When it comes to dead celebrity earnings, it’s hard to beat Michael Jackson. The pop singer, who died in 2009 at the age of 50, earned more than any living artist in the past 12 months: $145 million.
But this year that wasn’t enough to get him to the top of our list of the Top Earning Dead Celebrities. Instead, Jackson ranks second. Taking his place in the No. 1 spot is Elizabeth Taylor. Theglamorousactress, who was 79 when she passed away last year, earned astaggering$210 million last year.