Sir Paul McCartney tops rich list

Apr 27, 2007, 11:20 GMT

Sir Paul McCartney leads the way for musicians on the Sunday Times music industry rich list.

The Beatles legend's £725 million fortune earned him third place.

He was beaten by music mogul Clive Calder, who netted a staggering £1.3 billion when he sold his independent Zomba record label to BMG, and theatre composer Andrew Lloyd Webber who is worth £740 million, who took first and second place respectively.

Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie come in at number six on the list, with a combined £275 million, followed by Sir Elton John at seven, who is worth £225 million.

Rolling Stones frontman Sir Mick Jagger is eighth with £215 million. The 63-year-old is the richest of his bandmates, although guitarist Keith Richards, 63, closely follows with £190 million.

Keith shares joint tenth place on the list with ageing Welsh singer Tom Jones.

Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Phil Collins, David Bowie, and Barry and Robin Gibb also feature in the top 20.

The list, which is compiled in two parts with a separate list for younger earners, is published in Britain's Sunday Times newspaper this weekend.

Coldplay's Chris Martin, 30, takes second place in the young earners list with £30 million.

'James Blunt, 33, comes in at sixth, having raked in £18 million since the release of his debut album 'Back to Bedlam' in 2004.

Joss Stone, who turned 20 earlier this month, is the youngest of the mega-earners. She shares seventh place with Charlotte Church, 21, with a fortune of £20 million.

Classical violinist Vanessa-Mae Nicholson tops the young earners list with £32 million.

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