The Year's Top-Earning 'Idols'

By Rickey ·

Here's the Forbes list of the top earning American Idol alumni for the past year:

1. Kelly Clarkson - $8 million

2. Carrie Underwood - $7 million

3. Chris Daughtry - $5.4 million

4. Kellie Pickler - $4.3 million

5. David Cook - $2.3 million

6. Jennifer Hudson - $2 million

7. Jordin Sparks - $1.8 million

8. David Archuleta - $1.4 million

9. Clay Aiken - $800,000

10. Kris Allen - $672,000

From Forbes:

The pop music market, now saturated with close to 100 of the show's alums, is showing signs of Idol fatigue. Earnings by some of Idol's top vocalists have nosedived over the past year. The show that reshaped television and the music business just isn't minting cash for its stars like it once did.

Source Forbes

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