October, 2005: The Beatles have been named "icons of the century" by readers of Variety magazine. Among the voting criteria were the icons' commercial and creative impact, number of imitators, enduring appeal and whether they still appeared on T-shirts.

1 Beatles 2 Louis Armstrong 3 Lucille Ball 4 Humphrey Bogart 5 Marlon Brando 6 Charlie Chaplin 7 James Dean 8 Marilyn Monroe 9 Mickey Mouse 10 Elvis Presley Woody Allen Pedro Almodovar Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers Josephine Baker Brigitte Bardot Jack Benny Irving Berlin Chuck Berry Lenny Bruce James Cagney Maria Callas Johnny Carson Johnny Cash Ray Charles Kurt Cobain Gary Cooper Bill Cosby Walter Cronkite Bette Davis Miles Davis Marlene Dietrich Kirk Douglas Bob Dylan Clint Eastwood Duke Ellington Fredrico Fellini Aretha Franklin

Clark Gable Greta Garbo Judy Garland Cary Grant D.W. Griffith Woody Guthrie Vaclav Havel Edith Head Jimi Hendrix Katharine Hepburn Audrey Hepburn Alfred Hitchcock Billie Holiday Bob Hope & Bing Crosby Harry Houdini Michael Jackson Robert Johnson Al Jolson Janis Joplin Gene Kelly Grace Kelly Lassie Laurel & Hardy Bruce Lee Jerry Lewis Little Richard Sophia Loren Madonna Bob Marley Marcello Mastroianni Steve McQueen Edward R. Murrow The Marx Brothers

Paul Newman Jack Nicholson Laurence Olivier Pac Man Edith Piaf Mary Pickford Sidney Poitier Robert Redford Rodgers & Hammerstein Will Rogers The Rolling Stones Mickey Rooney The Sex Pistols Tupac Shakur Frank Sinatra Steven Spielberg Jimmy Stewart Igor Stravinsky Barbra Streisand The Supremes Quentin Tarantino Elizabeth Taylor Shirley Temple Rudolph Valentino John Wayne Orson Welles Mae West Hank Williams Oprah Winfrey Stevie Wonder