Former Beatle Paul McCartney’s $1.04 billion (Dh3.82 billion) fortune put him at the top of a list ranking the UK and Ireland’s richest musicians that also highlighted Adele as the wealthiest young music millionaire.
McCartney was followed closely by music and stage impresario Andrew Lloyd-Webber, Irish rock band U2 and singer Elton John in the Sunday Times Rich List 2013 to be published on April 21, an e-mailed statement from the paper said.
McCartney, 70, has topped all the charts for the country’s wealthiest musicians since the Rich List began in 1989.
Aside from starring roles at Queen Elizabeth's diamond jubilee as well as the closing and opening ceremonies for the London Olympics, McCartney's “On the Run” tour grossed $57 million from 18 dates in 2012.
His total was also boosted by wife Nancy Shevell’s stake in her father's New England Motor Freight trucking operation.
Rolling Stone Mick Jagger came joint fifth alongside former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham and her soccer player husband David Beckham.
Adele topped the 2013 Young Music Rich List of entertainers aged 30 and under.
New entries to the youngsters’ list included singer-songwriters Emeli Sandé, aged 26, Ed Sheeran, 22, and all five members of boy band One Direction, Niall Horan, 19, Zayn Malik, 20, Liam Payne, 19, Harry Styles, 19, and Louis Tomlinson, 21.
