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The King of Pop, Michael Jackson has once again topped the list of top-earning dead celebrities for the sixth time in a row.
The Billie Jean hitmaker earned ¢ 1 ,971, 900, 000 from 1st October 2017 to 1st October 2018.
According to Forbes, Jackson raked in the money from the sale of his EMI Music Publishing stake among other things.
Jackson has now made over ¢11.4 billion since his death in 2009.
Elvis Presley came second with ¢ 195, 008, 255.59. Presley made his money from the sale of tickets to his house, Graceland, music sales and a new entertainment complex called the Elvis Presley Memphis.
Bob Marley came fifth with ¢113, 229, 571.98. Golfer Arnold Palmer and Charlie Brown are third and fourth on the list with ¢ 169, 846, 560.92 and ¢ 163, 556, 477.89 respectively.
Rapper XXXTentacion who died recently after being shot made the list with ¢ 53, 475, 068.75 and was 11th on the list.
Prince also made the list with ¢ 62, 927, 354.59 while Muhammed Ali earned ¢ 50, 346, 782.93.
British singer John Lennon also earned ¢ 56, 641, 600.76 the past year.
Playboy founder Hugh Hefner and actress Marilyn Monroe also made the list.
