Forbes Magazine  lists Bob Marley as the No. 5  Top-Earning Dead Celebrities for the past year.  Bob Marley earned $18 million for the past year. Below is the Top 5 list.

Michael Jackson
$160 million
Singer
Died: June 25, 2009
Age: 50

Elvis Presley
$55 million
Singer, actor
Died: August 16, 1977
Age: 42

Charles M Schulz,
$37 million
Cartoonist
Died: February 12, 2000
Age: 77

Elizabeth Taylor
$25 million
Actress
Died: March 23, 2011
Age: 79

Bob Marley
$18 million
Singer
Died: May 11, 1981
Age: 36
Cause: Cancer