THE KING OF POP HAS BEEN DETHRONED.  FORBES.COM'S LATEST LIST OF THE "TOP-EARNING DEAD CELEBRITIES" HAS ARRIVED, AND MICHAEL JACKSON MADE 145-MILLION-DOLLARS OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS, WHICH IS MORE THAN ANY LIVING ARTIST.  BUT THAT FIGURE IS ONLY GOOD ENOUGH TO PUT HIM AT NUMBER TWO AMONG THE STARS WHO HAVE PASSED ON.  ELIZABETH TAYLOR IS THE NEW LIST LEADER.  THE LEGENDARY ACTRESS, WHO DIED LAST YEAR AT THE AGE OF 79, LEADS THE WAY WITH 210-MILLION-DOLLARS.  HOWEVER, "FORBES" POINTS OUT THAT THE MAJORITY OF TAYLOR'S MONEY CAME FROM A ONE-TIME WINDFALL AUCTION THAT RAKED IN 184-MILLION. 

FORBES.COM'S "TOP-EARNING DEAD CELEBRITIES" LIST

1. ELIZABETH TAYLOR, 210-MILLION-DOLLARS

2. MICHAEL JACKSON, 145-MILLION-DOLLARS

3. ELVIS PRESLEY, 55-MILLION-DOLLARS

4. CHARLES SCHULZ - 37-MILLION-DOLLARS

5. BOB MARLEY, 17-MILLION-DOLLARS

6. JOHN LENNON, 12-MILLION-DOLLARS

7. MARILYN MONROE, TEN-MILLION-DOLLARS

8. ALBERT EINSTEIN, TEN-MILLION-DOLLARS

8. "DR. SEUSS" THEODOR GEISEL, NINE-MILLION-DOLLARS

10. ACTOR STEVE MCQUEEN, EIGHT-MILLION-DOLLARS

10. BETTIE PAGE, EIGHT-MILLION-DOLLARS

12. RICHARD ROGERS, SIX-MILLION-DOLLARS

13. GEORGE HARRISON, FIVE-POINT-FIVE-MILLION-DOLLARS