Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" and Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" are among the 25 recordings that the Library of Congress has added to its National Recording Registry.
Every year since 2000, when the Registry was first established by an act of Congress, the Library of Congress picks 25 titles to be preserved for posterity.
Other contemporary acts to make the list this year include Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt, The Four Tops, A Tribe Called Quest, Wu-Tang Clan, Ricky Martin and Alicia Keys.
This year's selections, in chronological order, are:
- "Harlem Strut" — James P. Johnson (1921)
- Franklin D. Roosevelt: Complete Presidential Speeches (1933-1945)
- "Walking the Floor Over You" — Ernest Tubb (1941)
- "On a Note of Triumph" (May 8th, 1945)
- "Jesus Gave Me Water" — The Soul Stirrers (1950)
- Ellington at Newport — Duke Ellington (1956)
- We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite (1960)
- "The Christmas Song" — Nat King Cole (1961)
- Tonight's the Night — The Shirelles (1961)
- "Moon River" — Andy Williams (1962) (single)
- In C — Terry Riley (1968)
- "It's a Small World" — The Disneyland Boys Choir (1964)
- "Reach Out, I'll Be There" — The Four Tops (1966)
- Hank Aaron's 715th Career Home Run (April 8th, 1974)
- "Bohemian Rhapsody" — Queen (1975)
- "Don't Stop Believin'" — Journey (1981)
- Canciones de Mi Padre — Linda Ronstadt (1987)
- Nick of Time — Bonnie Raitt (1989)
- The Low End Theory — A Tribe Called Quest (1991)
- Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) — Wu-Tang Clan (1993)
- Buena Vista Social Club - (1997)
- "Livin' La Vida Loca" — Ricky Martin (1999)
- Songs in A Minor — Alicia Keys (2001)
- WNYC broadcasts for the day of 9/11
- WTF with Marc Maron (Guest: Robin Williams - April 26th, 2010)