Beyoncé – $685 million
Fresh from her break-out of Destiny’s child, Beyonce has established herself as a force in this decade. Over the decade, she has released five albums, capping the year with The Gift, a soundtrack from The Lion King, and toured extensively.
The ELLE cover star earned an estimated total of $685 million (£529m) over the past decade, largely in part to her successful decade as a solo artist.
