Adele named UK's richest female musician as fortune hits £85m

The 27 year old singer has been named UK's richest female musician according to the Sunday Times rich List. 

Within the space of one year, her fortune increased from of £35m to £85m making her the richest UK female artiste and 30th in the UK and Ireland music millionaires list. The only female singer with a bigger fortune on the list is Irish artiste Enya with £91m.

Adele is also ranked top of the under 30's rich list after a lucrative year of touring. She made her debut on the under-30s list in 2011 in ninth place, behind stars such as Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and Katherine Jenkins, now she is number 1.

Here is the full list of The Sunday Times's Top 50 Music Millionaires, listing Britain and Ireland's richest performers and composers.

1. Sir Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell £760 million
2. Lord Lloyd-Webber £715 million
3. U2 £500 million
4. Sir Elton John £280 million
5. Sir Mick Jagger £235 million
6. Olivia and Dhani Harrison £220 million
6. Keith Richards £220 million

8. Ringo Starr £200 million
9. Michael Flatley £198 million
10. Sting £185 million
11. Eric Clapton £160 million
11. Rod Stewart £160 million
11. Roger Waters £160 million
14. Sir Tom Jones £155 million
15. Sir Tim Rice £150 million
16. Robbie Williams £145 million
17. Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne £135 million
18. Brian May £120 million
18. Charlie Watts £120 million
20. Roger Taylor £115 million
21. Phil Collins £110 million
22. George Michael £105 million
22. Jimmy Page £105 million
24. Robert Plant £103 million
25. John Deacon £100 million
25. David Gilmour £100 million
27. Calvin Harris £95 million
28. Enya £91 million
29. Iman Abdulmajid and Duncan Jones and family £90 million
30. Adele £85 million
31. Gary Barlow £75 million
31. Mark Knopfler £75 million
31. Nick Mason £75 million
31. Pete Townshend £75 million
35. Engelbert Humperdinck £70 million
36. Noel and Liam Gallagher £65 million
36. Brian Johnson £65 million
36. Chris Martin £65 million
39. Barry Gibb £60 million
39. John Paul Jones £60 million
41. Sir Cliff Richard £58 million
42. Guy Berryman £55 million
42. Jonny Buckland £55 million
42. Will Champion £55 million
42. Kylie Minogue £55 million
42. Ronnie Wood £55 million
47. Jay Kay £50 million
47. Sir Van Morrison £50 million
49. Peter Gabriel £45 million
49. Mick Hucknall £45 million
49. Ed Sheeran £45 million
49. Bernie Taupin £45 million