Paul McCartney: Richest British Musician Worth $1 Billion, Andrew Lloyd Webber Ranks 2nd [FULL RICH LIST]
Singer and musical icon Paul McCartney is still Britain's wealthiest musician, The Sunday Times Rich List reported.
The newspaper estimated Thursday that the former Beatle member shares a 680 million-pound, ($1.05 billion) fortune with his third wife, Nancy Shevell, whose family owns a U.S. trucking company. Shevell, who is the frontwoman to a US transport firm is said to be worth £150 million alone.
Since 1989, McCartney has topped the list every year since it was started.
Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is ranked second, with an estimated 620 million-pound fortune.
Singer Adele has landed at the top of the Young Music Rich List poll with a fortune estimated at £30 million. The Skyfall singer racked in £10 million in the last year, despite taking a break to recover from a throat operation and also giving birth to a baby boy. Former Girls Aloud singer and X Factor judge Cheryl Cole came in second place with an estimated worth of £14 million.
The One Direction band - Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson - landed on the the list for the first time this year, worth an estimated £5m each.
Adele is best known for her album 21, which was the best-selling album in the world for the second year in a row in 2012 with more than 8 million sales.
The list of the UK's richest young musicians is dominated by females consisiting of: Leona Lewis, Katie Melua, Jessie J, Lily Allen and Charlotte Church.
The top 10 richest musicians in Britain and Ireland:
1. Sir Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell - £680 million
2. Andrew Lloyd Webber - £620 million
3. U2 -£520 million
4. Sir Elton John - £240 million
5. David and Victoria Beckham - £200 million
6. Mick Jagger - £200 million
7. Michael Flatley - £191 million
8. Keith Richards - £185 million
9. Olivia and Dhani Harrison - £180 million
10. Sting £180 million
The top 10 richest musicians aged 30 and under in Britain and Ireland:
1. Adele - £30 million
2. Cheryl Cole - £14 million
3. Leona Lewis - £12 million
Katie Melua - £12 million
5. Florence Welch - £9 million
6. Charlotte Church - £8 millio
Jessie J - £8 million
Lily Allen - £8 million
9. Nadine Coyle - £6 million
Duffy - £6 million
Jonathan 'JB' Gill - £6 million
