With Valentine’s Day around the corner, Beyoncé and Jay-Z have once again topped this year’s list of Forbes‘ “Top Earning Celebrity Couples”.

According to the magazine, the Rocawear and Deréon founders earned a combined $122 million in 2009, down from $162 million in 2008 (guess the recession affected everyone).

Beyoncé truly backed up her hit “Upgrade U” this past year, making $87 million (thanks to endorsement deals, world tour, music, fashion line and more) compared to Jay’s $35 million.

Here’s the complete list:

• Jay-Z and Beyoncé: $122 million

• Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart (Harrison was paid a whopping $65 million for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull): $69 million.

• Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie: $55 million

• Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith: $48 million

• David Beckham and Victoria Beckham: $46 million

• Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi: $36 million

• Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson: $35.5 million

• Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy: $34 million

• Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes: $33.5 million

• Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow: $33 million

• Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick: $29 million

• Tim McGraw and Faith Hill: $28 million

• Eva Longoria and Tony Parker: $22 million

• Katherine Heigl and Josh Kelley: $20 million

• Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban: $17 million

Source: Just Jared

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