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Music's 10 Top-Grossing Divas

Posted Feb 3, 08 10:49 AM CST in Arts & Living 

(Newser) – The Material Girl earned her epithet this year, raking in $72 million on her "Confessions" tour. Madonna nabbed the top spot on Forbes' new list of top-grossing female artists from mid 2006 to mid 2007, reports the Daily Telegraph:

  1. Madonna, $72 million
  2. Barbra Streisand, $60 million
  3. Celine Dion, $45 million

  1. Shakira, $38 million
  2. Beyonce, $27 million
  3. Gwen Stefani,  $26 million
  4. Christina Aguilera, $20 million
  5. Faith Hill, $19 million
  6. Dixie Chicks, $18 million
  7. Mariah Carey, $13 million
The full list from Forbes contains its share of surprises.

Source Daily Telegraph (UK)

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Celine Dion poses for photos following the final performance of A New Day at Caesar's Palace Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007. All the Vegas performances put Dion at No.3 on Forbes'...   (Associated Press)
Singer-actress Madonna is shown in this Dec. 2, 2007, file photo in New York. Her "Confessions" tour helped the diva rake in $72 million last year. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)   (Associated Press)
Barbra Streisand performs at the Manchester Evening News Arena during the first concert of the British leg of her European tour, Manchester England, Tuesday July 10, 2007. The comeback tour bagged $60...   (Associated Press)
Colombian singer Shakira, who contributes three songs to the soundtrack of "Love in the Time of Cholera," arrives at the premiere of the film on the closing night of the AFI Film Festival in Los Angeles,...   (Associated Press)
Beyonce Knowles arrives at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles in this, Nov. 18, 2007, file photo. The singer banked the fifth slot on Forbes' top-earning female artists list. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini,...   (Associated Press)
Gwen Stefani poses for pictures at a party celebrating her new L.A.M.B. fragrance during Fashion Week in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007. Her designing work helped Stefani score the sixth spot on...   (Associated Press)
Madonna performs during the British leg of the Live Earth concerts at London's Wembley Stadium, Saturday, July 7, 2007. Madonna intends to sign a $120 million recording and touring deal with live entertainment...   (Associated Press)
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