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# Forbes Names Top 6 Grossing Dead Musicians
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/forbes-names-top-6-grossing-dead-musicians/
- Published: 2012-11-01T12:26:00.000Z
- Updated: 2012-11-01T12:26:00.000Z
- Description: Forbes, the king of The "Richest ________ " lists, has declared the King Of Pop, Michael Jackson, the top grossing dead musician of 2012. The post-1950's era of rock and. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/11/forbes-names-top-6-grossing-dead-musicians.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
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Forbes, the king of The "Richest \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ " lists, has declared the King Of Pop, Michael Jackson, the top grossing dead musician of 2012\. The post-1950's era of rock and pop has been good to it's most sucessful purveyers, with only one top grossing artist reaching back from the grave to earn $5 million or more. **[The Top 6 Grossing Dead Musicians](%20https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/11/forbes-names-top-6-grossing-dead-musicians.html Edit):**  

1\. Michael Jackson ($145 million)  
2\. Elvis Presley ($55 million)  
3\. Bob Marley ($17 million)  
4\. John Lennon ($12 million)  
5\. Richard Rogers ($6 million)  
6\. George Harrison ($5.5 million)

via [Forbes](http://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2012/10/31/the-top-earning-dead-musicians-of-2012/?ref=hypebot.com)