Rihanna with gains estimated at 280 and 100 million respectively). Check out the list:

Madonna, 51 – US$ 1,1 billion (30 years)
Mariah Carey, 40 – US$ 750 million (20 years)
Barbra Streisand, 68 – US$ 625 million (53 years)
Celine Dion, 42 – US$ 590 million (30 years)
Britney Spears, 28 – US$ 500 million (13 years)
Cher, 64 – US$ 460 million (47 years)
Ayumi Hamasaki, 31 – US$ 400 million (16 years)
Beyoncé Knowles, 28 – US$ 390 million (13 years)
Janet Jackson, 44 – US$ 360 million (37 years)
Tina Turner, 70 – US$ 350 million (20 years)
Jennifer Lopez, 41 – US$ 330 million (23 years)
Rihanna, 22, – US$ 280 million (5 years)
Gloria Estefan, 52 – US$ 250 million (33 years)
Christina Aguilera, 29 – US$ 190 million (13 years)
Shakira, 33 – US$ 150 million (20 years)
Alicia Keys, 29 – US$ 150 million (13 years)
Whitney Houston, 47 – US$ 120 million (33 years)
Avril Lavigne, 25 – US$ 100 million (8 years)
Miley Cyrus, 17 – US$ 100 million (5 years)

How is shania not there...her tours grossed large amounths, she sold more records then more then most of these and she has writing credits (which has to help) and has done other things then music

[popindustrialist]

"The team from New York Daily News has conducted a survey of the 20 richest female singers of all time-based on contracts, tours and inheritance based on lists from Forbes magazine

Actually, they didnt even bother to check Forbes.

www.forbes.com/2007/01/17/richest-women-entertainment-tech-media-cz_lg_richwomen07_0118womenstars_slide_5.html

Madonna
Net Worth (in $ millions): 325

[Cerbius]

It looks as if they just punched in random numbers.

[dbt88]

A baseless list full of hypothetical estimations?

[tsw2008]

useless list.

[Nic (Britney Spears)]

Ohhh sorry guys =[

[carrieidol1]

I think I know why Nick Cannon married Mariah???

Damn that's a lot of money! Madonna, damn with 1.1 billion dollars, you'd think she would fix all her cosmetic messes in her face!

[rosemoor]

Rihanna, 22, – US$ 280 million (5 years)


Where is Taylor Swift?

[dbt88]

Aug 26, 2010 10:00:57 GMT -5 Nic (Britney Spears) said:

Ohhh sorry guys =[

It's okay Nic. It's DN we're ing at