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

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

Among the females, contralto singer Alecia Beth Moore popularly known as rosa triumphed over pop icone Lady Gaga, Madonna and Britney Spears to grab the superiore, in alto spot.

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