Beyoncé and Jay-Z Top Forbes Top-Earning Couples List

It comes as absolutely no surprise that husband and wife, Beyoncé Knowles and Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter topped the 2008 Forbes Top-Earning Couples List. Together, between June 1, 2007 and June 1, 2008, have earned a whopping $162 million dollars. Jay-Z raked in $82 million this year after signing his $150 million contract with Live Nation and releasing his CD “American Gangster.” Bey brought in $80 million from fashion, movie and publishing deals. Plus, her concert tour which accumulated $50 million in ticket sales and deal with multiple companies such as L’Oreal and American Express, just to name a few.

That’s amazing! But, like I said, not very surprising. The two of them have worked incredibly hard to get where they are right now, and they deserve that great reward!

Check out the rest of the Forbes list after the jump!

Forbes 2008 Hollywood’s 20 Top-Earning Couples

1. Beyoncé Knowles and Jay-Z - Total: $162 million

2. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith – Total: $85 million

3. David and Victoria Beckham – Total: $58 million

4. Tim McGraw and Faith Hill – Total: $35 million

5. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie – Total: $34 million

6. Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann – Total: $30 million

7. Gavin Rossdale and Gwen Stefani – Total: $28 million

8. Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman – Total: $25 million

9. Tony Parker and Eva Longoria – Total: $22.5 million

10. Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart – Total: $22 million

11. Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker – Total: $21 million

12. Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher – Total: $20 million

13. Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow – Total: $19 million

14. Deryck Whibley and Avril Lavigne – Total: $18 million

15. Seal and Heidi Klum – Total: $15.5 million

16. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner – Total: $14.5 million

17. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes – Total: $13.25 million

18. Josh Duhamel and Fergie – Total: $13 million

19. Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez – Total: $11 million

20. Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson – Total: $9.5 million

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