Boyband One Direction Named Richest British

London - British boy band, One Direction, has just been named as the richest boy band version of The Sunday Times with an estimated fortune of 25 million pounds.

According to the NME, they beat The X Factor boyband other dropout, JLS, which is where the wealth is at number two with a total of 24 million pounds. Previous JLS were in the first rank before One Direction to shift their position.

In the same list, Paul McCartney was also crowned as the richest musician in Britain with an estimated fortune of 680 million pounds. McCartney himself had occupied the position of richest musician since 1989, with a fortune of 80 million pounds at that time.

For a list of the richest musicians under the age of 30 years, Adele topped with an estimated fortune of 30 million pounds.

10 list of the richest musicians in the UK and Ireland version of The Sunday Times:

1. Sir Paul McCartney - 680 million pounds
2. Andrew Lloyd Webber - 620 million pounds
3. U2 - 520 million pounds
4. Sir Elton John - 240 million pounds
5. David and Victoria Beckham - 200 million pounds
6. Mick Jagger - 200 million pounds
7. Michael Flatley - 191 million pounds
8. Keith Richards - 185 million pounds
9. Olivia and Dhani Harrison - 180 million pounds
10. Sting - 180 million pounds

List of the richest musicians in the UK and Ireland under the age of 30 versions of The Sunday Times:
1. Adele - 30 million pounds
2. Cheryl Cole - 14 million pounds
3. Leona Lewis and Katie Melua - 12 million pounds
4. Florence Welch - 9 million pounds
5. Charlotte Church, Jessie J and Lily Allen - 8 million pounds
6. Nadine Coyle, Duffy, and Jonathan 'JB' Gill - 6 million pounds