According to Wealth-X Madonna is the richest recording artist, with a net worth of $800 million . This is less than the one billion the New York Post valued her at in 2013 , but it’s far ahead of Sir Paul McCartney, whose net worth is of $660 million. Number 3 for Dr. Dre with $660 million. Here’s the full top 10 of the richest recording artists: 1) Madonna $800 million 2) Paul McCartney $660 million 3) Dr. Dre $650 million 4) Diddy $640 million 5) Celine Dion $630 million 6) Bono $590 million 7) Mariah Carey $520 million 8) Jay Z $510 million 9) Elton John $450 million 10) Beyonce $440 million