Michael Jackson Equals Lady Gaga And Justin Bieber Plus What?

A visualization of Michael Jackson's astounding postmortem earnings.

For the third year in a row, Michael Jackson leads FORBES' list of the top-earning dead celebrities, released last week. The King of Pop raked in a staggering $170 million over the past year, more than any living musical act besides U2.

So how many living stars does it take to equal a year of Jackson's postmortem production? My colleague Dorothy Pomerantz and I broke it down visually in the Focus section of the latest issue