20 of the Filthy, Stinkin’ Richest Songwriters of the Past and Present

18. Michael Jackson – $825M

No list of stinkin’-rich songwriters would be complete without mentioning the King of Pop himself, the late Michael Jackson. Although he lived a pretty controversial life in his later years, the guy was living the life from the money he made from selling over 350 million albums worldwide. Michael Jackson died in 2009 at the age of 50, but his legacy and dance moves still live on to this day.