Top 5 Earning American Idols in 2013

No.5: Chris Daughtry


Earnings in 2013: $4 million

Chris Daughtry is an American musician best known as a rhythm guitarist and vocalist for the rock band Daughtry. He came fourth on the 5th season of American idol. Nonetheless, after his elimination from the competition, he was still given a chance by RCA records. His ‘Daughtry’ album became one of the fastest selling debut albums with more than 1 million copies after a few weeks of release.