UK's richest rock stars

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There's no sign of The Who this year, regardless of the supposedly
successful tour in 2000: 


 It's no tremendous surprise, given his legendary business smarts, but
 Paul McCartney has been named the U.K.'s wealthiest musician by the
 British magazine Business Age.

 The magazine estimated the ex-Beatle's personal fortune to be $750 
 million. The figure includes his album sales, royalties, investments, 
 and property holdings.

 McCartney's nearest rival is Elton John, who falls behind him by
 about $250 million, with a fortune estimated by Business Age at $500
 million. Rated at No. 3 and No. 4 are Rolling Stones Mick Jagger
 ($225 million) and Keith Richards ($220 million), respectively. Tied
 for fifth are Las Vegas stalwarts Tom Jones and Engelbert Humperdinck
 ($149 million each).

 David Bowie is ranked at No. 7, with a fortune estimated at $145
 million. In 1997, Business Age rated Bowie the world's richest
 musician, due to the hoopla at the time regarding his "Bowie bonds."
 In the new report, Business Age editor Chris Butt claimed those 1997
 figures were "inflated," and that "Bowie's Internet ventures, such as
 Bowienet and Bowiebanc.com, have failed to deliver," accounting for
 his diminished rating.

 Sting, Phil Collins, and George Harrison round out the top 10 at No.
 8, No. 9, and No. 10, respectively.

 Since the demise of the Beatles, McCartney has proved to be as shrewd
 a businessman as he is a talented songwriter. Although Michael
 Jackson continues to own Northern Songs, the publishing company that
 supervises the Beatles catalog, McCartney has profited massively from
 investments in music publishing, controlling the copyrights to such
 Broadway hits as Grease and Hello Dolly!, as well as the catalog of
 the songs of Buddy Holly and standards like "Autumn Leaves."

 Here are the 40 richest British rock stars [Except for the Irish U2 -
 Paddy O'Ed.] according to net worth, estimated by Business Age:

 1. Paul McCartney, $750 million

 2. Elton John, $500 million

 3. Mick Jagger, $225 million

 4. Keith Richards, $220 million

 5. Tom Jones, $149 million

 5 (tie). Engelbert Humperdinck, $149 million

 7. David Bowie, $145 million

 8. Sting, $143 million

 8 (tie). Phil Collins, $143 million

 10. George Harrison, $128 million

 11. Ringo Starr, $111 million

 12. Eric Clapton, $108 million

 13. U2, $105 million each

 13 (tie). George Michael, $105 million

 15. Rod Stewart, $101 million

 16. Charlie Watts (Rolling Stones), $96 million

 17. Cliff Richard, $89 million

 18. David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), $86 million

 19. Robert Plant and Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), $85 million each

 20. Ronnie Wood (Rolling Stones), $82 million

 20 (tie). Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits), $82 million

 22. Roger Waters (Pink Floyd), $74 million

 23. John Deacon, Brian May, and Roger Taylor (Queen), $67 million
 each

 24. Nick Mason (Pink Floyd), $64 million

 25. Rick Wright (Pink Floyd), $61 million

 26. Jim Kerr (Simple Minds), $60 million

 27. Mick Hucknall (Simply Red), $57 million

 28. Van Morrison, $52 million

 29. The Bee Gees, $49 million each

 30. Chris de Burgh, $45 million

 31. Victoria Beckham (Spice Girls), $37 million

 32. Noel Gallagher (Oasis), $36 million

 33. Dave Stewart (Eurythmics), $34 million

 34. Melanie Chisholm and Melanie Brown (Spice Girls), $33 million
 each

 35. Emma Bunton (Spice Girls), $31 million

 36. Liam Gallagher (Oasis), $28 million

 37. Geri Halliwell (ex-Spice Girl), $25 million

 38. Annie Lennox (Eurythmics), $22 million

 39. Fatboy Slim, $21 million

 40. Robbie Williams, $16 million


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