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Highest-paid women in music in 2016

  • <p>No. 10: Celine Dion <br> Earnings: $27 million <br> (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) </p>
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    Highest-paid women in music in 2016

    No. 10: Celine Dion
    Earnings: $27 million
    (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

  • <p>No. 9: Shania Twain <br> Earnings: $27.5 million <br> (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images) </p>
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    Highest-paid women in music in 2016

    No. 9: Shania Twain
    Earnings: $27.5 million
    (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)

  • <p>No. 8: Britney Spears <br> Earnings: $30.5 million <br> (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) </p>
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    Highest-paid women in music in 2016

    No. 8: Britney Spears
    Earnings: $30.5 million
    (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

  • <p>No. 7: Jennifer Lopez <br> Earnings: $39.5 million <br> (Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images Entertainment) </p>
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    Highest-paid women in music in 2016

    No. 7: Jennifer Lopez
    Earnings: $39.5 million
    (Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images Entertainment)

  • <p>No. 6: Katy Perry <br> Earnings: $41 million <br> (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images) </p>
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    Highest-paid women in music in 2016

    No. 6: Katy Perry
    Earnings: $41 million
    (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

  • <p>No. 5: Beyonce <br> Earnings: $54 million <br> (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for People.com) </p>
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    No. 5: Beyonce
    Earnings: $54 million
    (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for People.com)

  • <p>No. 4: Rhianna <br> Earnings: $75 million <br> (Photo by Jacopo Raule/Getty Images for Fenty x Puma) </p>
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    Highest-paid women in music in 2016

    No. 4: Rhianna
    Earnings: $75 million
    (Photo by Jacopo Raule/Getty Images for Fenty x Puma)

  • <p>No. 3: Madonna <br> Earnings: $76.5 million <br> (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia) </p>
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    Highest-paid women in music in 2016

    No. 3: Madonna
    Earnings: $76.5 million
    (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

  • <p>No. 2: Adele <br> Earnings: $80.5 million <br> (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for BT PR) </p>
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    Highest-paid women in music in 2016

    No. 2: Adele
    Earnings: $80.5 million
    (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for BT PR)

  • <p>No. 1: Taylor Swift<br>Earnings: $170 million<br>(Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for People.com) </p>
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    No. 1: Taylor Swift
    Earnings: $170 million
    (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for People.com)

<p>No. 10: Celine Dion <br> Earnings: $27 million <br> (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) </p>
<p>No. 9: Shania Twain <br> Earnings: $27.5 million <br> (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images) </p>
<p>No. 8: Britney Spears <br> Earnings: $30.5 million <br> (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) </p>
<p>No. 7: Jennifer Lopez <br> Earnings: $39.5 million <br> (Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images Entertainment) </p>
<p>No. 6: Katy Perry <br> Earnings: $41 million <br> (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images) </p>
<p>No. 5: Beyonce <br> Earnings: $54 million <br> (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for People.com) </p>
<p>No. 4: Rhianna <br> Earnings: $75 million <br> (Photo by Jacopo Raule/Getty Images for Fenty x Puma) </p>
<p>No. 3: Madonna <br> Earnings: $76.5 million <br> (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia) </p>
<p>No. 2: Adele <br> Earnings: $80.5 million <br> (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for BT PR) </p>
<p>No. 1: Taylor Swift<br>Earnings: $170 million<br>(Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for People.com) </p>
Michael Shulman

After the success of her hit album “1989,” there’s no surprise that Taylor Swift tops Forbes’ list of highest-paid women in music.

The lion’s share of her career-best earnings came from her “1989” tour, which grossed more than a quarter of a billion dollars.

The list, which takes into account income from June 1, 2015 to the following year before taxes and management fees, features plenty of chart-topping female artists.

Click through the gallery to see how their 2016 earnings stack up.

All figures in U.S. dollars.