United States National Recording Registry recordings

thumb|Othello and Desdemona in Venice by [[Théodore Chassériau, 1850]]

1967 studio album by The Beatles

1963 speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. in Washington D.C. to 250.000 people of the civil rights movement, regarded as one of the most important speeches in US history

1975 Queen song written and composed by Freddie Mercury

1973 studio album by British band Pink Floyd

Nevermind is the second studio album and major label debut by American rock band Nirvana, released on September 24, 1991, by DGC Records. It was Nirvana's first release to feature drummer Dave Grohl. Produced by Butch Vig, Nevermind features a more polished, radio-friendly sound than the band's prior work. It was recorded at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, and Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin, in May and June 1991, and mastered that August at the Mastering Lab in Hollywood, California.

set of four violin concertos by Antonio Vivaldi

1967 studio album by the Doors

1986 studio album by Metallica

two phonograph records included on both Voyager spaceprobes launched in August and September 1977

Christian hymn

song writen and composed by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, originally recorded by John Lennon and released in 1971

original song written and composed by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant; first recorded by Led Zeppelin in 1970 and released in 1971

1997 studio album by Radiohead

1966 studio album by the Beach Boys

"All I Want for Christmas Is You" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey from her fourth studio album and first holiday album, Merry Christmas (1994). She wrote and produced the song with Walter Afanasieff. It was released as the lead single from the album on October 29, 1994, by Columbia Records. The track is an uptempo love song that talks about prioritizing time with a lover over receiving gifts. It includes bell chimes, backing vocals, and synthesizers. "All I Want for Christmas Is You" has received critical acclaim, with The New Yorker describing it as "one of the few worthy modern additions to the holiday canon". The song has become a Christmas standard, and it significantly rises in popularity every December.

Dookie is the third studio album and major-label debut by the American rock band Green Day, released on February 1, 1994, by Reprise Records. The band's first collaboration with producer Rob Cavallo, it was recorded in 1993 at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California. Written mostly by the singer and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, the album is largely based on his personal experiences and includes themes such as boredom, anxiety, relationships, and sexuality. It was promoted with four singles: "Longview", "Basket Case", a re-recorded version of "Welcome to Paradise" (which originally appeared

song by Harold Arlen with lyrics by E.Y. Harburg; originally recorded by Judy Garland in 1939

song written and composed by Will Jennings and James Horner; originally recorded by Céline Dion and released in 1997

1964 musical

1972 studio album by David Bowie

original Christmas song written and composed by Irving Berlin for the 1942 musical film "Holiday Inn", sung by Bing Crosby

1965 original song written and composed by Jagger-Richards; first recorded by The Rolling Stones

1984 studio album by Madonna

1938 radio drama by Orson Welles

2006 studio album by Amy Winehouse

original song written and composed by Paul Simon

1924 composition by George Gershwin

1950s pioneering rock 'n' roll song

original song composed by Henry Mancini, lyrics by Johnny Mercer; from the 1961 film "Breakfast at Tiffany's"

1965 debut studio album by The Who

song written, composed and recorded by Dolly Parton in 1974

1967 self-titled debut studio album by The Velvet Underground & Nico

tone poem by Richard Strauss

original bossa nova song composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim, lyrics by Vinícius de Moraes

Gunsmoke is a media franchise centered around the American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centered on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television.

regular live country-music radio broadcast from Nashville, Tennessee

opera composed in 1934 by George Gershwin

album by Dr. Dre

original song written and composed by Leonard Cohen, originally recorded by Leonard Cohen and released in 1984

composition by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

song written and composed by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris, originally recorded by Gloria Gaynor and released in 1978

song written and composed by Don McLean, originally recorded by Don McLean and released in 1971

1975 studio album by Bruce Springsteen

original song co-written by John Denver, originally recorded by John Denver and released in 1971

song written and composed by Jacques Morali, Victor Willis and Henri Belolo, originally recorded by Village People and released in 1978

1973 double studio album by Elton John

original song written, composed, and performed by Bill Withers

traditional Mexican folk song and dance

1948 film by Anatole Litvak

1994 debut studio album by The Notorious B.I.G.

original song written and composed by Lewis Allan (Abel Meeropol); first recorded by Billie Holiday and her Orchestra

1976 studio album by Stevie Wonder

Illmatic is the debut studio album by the American rapper Nas, released on April 19, 1994, through Columbia Records. After signing with the label with the help of MC Serch, Nas recorded the album in 1992 and 1993 at Chung King Studios, D&D Recording, Battery Studios, and Unique Recording Studios in New York City. The album's production was handled by DJ Premier, Large Professor, Pete Rock, Q-Tip, L.E.S., and Nas himself. Styled as a hardcore hip-hop album, Illmatic features multi-syllabic internal rhymes and inner-city narratives based on Nas' experiences growing up in the Queensbridge Houses

Oklahoma! is the first musical written by the duo of Rodgers and Hammerstein. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs's 1931 play, Green Grow the Lilacs. Set in farm country outside the town of Claremore, Indian Territory, in 1906, it tells the story of farm girl Laurey Williams and her courtship by two rival suitors, cowboy Curly McLain and the sinister and frightening farmhand Jud Fry. A secondary romance concerns cowboy Will Parker and his flirtatious fiancée, Ado Annie.

1976 self-titled debut studio album by Ramones

original song written, composed, and performed by Eurythmics

concerto for piano and orchestra composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff

patriotic American march written and composed by John Philip Sousa

song written and composed by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, originally recorded by Ben E. King in 1961