Adam Lambert Is No.1 In Forbes Highest Earning American Idols for 2015

Congrats to Adam Lambert! He is at the no. 1 spot in the Forbes highest earning American Idols for 2015.

The numbers were calculated using data from Pollstar, the RIAA, music industry sources and the teams of some of the artists themselves. These numbers reflect pretax earnings in June 2014 through June 2015 scoring period.

The Top 5 earning American Idols are:

5. Kelly Clarkson – 4 million
5. Scotty McCreery – 4 million
4. Phillip Phillips – $5 million
3. Daughtry – 6 million
2. Carrie Underwood – 8 million
1. Adam Lambert – 10 million