2010
On April 6, 2011, the following 25 selections were announced.
| Recording or collection | Performer or agent | Year | National Archives |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phonautograms | Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville | ca. 1853–1861 | |
| "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" | Edward Meeker, accompanied by the Edison Orchestra | 1908 | |
| Yahi language cylinder recordings | Ishi, last surviving member of the Yahi tribe | 1911–1914 | |
| "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground" | Blind Willie Johnson | 1927 | |
| "It's the Girl" | The Boswell Sisters with the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra | 1931 | |
| "Mal Hombre" | Lydia Mendoza | 1934 | |
| "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" | The Sons of the Pioneers | 1934 | |
| Talking Union | The Almanac Singers | 1941 | |
| Jazz at the Philharmonic | Nat "King" Cole, Les Paul, Buddy Rich, others | July 2, 1944 | |
| Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina's "Pope Marcellus Mass" | Roger Wagner Chorale | 1951 | |
| "The Eagle Stirreth Her Nest" | Reverend C. L. Franklin | 1953 | |
| "Tipitina" | Professor Longhair | 1953 | |
| "At Sunset" | Mort Sahl | 1955 | |
| Interviews with jazz musicians for the Voice of America | Willis Conover | 1956 | |
| The Music from Peter Gunn | Henry Mancini | 1958 | |
| United Sacred Harp Musical Convention in Fyffe, Alabama | field recordings by Alan Lomax and Shirley Collins | 1959 | |
| Blind Joe Death | John Fahey | 1959, 1964, 1967 | |
| "Stand by Your Man" | Tammy Wynette | 1968 | |
| Trout Mask Replica | Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band | 1969 | |
| Songs of the Humpback Whale | Frank Watlington, Roger Payne, and others | 1970 | |
| "Let's Stay Together" | Al Green | 1971 | |
| "Black Angels (Thirteen Images from the Dark Land)" | New York Strings Quartet | 1972 | |
| Aja | Steely Dan | 1977 | |
| GOPAC Strategy and Instructional Tapes | Newt Gingrich, others | 1986–1994 | |
| 3 Feet High and Rising | De La Soul | 1989 |
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