MICHAEL JACKSON EARNED $75 MILLION IN 2017, BEATS ELVIS PRESLEY, BOB MARLEY

NEW YORK, United States – Late King of Pop, Michael Jackson now leads the list of death celebrities with the highest string of income . According to Forbes, Michael Jackson earned $75 million in 2017.

Forbes attributes the earnings to his hits album, a Las Vegas Cirque du Soleil show and a stake in the EMI music publishing catalog.

Golf legend Arnold Palmer is the second-highest earner, with $40 million earned in part through sales of Arizona lemonade and ice tea beverage made in his name.

Charles Schulz, the creator of the “Peanuts” franchise made $38 million is third on the list while another music legend, Elvis Presley comes in fourth with $35 million. Bob Marley ranks fifth with $23 million in earning in 2017