Icons according to Variety

(Entertainment) ICONS OF THE CENTURY

1. The Beatles

8. Marilyn Monroe

1. The Fab Four
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

Source: Variety magazine
Article in BBC News :
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4344910.stm