Michael Jackson is The Highest Earning Dead Musician - Forbes Magazine

Seven years after his death,Michael
Jackson is still making money .In 2016
the late King Of Pop earned a whooping
$825 million.
Following far behind is cartoonist and
Peanuts creator Charles Schulz who died
in 2000 with $48 million.
According to Forbes ,Jackson has
generated so much revenue following
his estate's decision to sell his half-share
of the Beatles catalogue to Sony for
$750 million.The star had purchased the
rights to Beetle's music back in 1984 for
$47.5 million and then sold 50 percent
of it to Sony in 1995 for $115 million.
His remaining share was sold to Sony in
March this year.
Full list below
10. Bettie Page - $11 million
9. Albert Einstein - $11.5 million
8. John Lennon - $12 million
7. Theador Geiel "Dr. Seuss" - $20
million
6. Bob Marley - $21 million
5. Prince - $25 million
4. Elvis Presley - $27 million
3. Arnold Palmer - $40 million
2. Charles Schulz - $48 million
1. Michael Jackson - $825 million