On April 11th, 2013, Sir Paul McCartney topped the Sunday Times Rich List of musicians with the £680m fortune he shares with his wife Nancy Shevell. Sir Paul, whose American heiress wife is said to be worth £150m, has topped each list since 1989 when he was worth an estimated £80m making him the UK’s wealthiest musician.

Second was Andrew Lloyd Webber with £620m, while Irish rock band U2 were third, with £520m.