The Library of Congress announced its 2025 selections for the National Recording Registry, an eclectic list that ranges from Elton John‘s “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” album, the cast recording of Hamilton, the Microsoft Windows reboot chime and “Minecraft: Volume Alpha.”
Also on the list: Amy Winehouse’s “Back to Black,” Tracy Chapman’s 1988 debut album, Celine Dion’s 1997 single “My Heart Will Go On” from Titanic, and Roy Rogers and Dale Evans’ classic “Happy Trails.”
The recordings were selected as “audio treasures worthy of preservation for all time,” based on their “cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage,” according to the Library of Congress.
“These are the sounds of America – our wide-ranging history and culture. The National Recording Registry is our evolving nation’s playlist,” Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden said in a statement. The library adds 25 new entrants each year.
The public nominated more than 2,600 works for induction into the registry, with “Chicago Transit Authority,” the 1969 from Chicago, ranking at the top of the list.
The full list, in chronological order:
“Aloha ‘Oe,” Hawaiian Quintette (1913) (single)
“Sweet Georgia Brown,” Brother Bones & His Shadows (1949) (single)
“Happy Trails,” Roy Rogers and Dale Evans (1952) (single)
Radio Broadcast Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, Chuck Thompson (1960)
Harry Urata Field Recordings (1960-1980)
“Hello Dummy!” Don Rickles (1968) (album)
“Chicago Transit Authority,” Chicago (1969) (album)
“Bitches Brew,” Miles Davis (1970) (album)
“Kiss An Angel Good Mornin,” Charley Pride (1971) (single)
“I Am Woman,” Helen Reddy (1972) (single)
“El Rey,” Vincente Fernandez (1973) (single)
“Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,” Elton John (1973) (album)
“Before the Next Teardrop Falls,” Freddy Fender (1975) (single)
“I’ve Got The Music In Me,” Thelma Houston & Pressure Cooker (1975) (album)
“The Kӧln Concert,” Keith Jarrett (1975) (album)
“Fly Like An Eagle,” Steve Miller Band (1976) (album)
Nimrod Workman Collection (1973-1994)
“Tracy Chapman,” Tracy Chapman (1988) (album)
“My Life,” Mary J. Blige (1994) (album)
Microsoft Windows Reboot Chime, Brian Eno (1995)
“My Heart Will Go On,” Celine Dion (1997) (single)
“Our American Journey,” Chanticleer (2002) (album)
“Back to Black,” Amy Winehouse (2006) (album)
“Minecraft: Volume Alpha,” Daniel Rosenfeld (2011) (album)
“Hamilton,” Original Broadway Cast Album (2015) (album)
Nominations for next year’s registry will be accepted through Oct. 1 on the Library of Congress website.
