2008
On June 10, 2009, the following 25 selections were made by the National Recording Preservation Board.
| Recording or collection | Performer or agent | Year | National Archives |
|---|---|---|---|
| "No News, or What Killed the Dog" | Nat M. Wills | 1908 | |
| Acoustic recordings for Victor Talking Machine Company | Jascha Heifetz | 1917–1924 | |
| "Night Life" | Mary Lou Williams | 1930 | |
| Sounds of the ivory-billed woodpecker | 1935 | ||
| Gang Busters | 1935–1957 | ||
| "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" | The Andrews Sisters | 1938 | |
| "O Que é que a Bahiana tem" | Carmen Miranda | 1939 | |
| NBC Radio coverage of Marian Anderson's recital at the Lincoln Memorial | Marian Anderson | April 9, 1939 | |
| "Tom Dooley" | Frank Proffitt | 1940 | |
| Mary Margaret McBride | Mary Margaret McBride and Zora Neale Hurston | January 25, 1943 | |
| "Uncle Sam Blues" |
Oran "Hot Lips" Page, accompanied by Eddie Condon's Jazz Band | 1944 | |
| "Sinews of Peace" (Iron Curtain) Speech at Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri | Winston Churchill | March 5, 1946 | |
| "The Churkendoose" | Ray Bolger | 1947 | |
| "Boogie Chillen'" | John Lee Hooker | 1948 | |
| A Child's Christmas in Wales | Dylan Thomas | 1952 | |
| A Festival of Lessons and Carols as Sung on Christmas Eve in King's College Chapel, Cambridge | King's College Choir; Boris Ord, director | 1954 | |
| West Side Story | Original cast | 1957 | |
| "Tom Dooley" | The Kingston Trio | 1958 | |
| "Rumble" | Link Wray | 1958 | |
| The Play of Daniel: A Twelfth-Century Drama | New York Pro Musica under the direction of Noah Greenberg | 1958 | |
| "Rank Stranger" | The Stanley Brothers | 1960 | |
| "At Last" | Etta James | 1961 | |
| 2000 Years with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks | Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks | 1961 | |
| The Who Sings My Generation | The Who | 1966 | |
| "He Stopped Loving Her Today" | George Jones | 1980 |
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