Hollywood's highest Top10 paid Actresses

Hollywood's Highest-Paid Actresses
Hollywood can be a tough town for women, but these 10 actresses manage to bring in the big bucks. To figure out earnings we talked to agents, managers, producers and lawyers to determine what stars earned as upfront and back-end pay from June 2009 to June 2010. We also looked at earnings from things like clothing lines, perfume and makeup endorsements.

Sandra Bullock--$56 million

With two hit movies (The Proposal and The Blind Side) and an Oscar win, Bullock should have been sitting on top of the world. She is financially. With $56 million she's the highest-earning actress. But a messy breakup with cheating husband Jesse James turned her into tabloid fodder. Bullock overcame adversity with news of an adoption and a return to public life at the MTV Movie Awards.

Cameron Diaz--$32 million

Thanks to her work in the Shrek films Diaz has a nice, steady income, but she also gets big bucks to appear in romantic films like the action comedy Knight & Day, co-starring Tom Cruise. Diaz also stars with ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake as a foul-mouthed educator in the film Bad Teacher.

Reese Witherspoon--$32 million

Witherspoon's face hasn't been seen on the big screen since Christmas 2008, when she starred with Vince Vaughn in Four Christmases. She'll return this holiday season with a new James Brooks comedy titled How Do You Know? co-starring Jack Nicholson, Paul Rudd and Owen Wilson.

Jennifer Aniston--$27 million

Box-office stinkers like Love Happens and The Bounty Hunter can't stop America's sweetheart. Aniston still gets tons of press attention and decent-sized upfront paydays for romantic comedies like Just Go With It, co-starring Adam Sandler. Aniston also earns from Friends re-runs and a lucrative deal with Glaceau Smartwater.

Sarah Jessica Parker--$25 million

Between the TV series and movie franchise, Sex and the City will keep Parker in Manolos for years to come. The actress also has a successful line of perfumes that brought in $24 million the U.S. in 2009. Parker is now helping to design clothes for fashion label Halston.

Julia Roberts--$20 million

Roberts is no longer the draw she was in the days of movies like Erin Brockovichand Runaway Bride. Instead she is focusing on more personal movies like Eat Pray Love, based on the bestseller by Elizabeth Gilbert. Roberts will star opposite Tom Hanks for the second time in Larry Crowne, about a man reinventing himself.

Drew Barrymore--$15 million

Barrymore made her directorial debut in 2009 with the film Whip It. Unfortunately it didn't whip up much business at the box office, earning only $17 million globally. Still, Barrymore is working hard to build a career behind the camera. She was the executive producer on the successful film He's Just Not That Into You.

Angelina Jolie--$20 million

The mom of six is a constant tabloid presence with 38 magazine covers in the last 12 months. She also makes movies. Jolie lost some ground this year because she didn't have a new movie in our time frame. But she continues to cement her bankability with big thrillers like Salt and The Tourist, co-starring Johnny Depp.

Meryl Streep--$13 million

At 60 Streep is still big at the box office. She had two hits in 2009 with Julie & Julia and It's Complicated, which earned a collective $350 million at the global box office. She also earned a record 16th Oscar nomination for her work as chef Julia Child. The actress has no firm plans for her next film.

Kristen Stewart--$12 million

The 20-year-old Stewart is recognizable to teens around the world as Bella, the human caught between a vampire and a werewolf in the Twilight series. The movies have so far earned $1.6 billion at the box office and made Stewart a star. She stretched her wings this year with the rock biopic The Runaways, playing Joan Jett.

World's Most Reputable Companies by Forbes.Com - World's top 10 Reputable Companies - World's top 15 Reputable Companies

From Google to Volkswagen: Companies built on trust and admiration

When top executives set out to build well-regarded companies, most start in their home countries. If they're successful, strong business practices and values they craft there will translate overseas.

As companies become more connected and businesses more international, creating a first-class reputation across borders is critical. For some companies, this can be the difference between success and failure.
So what is the secret to earning esteem that spans the world? And which companies are best at doing it? Reputation Institute, a global private consulting firm based in New York, uncovered 28 companies that have established international merit. Earlier this year it conducted a survey to assess the strength of the world's 600 largest companies (by revenue) in their home countries. Then consumers in 24 countries, from Brazil and the U.S. to Spain and South Korea, judged the 54 highest-rated companies, giving them more than 181,000 reputation ratings--from 0 to 100--on their products and services, innovation, workplace, governance, citizenship, financial performance and leadership.
Companies at the top of the list all had one thing in common: innovation. Google ( GOOG - news - people ) and Sony ( SNE - news - people ) ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively (with scores of 78.62 and 78.47), pulling in consumer admiration for new technologies that touch consumers' lives. The two companies have a history of producing forward-thinking products that have emotional and rational appeal. Google, along with pulling in $6.7 billion in advertising revenue for the first quarter of 2010 (up 23% from the same time period last year), offers free services, such as e-mail and maps, for anyone to use. Sony, the world's second-largest consumer electronics maker behind Samsung, has a 54-year history of releasing leading music players and television sets. The two companies recently announced a partnership to launch Internet-connected TVs.
Apple ( AAPL - news - people ), IKEA and Intel ( INTC - news - people ), placing sixth, eighth and 10th on the list (with scores of 76.29, 75.60, and 75.39), also won over consumers by making snappy products. Apple, based in Cupertino, Calif., sold 1 million iPad tablet computers in the first 28 days at retail. IKEA, the Swedish furniture retailer operating in 44 countries, has revolutionized home furnishings, making fashionable, affordable furniture available to families across the world. Santa Clara, Calif.-based Intel makes semiconductors to help power cars, computers and even televisions. "Innovation is a powerful tool for reaching consumers," says Kasper Nielsen, managing partner of Reputation Institute.

The eighth, ninth, and 25th most reputable companies, BMW, Daimler (Mercedes-Benz) and Ferrero, established their reputations by forming prestige around their brands. Italian chocolate and confection maker Ferrero individually wraps its Ferrero Rocher chocolates in gold wrapping, which gives them an upscale look. BMW and Daimler, both German-owned, manufacture luxury cars and cater to consumers who are looking for top-notch products and services. They tap into car-buyers' emotions. BMW launched an ad campaign in February, re-branding itself as a company that makes people happy. "What you make people feel is just as important as what you make, we make joy," one of the company's ads says.

Commitment to citizenship is especially important these days. Microsoft ( MSFT - news - people ) founder Bill Gates established a philanthropic arm, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, in 1994 as a way to improve international health and education. The Redmond, Wash., software giant--once viewed as a monopolistic, monolithic company--is now seen as a charitable, approachable company and ranked No. 11 on the list. French cosmetic maker L'Oreal, No. 16, is also reaping the rewards of its benefit work. The company started in 1998 the L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science, a scholarship fund granting $100,000 to female researchers.

Companies with large international operations can thrive. Johnson & Johnson ( JNJ - news - people ), maker of medical devices, consumer products and pharmaceuticals, oversees sales in more than 175 countries. The New Brunswick, N.J., company is the world's 12th most reputable company. Food maker Nestle ( NSRGY.PK - news - people )'s expansion into South America, where it was listed regionally as the most reputable company, is paying off. The company, based in Vevey, Switzerland, ranked 20th overall.

Another important factor in building global reputation is the appearance of transparency, a category won by Google. When the Mountain View, Calif., company pulled out of China to avoid showing censored search results to users there in late March, Google sent a message to the rest of the world that its values would be placed ahead of its profits. The decision resonated strongly in Central and Northern Europe, Central and South America and in North America, where consumers rated the company within the top five most-reputable businesses.

When privacy issues arise around its business, Google usually responds quickly: Recently the search giant said it would keep its Street View cars from picking up wireless networking data after Google revealed that these vehicles had collected content of users' Internet communications on open Wi-Fi networks.

Most important is the realization that global consumers matter, says Nielsen. "Having a global reputation is really difficult, but future growth will come from international markets," Nielsen says. "Companies need to know how to build and trust outside of their own homes."

Global Reputation Pulse 2010 - The Most Reputable Companies in the World Pulse Scores and Rank
Company Home Country Rank Reputation Pulse
Google U.S. 1 78.62
Sony Japan 2 78.47
The Walt Disney Company U.S. 3 77.97
BMW Germany 4 77.77
Daimler (Mercedes-Benz) Germany 5 76.83
Apple U.S. 6 76.29
Nokia Finland 7 76.00
IKEA Sweden 8 75.60
Volkswagen Germany 9 75.55
Intel U.S. 10 75.39
Microsoft U.S. 11 74.47
Johnson & Johnson U.S. 12 74.12
Panasonic Japan 13 73.67
Singapore Airlines Singapore 14 73.54
Philips Electronics the Netherlands 15 73.31
L'Oreal France 16 73.17
IBM U.S. 17 73.03
Hewlett-Packard U.S. 18 72.67
Barilla Italy 19 72.45
Nestle Switzerland 20 72.37
Ferrero Italy 21 72.36
Samsung Electronics South Korea 22 71.62
FedEx U.S. 23 70.84
Honda Motor Japan 24 70.82
The Coca-Cola Company U.S. 25 70.40
Carlsberg Denmark 26 70.31
Procter & Gamble U.S. 27 70.21
UPS U.S. 28 70.07

Google
Industry: Technology, Information and Media
Headquarters: Mountain View, Calif.
Reasons behind the ranking: Google boosted its rating this year, becoming the world's most reputable company. The Web giant gained luster through its candor, its free products and services and by sticking to its values. Google's decision to pull out of mainland China in late March weakened its reputation across Asia, but its action suggested to other nations that the company is committed to transparency.

The Walt Disney Co.
Industry: Entertainment, Information and Media
Headquarters: Burbank, Calif.

Reasons behind the ranking: As a global entertainment company with media networks, theme parks and consumer products, Disney touches people of all ages. The company has crafted a story about its company and how it engages families and society.

Sony
Industry: Consumer Electronics, Entertainment
Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan

Reasons behind the ranking: With electronics that touch consumers on a daily basis, Sony has earned the respect of shoppers around the world. The maker of televisions, music players and entertainment scored high for its products and services, governance, how it operates in society and how it treats its employees. It helps them build trust.

BMW
Industry: Automotive
Headquarters: Munich, Germany

Reasons behind the ranking: Consumers may have pulled back on new car purchases over the last several years of economic hardship, but they still view some carmakers as companies that pitch reputable products. BMW is one. The German auto company is regarded as having the best products and services of all companies across the globe.

Daimler (Mercedes-Benz)
Industry: Automotive
Headquarters: Stuttgart, Germany

Reasons behind the ranking: Daimler has built prestige around its brand and is being rewarded for it. The German automaker has a strong emotional connection with consumers across the globe, particularly in Central Europe and Asia.

Apple
Industry: Technology, Consumer Electronics
Headquarters: Cupertino, Calif.

Reasons behind the ranking: After launching its new tablet, the iPad, this year, Apple won over consumers with its innovation in products and services. Apple founder and Chief Executive Steve Jobs has also built a strong brand based on his leadership. Consumers look to Apple as a company with a vision for the future.

Ikea
Industry: Consumer Products
Headquarters: Almhult, Sweden

Reasons behind the ranking: For many countries, Ikea has opened access to affordable designer furniture. The Swedish company makes a connection with families in the most critical environments for them: their homes. It has revolutionized the market for home furnishings and scores high in leadership.

Nokia
Industry: Technology, Consumer Electronics
Headquarters: Espoo, Finland

Reasons behind the ranking: Nokia is a global leader in the mobile industry and has driven its reputation with innovative handsets and mobile applications. The Finland company also scores high in philanthropy with its efforts to provide access to communication in less-developed countries.

Volkswagen
Industry: Automotive
Headquarters: Wolfsburg, Germany

Reasons behind the ranking: Volkswagen has earned its reputation through its workplace and strong leadership in the industry. Consumers look at the German automaker as a company that innovates in a responsible, visionary way.

Intel
Industry: Technology
Headquarters: Santa Clara, Calif.

Reasons behind the ranking: Intel's chips are not actually seen by the people who use them, but that hasn't stopped consumers from seeing Intel's offerings as quality products. The company is perceived as an innovator that will make products to improve the future.

Microsoft
Industry: Technology, Information and Media
Headquarters: Redmond, Wash.

Reasons behind the ranking: Maker of computing software and entertainment hardware, Microsoft has shaken its cut-throat, monopolistic image. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation reflects Microsoft's softer, philanthropic side. The company's leadership remains strong even in the absence of founder Bill Gates

Panasonic
Industry: Technology, Consumer Electronics
Headquarters: Osaka, Japan

Reasons behind the ranking: Japan's biggest electronics manufacturer has lured consumer trust and admiration through its 90-year-history and product innovations.

Johnson & Johnson
Industry: Consumer Products
Headquarters: New Brunswick, N.J.

Reasons behind the ranking: Maker of medical devices, pharmaceuticals and consumer goods, Johnson & Johnson gains trust with a 124-year-history. With its baby care products and drugstore brands, such as Band-Aid and Neutrogena, shoppers see J&J as a reliable household name. The New Brunswick-based company sends its products to more than 175 countries and has ranked the most reputable company in the U.S. and Canada.

Singapore Airlines
Industry: Airline
Headquarters: Singapore

Reasons behind the ranking: With strong rankings in customer service and innovation, Singapore Airlines has earned its reputation. Consumers in Northern Europe, as well as Asia, ranked it among the top five most reputable companies.

Philips Electronics
Industry: Technology, Consumer Electronics
Headquarters: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Reasons behind the ranking: Operating in 60 countries, Philips has made global connections with its mainstream products, such as its DVD and Blu-ray players.

The World's 10 Most Wanted Fugitives by Forbes.Com - top10 most wanted peoples

The whole world is the playground of these criminal masterminds.

They are armed, dangerous and very tough to catch. The world's worst thieves and thugs, they've eluded local police, armies and international organizations for years.

Since Forbes' Most Wanted Fugitives list first appeared in April 2008, not a single one of the world's most notorious criminals has been brought to justice. Just one of the bad guys on the original list has been safely removed from fugitive status: Pedro Antonio Marin, leader of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionaria Colombia, or FARC--he died of a heart attack.
Osama bin Laden tops the list of the world's most wanted fugitives for a second time, continuing, after eight years, to avoid the largest manhunt in world history. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said recently the U.S. does not have good intelligence on Bin Laden's whereabouts.
While the most wanted fugitives have evaded capture, one international criminal is making his first appearance on the Forbes Most Wanted. Two years ago Semion Mogilevich, the face of Russian organized crime, was in a Russian prison. Now he's been released and is believed to be living in or around Moscow. The Russian government has denied U.S. requests to bring Mogilevich to the U.S., where he faces criminal securities fraud charges.

Other fugitives on the list have not only remained free, some have arguably become more powerful. Joaquin Guzman, Mexico's most notorious drug trafficker, has extended his control over corridors used to smuggle cocaine into the U.S., as some of his rivals have fallen in the bloody war between the Mexican army and the cartels. India's most wanted man, Dawood Ibrahim, who heads the organized crime group D-Company, and Matteo Messina Denaro, an Italian mafia playboy, also appear to have consolidated control of their organizations.

Osama bin Laden

The most wanted man in the world has managed for eight years to avoid the largest manhunt in history. He is assumed to be hiding in Pakistan's tribal areas, but U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said in recent months that the U.S. does not have good intelligence on Bin Laden's whereabouts and it might be years before he is caught. Bin Laden is widely believed to be the man behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, but he was first indicted in the U.S. in connection with a 1995 truck bombing in Saudi Arabia that killed Americans and for his role in the 1998 U.S embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. The U.S. State Department is still offering $25 million for information leading to his capture.

Dawood Ibrahim

The most wanted man in India has for years led a 5,000-member criminal syndicate known as D-Company. The organized crime group has engaged in everything from narcotics to contract killing, working mostly in Pakistan, India and the United Arab Emirates. Ibrahim shares smuggling routes with al Qaeda, the U.S. government says, and has collaborated with both al Qaeda and its South Asian affiliate, Lashkar-e-Taiba, which pulled off the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, possibly with Ibrahim's help. Ibrahim is suspected of having organized the 1993 Bombay bombings that killed 257 people and wounded 713. Though the Pakistani government denies it, Ibrahim is probably in Pakistan, where he has important ties to the powerful intelligence service.

Joaquin Guzman

The world's most notorious drug trafficker continues to become more powerful. Over the last two years he has extended his control over corridors in Mexico used to smuggle cocaine and marijuana into the U.S. Many of Guzman's rivals have fallen or been weakened amid the bloody war between the Mexican army and the cartels, which has resulted in thousands of deaths. Known as el Chapo, or shorty, Guzman heads Mexico's Sinaloa cartel. The U.S. government has indicted Guzman and placed a $5 million bounty on his head. He escaped from prison in 2001 after Mexican courts ruled he could be extradited to the U.S.

Semion Mogilevich

The face of Russian organized crime was briefly arrested in 2008 in Russia amid accusations of tax evasion at a cosmetics retailer. As a result he was excluded from Forbes' first Most Wanted list. His lawyers said Mogilevich was innocent of the tax charges, and he was released in 2009. The U.S. has asked that he be handed over in connection with a $150 million stock fraud, but with no extradition treaty between the U.S. and Russia, there seems little chance of it. "We didn't look at this as purely a financial fraud but one of many activities of an organized crime group," says FBI Special Agent Michael Dixon, who adds Mogilevich has been linked to allegations ranging from murder-for-hire to weapons trafficking to possibly trafficking in nuclear materials. Mogilevich has denied such accusations.

Matteo Messina Denaro

The Italian mafia remains the most famous organized criminal group, and Matteo Messina Denaro has taken control of it. Denaro, nicknamed "Diabolic," was only emerging as a leader of the Italian mafia following the capture of Bernardo Provenzano when Denaro appeared on the first Forbes Most Wanted list two years ago. Since then arrests of other top mafia men leave no doubt that he is the new boss. The Italian mafia's playboy, Denaro is known for living a fast lifestyle, driving Porches and fancying Rolex watches. Mafia Inc. is believed to have done very well amid Italy's economic downturn and has been described as Italy's biggest corporation. On the flip side, Italian authorities have recently been making some high-profile arrests, including that of Denaro's brother.

Alimzhan Tokhtakhounov

Originally from Uzbekistan, Tokhtakhounov is a big-time Russian mobster known as "Taiwanchik" for his Asian features. The U.S. government calls him a "major figure in international Eurasian Organized Crime" who has been involved in "drug distribution, illegal arms sales and trafficking in stolen vehicles." He is suspected of fixing everything from beauty pageants to Olympic events in Utah. In 2002 the U.S. government indicted him for bribing Olympic figure skating judges. The U.S. tried to get him after he was arrested in Italy, but the Italians eventually freed Tokhtakhounov.

Joseph Kony

The head of the Lord's Resistance Army, a guerrilla group trying to establish a theocratic government, Kony has driven the killing of civilians in Uganda and, more recently, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Under Kony the LRA has displaced 2 million people and Kony has directed the abduction of 60,000, including 30,000 children, forcing them to fight in his campaign of murder, rape, mutilation and sexual slavery. He reputedly forces children to murder their own parents as part of their initiation into his group. The International Criminal Court has issued a warrant for his arrest, indicting Kony on 33 charges, including crimes against humanity and war crimes.

Felicien Kabuga

The most wanted man in Africa is accused of being the key financier behind one of the worst genocides in human history. The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda is seeking Kabuga for "serious offenses under the 1949 Geneva Conventions, crimes against humanity and genocide," in connection with the massacre of over 800,000 Rwandan men, woman and children in 100 days of terror in 1994. A U.S. official recently said the rich businessman was hiding in Kenya, but the Kenyan government strongly denied it. Last month Rwanda commemorated 16 years since the genocide, but 11 important perpetrators of the killings are still at large. Kabuga's radio station incited violence against Rwanda's Tutsi population. He also provided transportation, and machetes and hoes that were used as weapons.

James "Whitey" Bulger

Leader of the Winter Hill Gang, an Irish-American crime family based in Boston that controlled the illicit drug trade and extortion rackets in South Boston. Bulger has shown how hard it can be to capture a criminal. The FBI has pursued Bulger for more than a decade for his alleged roles in numerous murders. His wealth is estimated between $30 million and $50 million and he has associated with major criminal enterprises throughout North America and Europe, including the Irish Republican Army. There have been rumors of Bulger being in Sicily and, recently, Canada. He is believed to be on the run with his longtime girlfriend, using the wealth and contacts he developed through his criminal operations to stay out of the reach of law enforcement.

Omid Tahvili

Tahvili is the kingpin of a Persian organized crime family in Canada connected to various Triads and other global criminal groups. Known as Nino, Tahvili walked out the door of a maximum security prison in British Columbia in November 2007 after bribing a guard with the promise of $50,000. He was awaiting sentencing after being convicted of kidnapping and sexual assault. Tahvili, 39, had tortured a relative of someone he suspected stole $500,000 of his drug money. The U.S. government wants him for his alleged operation of a fraudulent telemarketing business that scammed $3 million from elderly American victims. The scamsters told victims they could win a lottery if they paid a bogus advance fee.

The World's 10 Cleanest Countries by Forbes.Com

Europeans getting a shower of ash might disagree, but researchers rate Iceland tops in environmental performance.
Iceland is the cleanest country in the world. This may be hard to believe right now, what with the clouds of volcanic ash grounding flights across northern Europe, but according to researchers at Yale and Columbia universities, the Nordic island ranks first out of 163 countries on their Environmental Performance Index.

Researchers ranked countries based on 25 indicators, including water and air quality, greenhouse gas emissions and the impact of the environment on the health of the population. (For more detail on the methodology, click here.) A score of 100 is excellent. Sierra Leone ranks at the bottom of the list with a score of 32. The U.S. ranks in the middle of the pack with 63.5. Iceland took top honors with a score of 93.5 thanks to ample clean water, lots of protected nature areas, good national health care and a plenitude of usually clean geothermal power.
Will Eyjafjallajokull wreck Iceland's rating the next time the academics run the numbers in 2012? The answer is no. "We do not score natural disasters," says Daniel Esty, a professor of environmental law at Yale who heads up the EPI and wrote the acclaimed book Green to Gold. The index is weighted to metrics that track how governments are performing relative to environmental policy goals, such as access to adequate sanitation and water, habitat protection and industrial emissions. The amount of sulfur dioxide released from fuel usage counts, not what's put out by volcanoes.

There are two paths that can take a country to the top of the EPI rankings. First, a country could be gifted with a rich endowment of clean water, diverse biology and not have sullied it with rampant industrialism. That's how Cuba, Colombia and Costa Rica placed so high.

Alternatively, a country could have industrialized and polluted its environment, but eventually gotten rich enough to start cleaning it up. That's the case with the European countries that make up more than half of the top 30.

1. Iceland
EPI score: 93.5
GDP per capita: $36,000
Population: 311,000

In the category of air pollution (effect on humans), Iceland scored 97.4, compared with 84.8 for countries of similar GDP per capita.

3. Costa Rica
EPI score: 86.4
GDP per capita: $9,600
Population: 4.5 million

That such a relatively poor and developing country ranks third in the EPI is testament to the natural endowments of Costa Rica, with dense forests, plentiful water and abundant wildlife. With smart development, Costa Rica can avoid the standard path that growing nations take of polluting their environment, only to clean it up again once they become wealthy. Costa Rica touts its EPI ranking in ads for its tourism sector.

2. Switzerland
EPI score: 89.1
GDP per capita: $37,000
Population: 7.6 million

Switzerland scores a perfect 100 in forestry, water quality (effects on humans) and biodiversity and habitat. Like most rich, industrialized nations, its lowest scoring was in air pollution (effects on ecosystem).

4. Sweden
EPI score: 86
GDP per capita: $33,400
Population: 9.1 million

Sweden has bragging rights, for the moment, among the Scandinavian states, where out-greening one another is a regional competition.

5. Norway
EPI score: 81.1
GDP per capita: $48,000
Population: 4.7 million

Norway is a nation of astonishing wealth, built on vast offshore reserves of oil and natural gas. The global warming impact of those fossil fuels is not debited from Norway's results, rather it is recognized in the nations that burn them.

6. Mauritius
EPI score: 80.6
GDP per capita: $10,000
Population: 1.3 million

A tiny island nation in the Indian Ocean to the east of Madagascar, Mauritius is far and away the highest-ranking nation of Sub-Saharan Africa; Djibouti comes second with a score of 60.5. Isolation is its benefit, helping keep pollution low and attracting a tourist trade eager to enjoy healthy marine areas.

8. Austria
EPI score: 78.1
GDP per capita: $35,000
Population: 8.3 million

Neck and neck with France, Austria benefits in the rankings by being landlocked. With no fisheries to be evaluated, Austria's 100 score on biome protection gets a greater weighting.

7. France
EPI score: 78.2
GDP per capita: $31,000
Population: 62 million

By far the most populous country in the top 10, France ranks very high in air and water quality and fisheries management. The EPI methodology benefits countries with significant nuclear power programs.

9. Cuba
EPI score: 78.1
GDP per capita: $8,500
Population: 11.3 million

Does Cuba prove that a communist idyll can also be an environmental one? Don't count on it. Researchers doubt the veracity of Cuba's data, which shows higher levels of public health, (including almost universal access to sanitation and clean water) than GDP would suggest. The average EPI score for Cuba's income peer group is 65.7.

10. Colombia
EPI score: 76.8
GDP per capita: $7,600
Population: 44 million

The poorest country in the top 10, Colombia's high ranking is due to the quality of its natural endowments. Its score for biodiversity and habitat, at 82.7 compares with an average of 51 for its income group. Colombia's carbon emissions are relatively low because of plentiful river systems feed enough hydropower generators to supply some 70% of electricity needs.

The World's Top-Earning Musicians by Forbes.Com, Top 10 Musicians

Top-Earning Musicians
The year's biggest tour put the world's biggest rock band on top of our list of music's top earners.

No. 1: U2
$130 million
The world's biggest rock band, U2 launched a massive world tour in 2009 that has brought in more than $311 million in gross box office receipts. Each tour stop brings in $10 million in gross ticket sales. Add in lucrative merchandise sales, heavy radio play and a steady-selling back catalog, and you have the highest-earning band on the planet.

No. 2: AC/DC
$114 million
This Australian heavy metal group has been shaking audiences all night long since 1973 and shows few signs of stopping. Second only to U2 in band tour earnings, AC/DC grossed a staggering $226 million on a worldwide tour that included 99 dates and brought in more than $2 million a night.

No. 3: Beyonce Knowles
$87 million
One half of the most famous couple in hip-hop (Jay-Z, No. 6, is the other half), Beyoncé continues to expand her business empire beyond music. Endorsement deals with companies ranging from Nintendo to L'Oreal and her growing House of Dereon fashion line bring in millions of dollars per year on top of the $86 million she grossed from a 93-stop world tour.

No. 5: Britney Spears
$64 million
Not long ago, most of the entertainment world had written Britney Spears off as a celebrity flameout. But over the last year Spears logged the fifth highest-grossing tour in the world, bringing in $130 million in gross box office receipts by playing 98 dates. High-profile endorsement deals with Elizabeth Arden and Candies' prove that the public expects Spears to stay in the spotlight for good.

No. 4: Bruce Springsteen
$70 million
The poet laureate of New Jersey continues to connect with fans around the world. Backed by the E Street Band, Springsteen sold more than 2 million tickets on his world tour, which grossed $167 million, enough to make it the third highest-grossing tour in the world. Heavy radio play on classic rock stations and a steady-selling backlist adds to his bottom line.

No. 6: Jay-Z
$63 million
Jay-Z likes to say he's not a businessman; he's a business, man--and it's not idle boasting. The rapper-turned-mogul retains his crown as hip-hop's cash king thanks to a new album and investments in the 40/40 nightclub chain, the Broadway show "Fela!" and the New Jersey Nets basketball team. Jay-Z's biggest boost comes from his Blueprint 3 tour, which grossed over $1 million per concert this year. He still makes less than wife Beyoncé.

No. 7: Lady Gaga
$62 million
A newcomer to the Celebrity 100, Lady Gaga broke down the door to fame with outlandish outfits and quirky videos, including one that featured her and Beyonce poisoning an unappreciative boyfriend. With a 106-date tour that grossed $95 million, Lady Gaga is also a marketer's dream, teaming up with Polaroid, Virgin Mobile, Monster Cable and Viva Glam.

No. 8: Madonna
$58 million
The Material Girl isn't quite ready to cede her spot in pop music's hierarchy to Lady Gaga or Britney Spears just yet. The 52-year-old singer had the fourth highest-grossing tour of 2009, bringing in $6 million a night and $138 million overall. An episode of the Fox hit sitcom Glee, which featured cast members singing several of her songs, added to her already high profile and cushioned her significant earnings from publishing royalties.

No. 10: Black Eyed Peas (Tie)
$48 million
Since crossing over to the mainstream in the early 2000s, the Black Eyed Peas have been everywhere from the Super Bowl pre-game show to discussing politics on CNN. A worldwide tour that took them from Switzerland to Mexico brought in $800,000 a night, while the band's openness to endorsement deals led them to ink commitments with Target, Honda, Bacardi and Apple.

No. 9: Kenny Chesney
$50 million
Chesney continued his reign atop the country music industry by out-touring everyone else. His 2009 tour grossed $71 million and brought in an average of $1.6 million every night, nearly doubling the box office receipts of his closest competitor, Keith Urban. Prominent sponsorships with companies like Corona and MasterCard keep tour costs down, making the tours even more profitable.

No. 10: Coldplay (Tie)
$48 million
While still touring in support of their 2008 album Viva la Vida, this English alternative rock band grossed $105 million across 77 tour dates and brought in millions of dollars in merchandise sales. The release of a new album that the band is reportedly working on in North London will likely earn them a spot on next year's list as well.

No. 10: Toby Keith (Tie)
$48 million
On top of his $30 million in gross concert earnings and lucrative private concerts for corporations, Keith has a growing chain of restaurants, a stake in several publishing companies and millions of dollars each year from publishing royalties. How serious is Keith about making money? "You'd get a severe head injury dropping a nickel around him," says his manager, T.K. Kimbrell.