近日，福布斯发布《2020年收入最高的已故名人榜单》，迈克尔·杰克逊以4800万美元位居榜首，科比·布莱恩特则以2000万美元位居第六。

该榜单根据已故名人2019年10月1日至2020年10月1日的税前收入进行排序，包含多个数据来源。此外，相关工作人员还对业内人士进行了访谈。

福布斯认为，2019年发布的纪录片《离开梦幻岛》并没有使迈克尔·杰克逊身败名裂。据统计，他收入的70%以上来源于他的Mijac音乐库以及与索尼签订的长期合约。

出现在该榜单的已故名人还包括猫王、约翰·列侬、玛丽莲·梦露等。

Forbes released a list of the top highest-paid dead celebrities of 2020. The King of Pop – Michael Jackson – ranked first with $48 million and NBA Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter accident in January, ranked 6th with $20 million.

The list is based on their pre-tax income from Oct. 1, 2019 to Oct. 1, 2020 according to Forbes. It was compiled using information from MRC Data, NPD BookScan and IMDBPro, and conducted interviews with industry insiders.

According to Forbes, the documentary “Leaving Neverland” released in 2019 didn’t kill the King of Pop off, and his Mijac Music catalog and his long-term deal with Sony accounts for more than 70 percent of his earnings.

The runner-up Dr. Seuss doubled his income in 2020 by a series of television and film deals, but books are still Dr. Seuss’ biggest cash cow.

Young rapper Juice WRLD also made to the list earning $15 million. His music surged after his death in December, just nine months after the release of his second album, Death Race for Love.

Other stars that made the list are Charles Schulz, Arnold Palmer, Elvis Presley, Bob Marley, John Lennon, Prince, Freddie Mercury, George Harrison and Marilyn Monroe.