Their fortunes are calculated as £90 million and £78 million respectively, although strangely John Deacon - writer of bigger hits than Roger and always known as the band's shrewdest investor in the stock market - does not figure in the top 300.

Top of the list is Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone, while the highest placed musical figure is Paul McCartney, in 11th place.

You can view the small articles accompanying Brian and Roger's placings online at http://uk.geocities.com/write12001/richlist