Journey’s 1981 hit “Don’t Stop Believin’” and Queen’s 1975 signature track “Bohemian Rhapsody” are among the recordings now part of the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry. The Registry is the library’s move to help save America’s aural history by archiving recordings that are “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant.”
The recordings join a list of 25 new inductees, which also includes the Four Tops’ 1966 masterpiece, “Reach Out (I’ll Be There),” Linda Ronstadt’s groundbreaking 1987 album Canciones de Mi Padre, and Bonnie Raitt’s 1989 Grammy Award-winning album Nick Of Time. Also selected were recordings by Alicia Keys, Nat King Cole, A Tribe Called Quest, the Shirelles, and Duke Ellington, among others.
The 2022 additions to the National Recording Registry are:
“Harlem Strut” – James P. Johnson (1921)
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Complete Presidential Speeches (1933-1945)
“Walking The Floor Over You” – Ernest Tubb (1941) (single)
“On A Note Of Triumph” (May 8, 1945)
“Jesus Gave Me Water” – The Soul Stirrers (1950) (single)
Ellington At Newport – Duke Ellington (1956) (album)
We Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite – Max Roach (1960) (album)
“The Christmas Song” – Nat King Cole (1961) (single)
Tonight’s The Night – The Shirelles (1961) (album)
“Moon River” – Andy Williams (1962) (single)
In C – Terry Riley (1968) (album)
“It’s A Small World” – The Disneyland Boys Choir (1964) (single)
“Reach Out (I’ll Be There)” – The Four Tops (1966) (single)
Hank Aaron’s 715th Career Home Run (April 8, 1974)
“Bohemian Rhapsody” – Queen (1975) (single)
“Don’t Stop Believin’” – Journey (1981) (single)
Canciones de Mi Padre – Linda Ronstadt (1987) (album)
Nick Of Time – Bonnie Raitt (1989) (album)
The Low End Theory – A Tribe Called Quest (1991) (album)
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) – Wu-Tang Clan (1993) (album)
Buena Vista Social Club (1997) (album)
“Livin’ La Vida Loca” – Ricky Martin (1999) (single)
Songs In A Minor – Alicia Keys (2001) (album)
WNYC broadcasts for the day of 9/11 (Sept. 11, 2001)
“WTF with Marc Maron” (Guest: Robin Williams) (April 26, 2010)
