Now the most powerful artist in the USA Best 12

Now the top 12 of America's hottest artists. It seems that it comprehensively evaluates not only CD sales amount but fashion · tour sales · charity · commercial contract amount. What was the result?

Details are from the following.MuchMusic.com | Blog

12th place:50 cents (50 cent)
It cleared when 500,000 sheets certified as a gold disc are cleared, it achieves the record of 691,000 sheets.

11th place:Christina Aguilera
One of the most successful female recording artists of the decade. She has taken 5 Grammy Awards. In addition, it has over 37 million pieces worldwide, CD sales.

10th place:Miley Cyrus
Ranked in as Queen of teenager. It seems that they are raising $ 3.5 million per year.

9th place:Bono (Bono)
Lead vocal of U2. Having experience nominated for Nobel Peace Prize as contributing to peace through years of charity activities etc.

8th place:Kanye West
At the 47th Grammy Awards, he won three awards, making a total of 10 nominations as artists, songwriters, and producers. Also at the 48th Grammy Awards, he won three awards with a total of eight nominations, as an artist, songwriter and producer.

7th place:Beyonce
One of the former Destiny Child. A skill artist who has won the Grammy Awards and the Golden Globe Awards.

6th place:Timbaland
Hip hop and R & amp; B music producer. I also produced songs by Hikaru Utada.

5th place:Hilary Erhard Duff
Have 13 million sales records worldwide.

4th:Sean Combs
Nickname is Diddy. Chief executive officer of Bad Boy Entertainment. He is a successful person who has built nearly $ 315 million in goods.

3rd place:Madonna
In "Guinness Book of 2000" it is also recorded as "the most successful female artist in history". It is entering the Rock Hall of Fame in 2008.

Second place:Jay-Z
He is second in the world ranking after Rolling Stones, who ranked No. 1 in the world singer's annual income ranking. He has also experienced a severe prison living for three years.

First place:Justin Timberlake
Three songs of single "Sexy Back" "My Love" "What Goes Around ... Comes Around" have achieved achievement of national record No. 1 in a row. Also, he has released six hits from one album.