Another day, another Quebecer topping a list.
Yesterday, we reported that Montreal’s Emmanuelle Chriqui took the top spot in AskMen.com’s 99 Most Desirable Women list.
Today, it’s Celine Dion of Charlemagne, Quebec, topping the L.A. Times’ “Ultimate 10″ list of top-earning musicians of the decade.
The Times theorized that Celine’s recipe for success was to hit it big, then “roll the dice, then stay put.”
After tearing up the charts and scoring huge with “My Heart Will Go On,” Celine closed the decade with a five-year regular show in Las Vegas, which was — pardon the obvious pun — where she really hit the jackpot.
All told, the Times estimated Celine made nearly $748 million over this millennium’s first 10 years, besting Kenny Chesney ($742 million) and Dave Matthews Band ($737.4 million).
The rest of the list:
The Beatles ($627.3 million)
U2 ($609.7 million)
Toby Keith ($591.9 million)
Bruce Springsteen ($588.3 million)
The Rolling Stones ($569.6 million)
Tim McGraw ($550.7 million)
Britney Spears ($494.3 million)
See how they did it at latimes.com.

