25 Recordings Added to National Recording Registry

Acting Librarian of Congress Robert Newlen announced Thursday that 25 recordings, including Taylor Swift's 2014 album 1989 and Beyoncé's 2008 single "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," have been selected for the National Recording Registry, preserving them as part of the nation's audio heritage.

The inductees for the class of 2026 were chosen for their cultural, historical or aesthetic significance in American recorded sound. Among the highlights are Chaka Khan's genre-blending 1984 hit "I Feel for You," The Go-Go's groundbreaking 1981 debut album Beauty and the Beat, Vince Gill's 1994 ballad "Go Rest High on That Mountain," Ray Charles's pioneering 1962 country crossover album Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Reba McEntire's 1990 album Rumor Has It, Rosanne Cash's 1993 album The Wheel and Weezer's 1994 self-titled debut, known as The Blue Album.

Classic singles also earned spots, including those by Gladys Knight and the Pips, The Byrds, José Feliciano's "Feliz Navidad" and Paul Anka's "Put Your Head on My Shoulder." Less conventional additions feature the soundtrack to the 1993 video game Doom and the radio broadcast of the 1971 heavyweight boxing match between...