Top 5 Earning American Idols in 2013

No.2: Kelly Clarkson


Earnings in 2013: $7 million

Kelly Clarkson ranks second with an earning of nearly $7 million in 2013. After winning the 1st season of American Idol, her fate was sealed. Her debut ‘A Moment like This’ broke the record for the biggest jump in the chart’s history. In 2012, she released ‘Greatest Hits – Chapter one’. In December 2013, she released ‘Wrapped in Red’ which turned to be one of the biggest hits of her entire career as a songstress. In the more than 10 years that have passed since winning the show, she scored 91 number ones on the Billboard chart.