Carrie Underwood – $140 Million

Ever since Carrie Underwood belted her first song on the stage of American Idol in 2005, everybody knew that she was destined to be a star. And she sure did! She won the show’s fourth season and started to climb the ladder of success. After she released her first album, she dropped hit after hit. She does not only make a name in pop music but in the country music genre, too.

She has sold over 65 million records worldwide, won 12 Country Music Awards, got inducted into Grand Ole Opry, and won another seven Grammy Awards. In November 2009, with 11 million album sales, she became the artist with the highest domestic record sales since the broadcast of “American Idol”. With this feat, the degree of success Carrie has reached beyond measurable. It is no surprise that she has a net worth of 140 million.