Variety - 100 Icons of the Century

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Variety named its 100 icons of the century based on factors like their commercial and creative impact. The list consisted of people from all facets of the entertainment industry, but only those in the music arena are listed below (the top ten were ranked):

• Louis Armstrong (ranked #2)
• Fred Astaire
• The Beatles (ranked #1)
• Irving Berlin
• Chuck Berry
• Maria Callas
• Johnny Cash
• Ray Charles
• Kurt Cobain
• Bing Crosby
• Miles Davis
• Bob Dylan
• Duke Ellington
• Aretha Franklin
• Judy Garland
• Woody Guthrie
• Oscar Hammerstein II
• Jimi Hendrix
• Billie Holiday
• Michael Jackson
• Robert Johnson
• Al Jolson
• Janis Joplin
• Gene Kelly
• Little Richard
• Madonna
• Bob Marley
• Edith Piaf
• Elvis Presley (ranked #10)
• Richard Rodgers
• Ginger Rogers
• The Rolling Stones
• The Sex Pistols
• Tupac (2pac) Shakur
• Frank Sinatra
• Igor Stravinsky
• Barbra Streisand
• The Supremes
• Hank Williams
• Stevie Wonder

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Resources:

• Variety – 100 Icons (October 2005)

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