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Los Angeles: Late king of Pop 'Michael Jackson' has topped an annual list of top-earning dead celebrities for the fourth straight year. He has surpassed his fellow musical icons Prince and David Bowie, who passed away earlier this year, in the list, which has been released by Forbes magazine, reported theguardian.com. michael-jackson-by-annie-leibovitz Jackson, who died in 2009, raked in a bumper $825 million in earnings for the 12 months ending October 1, the report said. The earnings came mostly from the Jackson estate's $750 million sale of the late singer's remaining stake in the Sony/ATV music publishing catalog -- which includes the rights to many Beatles songs -- to Sony Corporation. Michael Jackson ran CHILD SEX ABUSE operation ? Read SHOCKING DETAILS…! Forbes's estimates were based on pre-tax income, before management and legal expenses, and were compiled through interviews with estate experts and data on record sales, touring and movie earnings. Sales of Prince's albums soared after the musician died because of accidental drug overdose in April. Forbes ranked him in fifth place overall with estimated earnings of $25 million, just below Elvis Presley, with $27 million. OMG! Michael Jackson’s $1.5 million ‘Gone With The Wind’ Oscar is missing! Bowie, who died of cancer in January came days after a new album release, outsold both Presley and Jackson in albums and singles in 2016, but the British singer's overall estimated earnings were $10.5 million, Forbes said. Here is why Nawazuddin Siddiqui turned Michael Jackson for SRK’s Raees Golf legend Arnold Palmer, who died in September at age 87, claimed the third spot with earnings of $40 million, mostly from licensing and endorsements of his signature Arnold Palmer iced tea and lemonade drink, leisure wear label, and golf course designs. IANS
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