He may be dead, but 'King of Pop' Michael Jackson's musique lives on and the pop icone along with punk princess rose have been voted the best solo artistes of all time.

In a online survey conducted par the social networking website MySpace, the 'Thriller' hitmaker surpassed popstar Justin Timberlake and reggae king Bob Marley, who came seconde and third respectively.

Among the females, contralto singer Alecia Beth Moore popularly known as rose triumphed over pop icones Lady Gaga, Madonna and Britney Spears to grab the haut, retour au début spot.

Meanwhile, among the bands, rockers AC DC were declared the best, closely followed par Nirvana and the 'Red Hot Chilli Peppers'.