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Wild horses couldn't stop the Rolling Stones from being crowned the wealthiest band in Britain and Ireland.
Sir Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, and Ronnie Wood have combined fortunes of £630m, up £40m on 2015.
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It was also a beautiful day for U2, who have a joint fortune of £500m, an increase of £69m on the 2015. They were the highest-grossing rock act last year, selling 1.29m tickets worth £66m for 76 concerts.
Music icon David Bowie's tragic passing earlier this year has put his family on this year's list. They have a joint fortune of £90m, based on £70m from his will, their own wealth and royalties from the chart success of Bowie’s music after his death.
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Adele is also rolling in it having topped the Young Music Rich List of performers aged 30 and under. The 27-year-old singer is now worth £85m, after the release of her third album 25, which helped her rise to 30th place on Music Millionaires top 50.
The overall Music Millionaires Top 50, released ahead of the Sunday Times Rich List which is due out this weekend, was led by Sir Paul McCartney, who with wife Nancy Shevell, shares a joint fortune of £760m, up £30m on last year. Shevell has a £150m stake in her father’s New England Motor Freight trucking operation.
|
2016 |
2015 |
|
Wealth |
Increase |
|
1 |
1 |
Sir Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell |
£760m |
£30m |
|
2 |
2 |
Lord Lloyd-Webber |
£715m |
£65m |
|
3 |
3 |
U2 |
£500m |
£69m |
|
4 |
4 |
Sir Elton John |
£280m |
£10m |
|
5 |
5 |
Sir Mick Jagger |
£235m |
£10m |
|
6= |
New |
Olivia and Dhani Harrison |
£220m |
£20m |
|
6= |
6 |
Keith Richards |
£220m |
£10m |
|
8 |
8= |
Ringo Starr |
£200m |
£20m |
|
9 |
7 |
Michael Flatley |
£198m |
£3m |
|
10 |
8= |
Sting |
£185m |
£5m |
|
11= |
11 |
Eric Clapton |
£160m |
£5m |
|
11= |
12= |
Rod Stewart |
£160m |
£10m |
|
11= |
10 |
Roger Waters |
£160m |
No change |
|
14 |
12= |
Sir Tom Jones |
£155m |
£5m |
|
15 |
12= |
Sir Tim Rice |
£150m |
No change |
|
16 |
15= |
Robbie Williams |
£145m |
£10m |
|
17 |
17 |
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne |
£135m |
£5m |
|
18= |
18= |
Brian May |
£120m |
£10m |
|
18= |
18= |
Charlie Watts |
£120m |
£10m |
|
20 |
21= |
Roger Taylor |
£115m |
£10m |
|
21 |
18= |
Phil Collins |
£110m |
No change |
|
22= |
21= |
George Michael |
£105m |
No change |
|
22= |
23= |
Jimmy Page |
£105m |
£5m |
|
24 |
23= |
Robert Plant |
£103m |
£3m |
|
25= |
27 |
John Deacon |
£100m |
£15m |
|
25= |
25= |
David Gilmour |
£100m |
£10m |
|
27 |
30= |
Calvin Harris |
£95m |
£25m |
|
28 |
25= |
Enya |
£91m |
£1m |
|
29 |
New |
Iman Abdulmajid and Duncan Jones and family |
£90m |
– |
|
30 |
43= |
Adele |
£85m |
£35m |
|
31= |
33= |
Gary Barlow |
£75m |
£10m |
|
31= |
30= |
Mark Knopfler |
£75m |
£5m |
|
31= |
29 |
Nick Mason |
£75m |
No change |
|
31= |
30= |
Pete Townshend |
£75m |
£5m |
|
35 |
33= |
Engelbert Humperdinck |
£70m |
£5m |
|
36= |
28 |
Noel and Liam Gallagher |
£65m |
Down £12m |
|
36= |
43= |
Brian Johnson |
£65m |
£15m |
|
36= |
39= |
Chris Martin |
£65m |
£13m |
|
39= |
35= |
Barry Gibb |
£60m |
No change |
|
39= |
35= |
John Paul Jones |
£60m |
No change |