Washington
(ANI):
Music
icon
Madonna
topped
Forbes
magazine's
first-ever
list
for
the
'Cash
Queens
of
Music'.
Madge's
earnings
of
72
million
dollars
were
12million
USD
more
than
that
of
second
place
star
Barbara
Streisand,
with
an
earning
of
60million
dollars.
Third
place
on
the
list
went
to
Celine
Dion
with
45
million
dollars
in
the
bank,
reports
People
magazine.
The
top
five
was
rounded
of
by
Colombian
superstar
Shakira
and
the
'Bootylicious'
Beyonce
who
came
in
fourth
and
fifth
place
with
an
earning
of
38
million
dollars
and
27
million
dollars
respectively.
The
list
for
the
top
20
'Cash
Queens
of
Music'
as
per
Forbes
is:
1.
Madonna
$72
million
2.
Barbra
Streisand
$60
million
3.
Celine
Dion
$45
million
4.
Shakira
$38
million
5.
Beyonce
$27
million
6.
Gwen
Stefani
$26
million
7.
Christina
Aguilera
$20
million
8.
Faith
Hill
$19
million
9.
Dixie
Chicks
$18
million
10.
Mariah
Carey
$13
million
11.
Hilary
Duff
$12
million
12.
Avril
Lavigne
$12
million
13.
Martina
McBride
$12
million
14.
Britney
Spears
$8
million
15.
Carrie
Underwood
$7
million
16.
Nelly
Furtado
$7
million
17.
Fergie
$6
million
18.
Jennifer
Lopez
$6
million
19.
Sheryl
Crow
$6
million
20.
Norah
Jones
$5.5
million