Paul McCartney richest musician in Britain
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Let it be 鈥� as in billionaire.
Paul McCartney remains Britain's wealthiest musician, according to the Sunday Times Rich List.
y that the ex-Beatle shares a 680 million-pound ($1.05 billion) fortune with his third wife, Nancy Shevell, whose family owns a U.S. trucking company.
McCartney has topped the musicians' list every year since it was first compiled in 1989.
Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is ranked second, with an estimated 620 million-pound ($953 million) fortune.
Adele topped a parallel list for musicians under 30. She is judged to be worth 30 million pounds ($46 million).
Sir Elton John came in at 240 million pounds ($314 million)
The full ranking of musicians will be published Sunday.
The overall Rich List 鈥� a widely respected measure that draws on public records of property, shares and other assets 鈥� will be released April 21.
But the top 9 musicians on the Rich List can be seen online at .
was topped by Lakshmi Mittal.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.
