The Rich List: Who are Britain’s wealthiest musicians?

This year’s round-up of the salaries bringing music to our ears…

The life of a musician can be tortuous. From the gigs that fall through, to busking in the rain, to the cut-throat levels of competition — carving a career in this creative industry can make for a gruelling, hand-to-mouth existence. But, for a fortunate few, the Gods (read: industry executives) cast a favouring eye and catapult a handsome handful of Bright Young Things into superstardom.

And, we all know that with great ear-worms come great paychecks — as today’s Sunday Times Rich List will attest. To calculate their hotlist, the salary figures below are drawn from album and single sales, streaming data, and box office receipts from touring.

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