Michael Jackson, the late King of Pop reigns supreme as a top earner for 2013. 

"Forbes" says Michael Jackson earned an estimated $160 million over the past year to top its new list of wealthy dead celebrities.  That’s $35 million more than Madonna made as "Forbes’" top living celebrity, and almost triple the earnings of the next dead celeb on the list, Elvis Presley, who pulled in $55 million over the past year. 

According to “Forbes” most of Jackson’s money was earned through two highly successful Cirque du Soleil tribute shows.