2006
On March 6, 2007, the following 25 selections were made by the National Recording Preservation Board.
| Recording or collection | Performer or agent | Year | National Archives |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Uncle Josh and the Insurance Agent" | Cal Stewart | 1904 | |
| "Il Mio Tesoro" | John McCormack; orchestra conducted by Walter Rogers |
1916 | |
| National Defense Test | General John J. Pershing | September 12, 1924 | copy |
| "Black Bottom Stomp" | Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers | 1926 | |
| "Wildwood Flower" | Carter Family | 1928 | |
| "Pony Blues" | Charley Patton | 1929 | |
| "You're the Top" | Cole Porter | 1934 | |
| The Lone Ranger Episode: "The Osage Bank Robbery" |
Earle Graser, John Todd | December 17, 1937 | |
| "Day of Infamy" speech to Congress | Franklin D. Roosevelt | December 8, 1941 | copy |
| Native Brazilian music recorded under the supervision of Leopold Stokowski |
Pixinguinha, Donga, Cartola, Jararaca, Ratinho and José Espinguela |
1942 | |
| "Peace in the Valley" | Red Foley and the Sunshine Boys | 1951 | |
| "Polonaise in A Major" ("Polonaise militaire"), Op. 40, No. 1, by Frédéric Chopin |
Artur Rubinstein | 1952 | |
| "Blue Suede Shoes" | Carl Perkins | 1955 | |
| Interviews with William "Billy" Bell |
Recorded by Edward D. "Sandy" Ives | 1956 | |
| Howl | Allen Ginsberg | 1959 | |
| The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart | Bob Newhart | 1960 | |
| "Be My Baby" | The Ronettes | 1963 | |
| "We Shall Overcome" | Pete Seeger | 1963 | |
| "A Change Is Gonna Come" | Sam Cooke | 1964 | |
| "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" | The Rolling Stones | 1965 | |
| The Velvet Underground & Nico | The Velvet Underground and Nico | 1967 | |
| The Eighty-Six Years of Eubie Blake | Eubie Blake | 1969 | |
| Burnin' | The Wailers | 1973 | |
| Live in Japan | Sarah Vaughan | 1973 | |
| Graceland | Paul Simon | 1986 |
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