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Hailed as one of the most famous English musicians, Paul McCartney is known to be a member of the world-renowned group, The Beatles. This English composer, songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist is estimated to be worth $1.28 billion.
Before his solo career, people recognized Paul McCartney as one of The Beatles members with John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. However, there was an enormous impact on his career after he collaborated with the famous John Lennon. McCartney started a solo career after the group disbanded. With his wife, Linda and Denny Laine, he was able to form the band called Wings.
Paul McCartney has more than 100 singles sales, 100 million album sales, and 60 gold discs. The Guinness World Records considers him as the most successful recording artist and composer of all time. In the history of the UK Charts, people also named him as the most successful songwriter in the UK Charts history. They can best associate him with the song Yesterday. The solo artist Paul McCartney is now an inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last 1999.
Paul McCartney is the oldest member of Celebrity 100. However, he is still one of the most active members. The former Beatle still sells out arenas and collects checks from his Beatles back catalog and solos.
Earnings & Financial Data
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
---|---|---|---|
2018 |
Asset |
Purchase value of Paul McCartney's Lexus LS |
$73,000 |
2018 |
Asset |
Purchase value of Paul McCartney's home in the United Kingdom |
$1,500,000 |
2017 |
Others |
Sales of the video Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales as Uncle Jack |
$30,180,000 |
2017 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales as Uncle Jack |
$794,860,000 |
2015 |
Asset |
Purchase value of Paul McCartney's Manhattan Triplex |
$15,500,000 |
2015 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the single All Day with Kanye West, Theophilus London and Allan Kingdom (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) |
$650,000 |
2015 |
Sale of Asset |
Selling price of Paul McCartney's old Liverpool home at an auction |
$203,000 |
2015 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the single FourFiveSeconds with Barbadian singer Rihanna (approximately 5,136,000 copies sold) |
$6,680,000 |
2014 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the single Only One with Kanye West (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) |
$650,000 |
2014 |
Ticket Sales |
Total ticket sales of Paul McCartney’s Out There Tour (approximately 1,236,325 tickets sold) |
$165,000,000 |
2013 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album New (approximately 303 thousand copies sold) |
$393,900 |
2013 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Old Sock with Eric Clapton (approximately 27,035 copies sold) |
$35,000 |
2012 |
Sale of Asset |
Sale of Paul McCartney's Aston DB5 finished in sierra blue |
$344,000 |
2012 |
Ticket Sales |
Total ticket sales of Paul McCartney's 2012 tour according to Billboard |
$18,600,000 |
2012 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Kisses on the Bottom (approximately 243 thousand copies sold) |
$315,000 |
2011 |
Earnings |
Earnings from live solo gigs and music publishing for the year 2011 |
$16,850,000 |
2010 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Y Not with English musician, songwriter, singer, and actor Ringo Starr (approximately 30 thousand copies sold) |
$39,000 |
2009 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Good Evening New York City (approximately 560 thousand copies sold) |
$728,000 |
2009 |
Ticket Sales |
Ticket sales of Paul McCartney's tour Summer Live '09 (approximately 281,529 tickets sold) |
$31,920,000 |
2007 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Memory Almost Full (approximately 779,573 copies sold) |
$1,010,000 |
2006 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Twenty Five with the contribution of the single "Heal the Pain" with English singer, songwriter, record producer, and philanthropist George Michael (approximately 2,312 million copies sold) |
$3,000,000 |
2006 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Duets: An American Classic with the contribution of the single "The Very Thought of You" with American singer Tony Bennett (approximately 1,235 million copies sold) |
$1,610,000 |
2005 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Chaos and Creation in the Backyard (approximately 2,086,794 copies sold) |
$712,830,000 |
2004 |
Ticket Sales |
Ticket sales of Paul McCartney's The 'US' Tour (approximately 569,611 tickets sold) |
$77,040 |
2003 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Back in the World (approximately 100 thousand copies sold) |
$130,000 |
2002 |
Others |
Sales of the video Back in the U.S. (approximately 390 thousand copies sold) |
$507,000 |
2002 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Back in the U.S. (approximately 1,202,000 copies sold) |
$1,560,000 |
2001 |
Ticket Sales |
Total ticket sales of Paul McCartney's Driving World Tour (approximately 1,012,947 tickets sold) |
$125,890,000 |
2001 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Driving Rain (approximately 650 thousand copies sold) |
$845,000 |
2001 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Wingspan: Hits and History (approximately 1,198,500 copies sold) |
$1,560,000 |
1999 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Run Devil Run (approximately 120,202 copies sold) |
$156,260 |
1997 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Flaming Pie (approximately 906 thousand copies sold) |
$1,180,000 |
1993 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Paul Is Live (approximately 1 hundred thousand copies sold) |
$130,000 |
1993 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Off the Ground (approximately 1,554,400 million copies sold) |
$2,020,000 |
1990 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Tripping the Live Fantastic: Highlights! (approximately 1 million copies sold) |
$1,300,000 |
1990 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Tripping the Live Fantastic (approximately 200 thousand copies sold) |
$260,000 |
1989 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Flowers in the Dirt (approximately 1,623,000 copies sold) |
$2,120,000 |
1987 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album All the Best! (approximately 3,027,500 copies sold) |
$3,940,000 |
1986 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Press to Play (approximately 181 thousand copies sold) |
$235,300 |
1984 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie Give My Regards to Broad Street as himself |
$1,400,000 |
1984 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Give My Regards to Broad Street (approximately 1,044,000 copies sold) |
$1,357,200 |
1983 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Pipes of Peace (approximately 1,631,000 million copies sold) |
$2,120,000 |
1982 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of Michael Jackson's album Thriller with the contribution of the song "The Girl Is Mine" (approximately 55,605,161 copies sold) |
$72,290,000 |
1982 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Tug of War (approximately 1,676,800 copies sold) |
$2,180,000 |
1980 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album McCartney II (approximately 680 thousand copies sold) |
$884,000 |
1979 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Back to the Egg with The Wings (approximately 1,374,000 copies sold) |
$1,790,000 |
1978 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Wings Greatest (approximately 1,395,000 copies sold) |
$1,810,000 |
1978 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album London Town with The Wings (approximately 1,801,800 copies sold) |
$2,340,000 |
1976 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Wings over America (approximately 1.18 million copies sold) |
$1,530,000 |
1976 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Wings at the Speed of Sound with The Wings (approximately 1,522,900 copies sold) |
$1,980,000 |
1973 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Band on the Run with The Wings (approximately 3,595,000 copies sold) |
$4,670,000 |
1973 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Red Rose Speedway with The Wings (approximately 680 thousand copies sold) |
$884,000 |
1971 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of Wild Life with The Wings (approximately 540 thousand copies sold) |
$702,000 |
1971 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Ram (approximately 1.1 million copies sold) |
$1,430,000 |
1970 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album McCartney (approximately 2.1 million copies sold) |
$2,730,000 |
1965 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Help! with the English rock band The Beatles (approximately 3,535,000 copies sold) |
$4,600,000 |
1965 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie Help! as himself |
$12,070,000 |
1965 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Beatles VI with the English rock band The Beatles (approximately 1.05 million copies sold) |
$1,370,000 |
1964 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Beatles '65 with the English rock band The Beatles (approximately 3.1 million copies sold) |
$4,030,000 |
1964 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Beatles for Sale with the English rock band The Beatles (approximately 1,540,500 copies sold) |
$2,000,000 |
1964 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Something New with the English rock band The Beatles (approximately 2.05 million copies sold) |
$2,670,000 |
1964 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie A Hard Day's Night as himself |
$12,300,000 |
1964 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album A Hard Day's Night with the English rock band The Beatles (approximately 4.1 million copies sold) |
$5,330,000 |
1964 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album The Beatles' Long Tall Sally with the English rock band The Beatles (approximately 50 thousand copies sold) |
$65,000 |
1964 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of The Beatles' Second Album with the English rock band The Beatles (approximately 2.1 million copies sold) |
$2,730,000 |
1964 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Twist and Shout with the English rock band The Beatles (approximately 300 hundred thousand copies sold) |
$390,000 |
1964 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Meet the Beatles! with the English rock band The Beatles (approximately 5.1 million copies sold) |
$6,630,000 |
1964 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Introducing... The Beatles with the English rock band The Beatles (approximately 1 million copies sold) |
$1,300,000 |
1963 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album With the Beatles with the English rock band the Beatles (approximately 935 thousand copies sold) |
$1,220,000 |
1963 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Please Please Me with the English rock band the Beatles (approximately 1,185,000 copies sold) |
$1,540,000 |