It's not like Steve Jobs needed the ego boost, but FORTUNE has named him the "CEO of the decade" and placed him on the cover -- and all over the insides -- of its latest issue.

From the magazine:

The past decade in business belongs to Jobs. What makes that simple statement even more remarkable is that barely a year ago it seemed likely that any review of his accomplishments would be valedictory. But by deeds and accounts, Jobs is back ... [He] is once again commanding a 34,000-strong corporate army that is as powerful, awe-inspiring, creative, secretive, bullying, arrogant – and yes, profitable – as at any time since he and his chum Steve Wozniak founded Apple in 1976 ... In the past 10 years alone he has radically and lucratively reordered three markets – music, movies, and mobile telephones – and his impact on his original industry, computing, has only grown. Remaking any one business is a career-defining achievement for giants of any era.

FORTUNE's Web site offers a timeline of Jobs' hits and misses, as well as looks at how he "revolutionized" computing, music, movies and telecommunications.

There's also a photo gallery and a rundown of the top 10 moments in Jobs' career.

All in all, not a bad rendering for one of Silicon Valley's most iconoclastic leaders. (Especially considering that he beat out runners-up Larry Page and Sergey Brin for the honor.)