Editing John Lennon (section)

==Legacy==
[[File:Lennon Statue, Liverpool.jpg|thumb|alt=A statue depicting a young Lennon outside a brick building. Next to the statue are three windows, with two side-by-side above the lower, which bears signage advertising the Cavern pub.|Statue of Lennon outside [[The Cavern Club]], Liverpool|207x207px]]
[[File:Reflection on Liverpool John Lennon Airport - geograph.org.uk - 4227976.jpg|left|thumb|[[Liverpool John Lennon Airport|John Lennon Airport]] in Liverpool]]
Music historians Schinder and Schwartz wrote of the transformation in popular music styles that took place between the 1950s and the 1960s. They said that the Beatles' influence cannot be overstated: having "revolutionised the sound, style, and attitude of popular music and opened rock and roll's doors to a tidal wave of British rock acts", the group then "spent the rest of the 1960s expanding rock's stylistic frontiers".{{sfn|Schinder|Schwartz|2007|p=160}} On [[National Poetry Month#International Poetry Celebrations|National Poetry Day]] in 1999, the BBC conducted a poll to identify the UK's favourite song lyric and announced "Imagine" as the winner.{{sfn|Harry|2000b|pp=382–383}}

Two home recording demos by Lennon, "[[Free as a Bird]]" and "[[Real Love (Beatles song)|Real Love]]", were finished by the three surviving members of the Beatles when they reunited in 1994 and 1995.<ref name="Demos">{{cite web |last1=Petridis |first1=Alexis |author1-link=Alexis Petridis |title=The Beatles: Now and Then review – 'final' song is a poignant act of closure |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/nov/02/the-beatles-now-and-then-review |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=6 November 2023 |date=2 November 2023}}</ref> Both songs were released as Beatles singles in conjunction with ''[[The Beatles Anthology]]'' compilations. A third song, "[[Now and Then (Beatles song)|Now and Then]]", was also worked on but not released until 2023 whereupon it was dubbed "the last Beatles song", topping the UK charts.<ref name="Demos" /><ref name="N&TChart">{{cite magazine |last1=Brandle |first1=Lars |title=The Beatles Blast to No. 1 in U.K. With 'Now and Then' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/the-beatles-no-1-uk-now-and-then-1235470065/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=15 November 2023 |date=13 November 2023}}</ref>

In 1997, Yoko Ono and the [[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI]] Foundation established an annual music competition programme for songwriters of contemporary musical genres to honour John Lennon's memory and his large creative legacy.<ref name="BMI Foundation's John Lennon Scholarships">{{cite web |url=http://bmifoundation.org/programs/info/john_lennon_scholarships |title=BMI Foundation's John Lennon Scholarships|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215191638/http://bmifoundation.org/programs/info/john_lennon_scholarships|archive-date=15 February 2017}}</ref> Over $400,000 have been given through BMI Foundation's ''John Lennon Scholarships'' to talented young musicians in the United States.<ref name="BMI Foundation's John Lennon Scholarships"/>

In a 2006 ''[[The Guardian|Guardian]]'' article, Jon Wiener wrote: "For young people in 1972, it was thrilling to see Lennon's courage in standing up to [US President] Nixon. That willingness to take risks with his career, and his life, is one reason why people still admire him today."{{sfn|Wiener|2006}} For music historians Urish and Bielen, Lennon's most significant effort was "the self-portraits&nbsp;... in his songs [which] spoke to, for, and about, the human condition."{{sfn|Urish|Bielen|2007|pp=121–122}} Writing for ''[[El País]]'' in 2024, Amaia Odriozola described Lennon's [[Windsor glasses]] as being "known all over the world" and credited him with pioneering glasses as a "style statement" for musicians.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Odriozola |first1=Amaia |title=The Meaning of 'Lennon's Disobedient Glasses,' Which Are Beloved by Everyone from Denzel Washington to Harry Potter |url=https://english.elpais.com/culture/2024-03-03/the-meaning-of-lennons-disobedient-glasses-which-are-beloved-by-everyone-from-denzel-washington-to-harry-potter.html |website=[[El País]] |access-date=16 August 2024 |date=3 March 2024}}</ref>
[[File:JohnLennonPark Havana2.JPG|thumb|227x227px|[[John Lennon Park]] in [[Havana|Havana, Cuba]]]]
In 2013, [[Downtown Music Publishing]] signed a publishing administration agreement for the US with Lenono Music and Ono Music, home to the song catalogues of John Lennon and [[Yoko Ono]], respectively. Under the terms of the agreement, Downtown represents Lennon's solo works, including "[[Imagine (John Lennon song)|Imagine]]", "[[Instant Karma (We All Shine On)]]", "[[Power to the People (song)|Power to the People]]", "[[Happy Xmas (War Is Over)]]", "[[Jealous Guy]]", "[[(Just Like) Starting Over]]" and others.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/legal-and-management/1531099/exclusive-john-lennon-yoko-ono-catalogs-sign-with |title=Exclusive: John Lennon, Yoko Ono Catalogs Sign With Downtown Music Publishing |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=26 July 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924124615/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/legal-and-management/1531099/exclusive-john-lennon-yoko-ono-catalogs-sign-with|archive-date=24 September 2016 |date=25 January 2013}}</ref>

[[File:Los Angeles (California, USA), Hollywood Boulevard, John Lennon -- 2012 -- 4990.jpg|thumb|left|"John Lennon" Star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame, [[Los Angeles, California]]]]
Lennon has been the subject of [[Death of John Lennon#Memorials and tributes|numerous memorials and tributes]]. In 2002, the airport in Lennon's home town was renamed the [[Liverpool John Lennon Airport]].<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Friends of Liverpool Airport |url=http://www.fola.org.uk/current.html |title=Recent History and Current Developments |access-date=10 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120624063000/http://www.fola.org.uk/current.html |archive-date=24 June 2012}}</ref> On what would have been Lennon's 70th birthday in 2010, Cynthia and Julian Lennon unveiled the [[John Lennon Peace Monument]] in [[Chavasse Park]], Liverpool.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/8052634/Monument-to-John-Lennon-unveiled-in-Liverpool-on-his-70th-birthday.html |title=Monument to John Lennon unveiled in Liverpool on his '70th birthday' |location=London |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=9 October 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019002438/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/8052634/Monument-to-John-Lennon-unveiled-in-Liverpool-on-his-70th-birthday.html|archive-date=19 October 2015}}</ref> The sculpture, entitled ''Peace & Harmony'', exhibits [[peace symbols]] and carries the inscription "Peace on Earth for the Conservation of Life · In Honour of John Lennon 1940–1980".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcHcCxVKKxs |title=Unveiling of 'Peace & Harmony', European Peace Monument – Dedicated to John Lennon |via=YouTube |date=8 November 2010 |access-date=10 July 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701070518/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcHcCxVKKxs |archive-date=1 July 2013}}</ref> In December 2013, the [[International Astronomical Union]] named one of the craters on [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] after Lennon.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.space.com/24034-mercury-crater-name-john-lennon.html |title=Mercury Crater Named After John Lennon |date=20 December 2013 |publisher=Space.com | access-date =13 January 2014 | url-status=live | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140114090808/http://www.space.com/24034-mercury-crater-name-john-lennon.html | archive-date =14 January 2014}}</ref>

There is a [[John Lennon Park]] in [[Havana]], Cuba which features a statue in his likeness sitting on a bench.<ref>{{cite news |title=She has one job: Guard John Lennon's glasses |url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/john-lennon-glasses-guard-trnd/index.html |agency=CNN |access-date=12 April 2023 |archive-date=10 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110160440/https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/john-lennon-glasses-guard-trnd/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Accolades===
{{See also|List of awards and nominations received by the Beatles}}
The Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership is regarded as one of the most influential and successful of the 20th century. As performer, writer or co-writer, Lennon had 25 number one singles in the US Hot 100 chart.{{refn|group=nb|Lennon was responsible for 25 ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one singles as performer, writer or co-writer.
* Solo (2): "[[Whatever Gets You thru the Night]]", "[[(Just Like) Starting Over]]".{{sfn|Allmusic|2010a}}
* With the Beatles (20): "[[Can't Buy Me Love]]", "[[I Feel Fine]]", "[[I Want to Hold Your Hand]]", "[[Love Me Do]]", "[[She Loves You]]", "[[A Hard Day's Night (song)|A Hard Day's Night]]", "[[Eight Days a Week]]", "[[Help! (song)|Help!]]", "[[Ticket to Ride (song)|Ticket to Ride]]", "[[Yesterday (Beatles song)|Yesterday]]", "[[Paperback Writer]]", "[[We Can Work It Out]]", "[[All You Need Is Love]]", "[[Hello, Goodbye]]", "[[Penny Lane]]", "[[Hey Jude]]", "[[Something (Beatles song)|Something]]"/"[[Come Together]]", "[[Get Back]]", "[[Let It Be (song)|Let It Be]]", "[[The Long and Winding Road]]"/"[[For You Blue]]".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1044523/hot-100-anniversary-most-no-1s-by-artist |title=Most No. 1s By Artist (All-Time) |magazine=Billboard|access-date=18 December 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222231708/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1044523/hot-100-anniversary-most-no-1s-by-artist|archive-date=22 February 2014}}</ref>
* As co-writer of and performer on releases by another artist (2): "[[Fame (David Bowie song)|Fame]]" (David Bowie),{{sfn|Allmusic|2010e}} "[[Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds]]" (Elton John).{{sfn|Allmusic|2010c}}
* As co-writer of releases by other artists (1): "[[A World Without Love]]" ([[Peter and Gordon]]){{sfn|Allmusic|2010d}}}} His album sales in the US stand at 14&nbsp;million units.{{sfn|RIAA|2010b}} ''[[Double Fantasy]]'' was his best-selling album,{{sfn|Greenberg|2010|p=202}} at three million shipments in the US.{{sfn|RIAA|2010a}} Released shortly before his death, it won the 1981 [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year]].<ref name="auto1" /> That year, the [[BRIT Awards|BRIT Award]] for Outstanding Contribution to Music was given to Lennon.{{sfn|Brit Awards|1982}}[[File:Streetart Bild von John Lennon (Prag).jpg|alt=Lennon Wall in Prague|thumb|upright=0.7|Street art image of Lennon on the [[Lennon Wall]] in [[Prague]]]]Participants in a 2002 BBC poll voted him eighth of "[[100 Greatest Britons]]".{{sfn|BBC News|2002}} Between 2003 and 2008, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' recognised Lennon in several reviews of artists and music, ranking him fifth of "100 Greatest Singers of All Time"{{sfn|Browne|2008}} and 38th of "100 Greatest Artists of All Time",{{sfn|Rolling Stone|2008}} and his albums ''[[John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band]]'' and ''Imagine'', 22nd and 76th respectively of "[[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]]".{{sfn|Rolling Stone|2008}}{{sfn|Rolling Stone|2003}} He was appointed [[Order of the British Empire|Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)]] with the other Beatles in 1965, but returned his medal in 1969 because of "[[Nigerian Civil War|Britain's involvement in the Nigeria-Biafra thing]], against our support of [[United States in the Vietnam War|America in Vietnam]], and against [[Cold Turkey]] slipping down the charts".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-16736495 |title=Queen's honours: People who have turned them down named |newspaper=BBC News|access-date=27 September 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512201145/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-16736495|archive-date=12 May 2015 |date=26 January 2012}}</ref>{{sfn|London Gazette|1965|p=5488}} Lennon was posthumously inducted into the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] in 1987{{sfn|Songwriters Hall of Fame|2015}} and into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 1994.{{sfn|The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum|1994}}