The Library of Congress has announced the annual selection of 25 sound recordings to the National Recording Registry for preservation.
The 2026 class of inductees spans 70 years, starting with Spike Jones' "Cocktails for Two" from 1944 to Taylor Swift's 1989 album, released in 2014. For the third time, video game music was selected, and this year it goes to the Doom soundtrack. Weezer led this year's inductees with the most public nominations.
The 2026 Class Of Inductees include Reba McEntire's 1990 album, Rumor Has It, Beyonce's 2008 single, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" and The Fight of the Century, Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier, Mutual Radio Networks Fight Night Radio Program, broadcast on March 8, 1971.
This brings the number of recordings in the National Recording Registry to 700, and many are among the over 4 million sound recordings held at the Library of Congress.
"Music and recorded sound are essential, wonderful parts of our daily lives and our national heritage. The National Recording Registry works to preserve our national playlist for generations to come," said Acting Librarian of Congress Robert R. Newlen. "The Library of Congress is proud to select these audio treasures and will work to preserve them with our partners in the recording industry."
The complete list for the 2026 National Recording Registry:
(in chronological order)
Spike Jones and His City Slickers - "Cocktails for Two" (single, 1944)Pérez Prado and His Orchestra - "Mambo No. 5" (single, 1950)Ruth Brown - "Teardrops from My Eyes" (single, 1950)Kaye Ballard - "Fly Me to the Moon" (single, 1954)Paul Anka - "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" (single, 1959)Oliver Nelson - "The Blues and the Abstract Truth" (album, 1961)Ray Charles - "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music" (album, 1962)The Byrds - "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)" (single, 1965)The Winstons - "Amen, Brother" (single, 1969)José Feliciano - "Feliz Navidad" (single, 1970)The Fight of the Century, Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier, Mutual Radio Networks Fight Night Radio Program, March 8, 1971Gladys Night & The Pips - "Midnight Train to Georgia" (single, 1973)Original Broadway Cast - "Chicago" (album, 1975)The Charlie Daniels Band - "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" (single, 1979)The Go-Go's - "Beauty and the Beat" (album, 1981)Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - "Texas Flood" (album, 1983)Chaka Khan - "I Feel for You" (single, 1984)Jamie Principle "Your Love" (single, 1986) and Jamie Principle/Frankie Knuckles - "Your Love" (single, 1987)Reba McEntire - "Rumor Has It" (album, 1990)Rosanne Cash - "The Wheel" (album, 1993)Bobby Prince - "Doom" video game soundtrack (album, 1993)Weezer - "Weezer [The Blue Album]", 1994)Vince Gill - "Go Rest High on That Mountain" (single, 1994)Beyoncé - "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (single, 2008)Taylor Swift -"1989" (album, 2014)
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