The designer made an estimated $350 million (GBP219 million) in the last year, while Jackson debuts at three on the new list, earning a staggering $90 million (GBP56 million) in the three months since his death in June (09).
Presley, a regular at the top of the list, slips to fourth with dead earnings of $55 million (GBP34 million) in the past 12 months.
The top 10 rich dead celebrities on the new list are:
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1. Yves Saint Laurent
2. Rodgers & Hammerstein
3. Michael Jackson
4. Elvis Presley
5. J.R.R. Tolkein
6. Charles Schulz
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7. John Lennon & Dr. Seuss
9. Albert Einstein
10. Michael Crichton
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