They're gone, but certainly not forgotten. Forbes magazine has just released its annual list of top-earning dead celebrities ... and this year, last year's second place dead celebrity took the top spot. Would you like to know who?

This year, The late King of Pop, Michael Jackson took the top spot from his good friend and fellow dead-person Liz Taylor, last year's top-earner. Here's the breakdown according to Forbes:

5) Bob Marley earned 18 million.

The Jamaican singer Bob Marley
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4) Liz Taylor earned 25 million.

Liz Taylor
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3) Cartoonist Charles Schulz earned 37 million.

Peanuts characters
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2) Elvis earned 55 million.

Elvis Presley
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1) Michael Jackson earned 166 million.

Michael Jackson
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