"The Library of Congress has unveiled the 2026 class of 25 recordings inducted into the National Recording Registry "based on their cultural, historical, or aesthetic importance in the nation's recorded sound heritage," including Taylor Swift's , Weezer's The Blue Album, and Beyoncé's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It).""
"Also among this year's "audio treasures worthy of preservation for all time" are Beauty and the Beat by The Go-Go's, by Rosanne Cash, "I Feel for You" by Chaka Khan, Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles, and the Chicago original cast album. See the full list below and take a look at the Library of Congress' full registry here."
"2026 National Recording Registry: Spike Jones and His City Slickers - "Cocktails for Two" (1944) Pérez Prado and His Orchestra - "Mambo No. 5" (1950) Ruth Brown - "Teardrops From My Eyes" (1950) Kaye Ballard - "Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)" (1954) Paul Anka - "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" (1959) Oliver Nelson - The Blues and the Abstract Truth (1961) Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962) The Byrds - "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)" (1965) The Winstons - "Amen, Brother" (1969) José Feliciano - "Feliz Navidad" (1970)"
The Library of Congress announced the 2026 class of 25 recordings selected for the National Recording Registry. The selections are preserved for their cultural, historical, or aesthetic importance to the nation’s recorded sound heritage. The list includes Taylor Swift’s “(blank)” and Weezer’s The Blue Album, along with Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It).” Other inductees include The Go-Go’s Beauty and the Beat, Rosanne Cash’s work, Chaka Khan’s “I Feel for You,” and Ray Charles’s Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music. The Chicago original cast album is also included, alongside earlier classics such as “Mambo No. 5,” “Teardrops From My Eyes,” and “Amen, Brother.”
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