2009
On June 23, 2010, the following 25 selections were made by the National Recording Preservation Board.
| Recording or collection | Performer or agent | Year | National Archives |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Fon der Choope (From the Wedding)" | Abe Elenkrig's Yidishe Orchestra | April 4, 1913 | |
| "Canal Street Blues" | King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band | April 5, 1923 | |
| Tristan und Isolde, NBC broadcast | Metropolitan Opera, featuring Kirsten Flagstad and Lauritz Melchior | March 9, 1935 | |
| "When You Wish Upon a Star" | Cliff Edwards | 1938 (recorded) / 1940 (released) | |
| America's Town Meeting of the Air: "Should Our Ships Convoy Materials to England?" | George V. Denny (host); Reinhold Niebuhr, John Flynn (guests) | May 8, 1941 | |
| The Library of Congress Marine Corps Combat Field Recording Collection, Second Battle of Guam. | 1944 | ||
| "Evangeline Special" and "Love Bridge Waltz" | Iry LeJeune | 1948 | |
| The Little Engine that Could | Paul Wing, narrator | 1949 | |
| Leon Metcalf Collection of recordings of the First People of western Washington State | Leon Metcalf | 1950–1954 | |
| "Tutti Frutti" | Little Richard | 1955 | |
| "Smokestack Lightning" | Howlin' Wolf | 1956 | |
| Gypsy | Original cast recording | 1959 | |
| The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings | Bill Evans Trio | June 25, 1961 | |
| "Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two)" | Max Mathews | 1961 | |
| I Started Out as a Child | Bill Cosby | 1964 | |
| Azucar Pa' Ti | Eddie Palmieri | 1965 | |
| Today! | Mississippi John Hurt | 1966 | |
| "Silver Apples of the Moon" | Morton Subotnick | 1967 | |
| Soul Folk in Action | The Staple Singers | 1968 | |
| The Band | The Band | 1969 | |
| "Coal Miner's Daughter" | Loretta Lynn | 1970 | |
| Red Headed Stranger | Willie Nelson | 1975 | |
| Horses | Patti Smith | 1975 | |
| "Radio Free Europe" |
R.E.M. | 1981 | |
| "Dear Mama" | 2Pac | 1995 |
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