Sir Paul McCartney has topped the 2015 Sunday Times Rich List of musicians with his 730 million pounds fortune.
The former Beatles member is worth an estimated 20 million pounds more than last year and enjoys a significant boost from his American heiress wife's 150 million pounds stake in her family's US trucking business, the BBC reported.
Lord Lloyd-Webber with 650 million pounds earnings grabbed the second spot, whereas, band U2 secured the third spot with 431 million pounds and pop veteran Sir Elton John was placed at fourth spot with 270 million pounds earnings.
Adele topped the list of young music millionaires under the age of 30 in Britain and Ireland, with an estimated fortune of 50 million pounds earnings.
Here is the list of other main winners:
Sir Mick Jagger - 225 million pounds
Keith Richards - 210 million pounds
Michael Flatley - 195 million pounds
Ringo Starr -180 million pounds
Sting - 180 million pounds
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