Even country stars such as Dolly Parton, Carrie Underwood, and Garth Brooks are featured.
Other stars, like Reese Witherspoon and Carrie Underwood, who respectively ranked fifth and seventh on our list, were helped by adoration from fans.
Yet for a lesson in how to build truly massive riches, the current finalists should study the brief career of season-four winner Carrie Underwood.
Other celebs taking part in the auction for the RFK Center include Robert DeNiro, Alex Trebek, Carrie Underwood, Peyton Manning, William Shatner and David Letterman.
The three-hour televised show also included performances from American Idol winners Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson, Garth Brooks and George Strait, and Brad Paisley and John Mayer.
Ed Sheeran and Sir Elton John appeared shortly afterwards to perform Sheeran's single The A Team, with further performances coming from Justin Timberlake, Alicia Keys and country star Carrie Underwood.
Carrie Underwood and Chris Daughtry tie for the second spot.
So what about country darlings Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood?
After Carrie Underwood won her sixth Grammy, the latest for best country solo performance, she made it clear backstage that she's sticking to country music and would never cross over into pop music.
Contestants from the show, including Kelly Clarkson, Jordin Sparks and Carrie Underwood, have gone on to have legitimate, sustained music careers, made money from touring and have spent time on the top of the Billboard charts.
Some, like Beyonce, Carrie Underwood, Gwen Stefani and Queen Latifah, are the faces of major cosmetic brands, while others, like Jennifer Hudson, Janet Jackson, Marie Osmond and Mariah Carey, offer up their images to popular weight loss systems.
Jack Nicholson, recently rated the No. 1 fan for his rabid following of the LA Lakers by t he Bleacher Report, is to Spike Lee and the NY Knicks what Courtney Cox and the Lakers is to Carrie Underwood and the Dallas Cowboys.
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