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Monday, July 25, 2011

Carrie Underwood Richest American Idol

Carrie Underwood Tops 'American Idol' earner
Carrie Underwood highest earner American Idol
Carrie Underwood, the Season Four winner tops the list with earnings of $20 million. The second-place spot was a tie between Season Seven runner up Adam Lambert and Chris Daughtry (Season Five), who both toured over the past year, pulling in $6 million.

American Idol was ranked as the most successful money making U.S. TV show in 2010 by Forbes magazine and here it comes up with a list of the top 10 highest earning American Idol contestants.

The full Top 10 (12)

1. Carrie Underwood - $20 million
2. Chris Daughtry and Adam Lambert - $6 million each
4. Fantasia Barrino - $4 million
5. Jordin Sparks - $3 million
6. Kelly Clarkson - $2.5 million
7. Jennifer Hudson - $2 million
8. Kellie Pickler - $1.8 million
9. Clay Aiken - $1.5 million
10. David Archuleta, David Cook, Katharine McPhee - $1 million each