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The world celebrates late pop icon , Michael Jackson who would have been 60 years old today August 29, 2018.
The revered entertainer died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication at his home on North Carolwood Drive in the Holmby Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles.
In no particular TNG takes a look at 10 numbers that shaped the career of the music legend.
$825 million: His annual earnings in 2016, the highest single-year payday ever recorded by a front-of-camera celebrity.
8 million: U.S. album sales for Jackson’s 1979 solo debut, Off the wall
33 million: U.S. album sales for Jackson’s 1982 follow-up, Thriller
537 million: Total YouTube views for “Thriller” short film.
$1,764,705.88: Per-minute budget of Jackson’s 17-minute, $30 million Disneyland flick, Captain EO.
$47.5 million: The amount Jackson paid to buy the ATV publishing catalog, home to the Beatles’ greatest hits, in 1985.
$115 million: Jackson’s payment for half of the catalog in exchange for merging it with Sony’s in 1995.
$750 million: The total received by Jackson’s estate for selling his half of the Sony/ATV catalog in 2016.
38: Jackson’s Grammy nomination total.
13: Grammy wins by the King of Pop.
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