Lady Gaga beat Taylor Swift and Katy Perry to make it to number one
Lady Gaga is the highest-earning woman in the music business, having made an estimated $90 million (£58m) over the past year, according to Forbes.
The US star was paid more than twice as much as country singer Taylor Swift, who finished second in the survey with earnings of $45 million (£29m).
Lady Gaga topped the rundown because of her multiple endorsement deals.
She also raked in an estimated $1.3 million (£841,000) in ticket sales per night from her latest world tour.
