The 10 celebrities making the most money long after they've gone

Michael Jackson is the top earner, making over €100 million last year.

MICHAEL JACKSON WAS a massive global superstar and had a lavish lifestyle when he was alive.

But since his passing in 2009, he has continued to earn huge sums of money. According to Forbes, his music made a whopping €104.9 million in 2015.

Iconic musicians like Elvis Presley and Bob Marley are also still earning the big bucks, though they died more than three decades ago.

Here are the rest of last year’s highest posthumous earners:

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