Forbes calculated the income of the celebrity couples - via interviews with agents, managers, producers and lawyers - to determine how much money the starry-eyed duos earned couples earned between June 2008 and June 2009 before publishing this countdown.
In at No 10 is the Oscar winning 'Shakespeare in Love' actress and her hubby, Coldplay frontman, Chris Martin. They beat off fellow actress/musician pair Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban (who were ranked at No 15).