Andrew Ridgeley is one of the richest Singer-songwriter from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Andrew Ridgeley's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Wham! enjoyed worldwide success from 1981 to 1986, selling more than 35 million records worldwide; they made their US debut on Dick Clark’s American Bandstand, becoming the only 1980s British act to have three No. 1 singles in both the UK and US charts.
Since 1982, Ridgeley has reportedly amassed £10 million from sales and royalties of records. Much of his income comes from the 1984 single “Careless Whisper”, which was one of the few Wham! songs that Ridgeley had a part in writing; the two had written the song together several years earlier, when both were 17. (Ironically, despite Ridgeley’s involvement in writing the song, the single was issued as a Michael solo piece.) “Careless Whisper” has sold six million copies worldwide and, as of 2012, was the 34th best-selling single of all time in the United Kingdom, having sold over 1.3 million copies. Ridgeley still receives thousands of pounds a year from his share of “Careless Whisper” royalties alone.
By 1985, Ridgeley had developed a reputation as a party animal who regularly got drunk at nightclubs; the British tabloids referred to him as “Animal Andy”; he was kicked out of the official party at the end of the Live Aid concert 1985 for his wild behaviour.
