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Add the andPOP Facebook Application(andPOP) - On the 30th anniversary of his death, Elvis Presley is back atop the list of Forbes.com's Top-Earning Dead Celebrities.
Presley earned an estimated $49 million in the past 12 months to reclaim the No. 1 spot on the list, a position he last held in 2005.
He was unseated temporarily last year by Kurt Cobain, who was at No. 1 after his widow Courtney Love sold his song catalogue for a reported $50 million US.
Although Presley died in 1977, his estate continues to earn millions from music royalties, DVDs, licensing deals and tourism at Graceland, the singer's mansion in Memphis, Tenn. A show based on Presley's music is also in the works.
Close behind Presley on the list was John Lennon, with earnings of $44 million.
His Apple recording company resolved its dispute with the Apple computer company earlier this year, paving the way for Lennon's music, and all of the former Beatles' solo music, to go online.
Lennon's earnings were also boosted by Cirque du Soleil's creation of the "Love" show, based on Beatles music.
Rounding out the rest of the list were Charles M. Schulz ($35 million), George Harrison ($22 million), Albert Einstein ($18 million), Andy Warhol ($15 million), Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) ($13 million), Tupac Shakur ($9 million), Marilyn Monroe ($7 million), Steve McQueen ($6 million), James Brown ($5 million), Bob Marley ($4 million) and James Dean ($3.5 million).
