Albums by Green Day, Notorious B.I.G., and Blondie will be preserved among “the defining sounds of history” in the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry. Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden today named this year’s 25 additions to the archive, also including songs and albums by Abba, the Chicks, the Cars, Bill Withers, Jefferson Airplane, Kronos Quartet, and Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick. See the full list—including Green Day’s Dookie, Biggie’s Ready to Die, Blondie’s Parallel Lines, Abba’s Arrival, and the Chicks’ Wide Open Spaces—below.
Last year’s inductees included Madonna’s Like a Virgin, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” Queen Latifah’s All Hail the Queen, and Daddy Yankee’s “Gasolina.”
National Recording Registry, 2024 selections:
Lt. James Reese Europe’s 369th U.S. Infantry Band – “Clarinet Marmalade”
Viola Turpeinen and John Rosendahl – “Kauhavan Polkka”
Wisconsin Folksong Collection
Benny Goodman Sextet with Charlie Christian – “Rose Room”
Gene Autry – “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
Patti Page – “Tennessee Waltz”
Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats – “Rocket ‘88’”
Perry Como – “Catch a Falling Star” / ”Magic Moments”
Johnny Mathis – “Chances Are”
Lee Morgan – The Sidewinder
Jefferson Airplane – Surrealistic Pillow
Bill Withers – “Ain’t No Sunshine”
Lily Tomlin – This Is a Recording
J.D. Crowe & the New South – J.D. Crowe & the New South
Abba – Arrival
Héctor Lavoe – “El Cantante”
The Cars – The Cars
Blondie – Parallel Lines
Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick (MC Ricky D) – “La-Di-Da-Di”
Bobby McFerrin – “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”
Juan Gabriel – “Amor Eterno”
Kronos Quartet – Pieces of Africa
Green Day – Dookie
The Notorious B.I.G. – Ready to Die
The Chicks – Wide Open Spaces
