Due to copyright concerns, the Library of Congress is unable to post even sample audio of most Registry selections. Nevertheless, some clips can be heard via the following resources.

The Jukebox includes recordings from the extraordinary collections of the Library of Congress and other contributing libraries and archives.

• "The Laughing Song." George Washington Johnson. (c. 1896)
• "Gypsy Love Song." Eugene Cowles. (1898)
• Bert Williams and George Walker. Victor Releases. (1901)
• "Casey at the Bat." DeWolf Hopper. (1906)
• "You're a Grand Old Rag [Flag]." Billy Murray. (1906)
• "Vesti la giubba." Enrico Caruso. (1907)
• "No News, or What Killed the Dog." Nat M. Wills. (1908)
• "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot." The Fisk Jubilee Singers. (1909)
• “Memphis Blues” (1914)
• "They Didn't Believe Me." Harry Macdonough and Alice Green. (1915)
• "Il mio tesoro" from "Don Giovanni." John McCormack; orchestra conducted by Walter Rogers. (1916)
• "Over There." Nora Bayes. (1917)
• "After You've Gone." Marion Harris. (1918)
• "Tiger Rag." The Original Dixieland Jazz Band. (1918)
• "My Man." Fanny Brice. (1921)
• "Second Hand Rose." Fanny Brice. (1921)
• "Rhapsody in Blue." George Gershwin, piano; Paul Whiteman Orchestra. (1924)

Audio clips of other Registry titles can be listened to via the following links.

• Phonautograms. Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville. (c. 1853-1861)
• Edison's "St. Louis tinfoil" recordings (1878)
• The 1888 London cylinder recordings of Col. George Gouraud. (1888)
• Edison Talking doll cylinder. (1888)
• "The Pattison Waltz" (1888-1889)
• Jesse Walter Fewkes field recordings of the Passamaquoddy Indians. (1890)
• "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." Emile Berliner recordings. (c. 1890)
• Vernacular Wax Cylinder Recordings at UC Santa Barbara Library (c. 1890-1920)
• The Benjamin Ives Gilman Collection Recorded at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago (1893)
• "Stars and Stripes Forever." Military Band. (1897)
• "Honolulu Cake Walk." Vess Ossman. (c. 1900)
• Ragtime compositions on piano rolls. Scott Joplin. (1900s)
• Lionel Mapleson cylinder recordings of the Metropolitan Opera. (1900-1903)
• Yiddish Cylinders from the Standard Phonograph Company of New York and the Thomas Lambert Company. (c. 1901-1905)
• "Canzone del Porter" from "Martha." Edouard de Reszke. (1903)
• "Uncle Josh and the Insurance Company." Cal Stewart. (1904)
• “The Very First Mariachi Recordings.” Cuarteto Coculense. (1908-1909) - “The Parakeet”
• Booker T. Washington's 1895 Atlanta Exposition Speech. (1908 recreation)
• "Take Me Out to the Ball Game." Edward Meeker. (1908) external link
• "Some of These Days." Sophie Tucker. (1911) external link
• "Dream Melody Intermezzo: Naughty Marietta" (single). Victor Herbert and His Orchestra. (1911) external link
• "Let Me Call You Sweetheart." Columbia Quartette (The Peerless Quartet). (1911)
• Cylinder recordings of Ishi. (1911-1914)
• "Come Down Ma Evenin' Star." Lillian Russell. (1912)
• "Manuelita" Lovey's Trinidad String Band. (1912)
• "Fon der Choope (From the Wedding)." Abe Elenkrig's Yidishe Orchestra. (April 4, 1913)
• "The Castles in Europe One-Step (Castle House Rag)." Europe's Society Orchestra. (1914) external link
• The Bubble Book (the first Bubble Book). (1917)
• "Listen to the Lambs." The Hampton Quartette. (1917) external link
• "Nikolina" (single). Hjalmar Peterson. (1917)
• Acoustic Recordings for Victor Records. Jascha Heifetz. (1917-1924)
• “Clarinet Marmalade.” Lieut. Jim Europe’s 369th US Inf. (Hell Fighters) Band (James Reese Europe). (1919) (MP3)
• "Crazy Blues." Mamie Smith. (1920) external link
  
• "Swanee." Al Jolson. (1920)
• "Whispering" (single). Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra. (1920)
• Guy B. Johnson cylinder recordings of African-American music. (1920s)
• “Harlem Strut” (single). James P. Johnson. (1921)
• "Cross of Gold." Speech by William Jennings Bryan. (1921)
• "Arkansaw Traveler" and "Sallie Gooden." Eck Robertson. (1922) external link
• "The Boys of the Lough/The Humours of Ennistymon" (single). Michael Coleman (1922) external link
• "OKeh Laughing Record." (1922) (MP3)
• "Ory's Creole Trombone." Kid Ory. (June 1922) (MP3)
• “St. Louis Blues” (single). Handy’s Memphis Blues Band. (1922) (MP3)
• "Down Hearted Blues." Bessie Smith. (1923) external link
• "Lift Every Voice and Sing." Manhattan Harmony Four. (1923) (MP3)
• "Wild Cat Blues." Clarence Williams' Blue Five. (1923) external link
• "Canal Street Blues." King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band. (April 5, 1923) external link
• Armistice Day broadcast. Woodrow Wilson. (November 10, 1923) (MP3)
• National Defense Test (USA). (September 12, 1924)
• "See See Rider Blues." Gertrude "Ma" Rainey. (1924) external link
• "Adeste Fideles." The Associated Glee Clubs of America. (1925) (MP3)
• "Charleston." The Golden Gate Orchestra. (1925) (MP3)
• Inauguration of Calvin Coolidge. (March 4, 1925) (MP3)
• “Sugar Foot Stomp.” Fletcher Henderson. (1925) (MP3)
• Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings. Louis Armstrong. (1925-1928) external link
• "Black Bottom Stomp." Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers. (1926) external link
• "Fascinating Rhythm." Fred and Adele Astaire; George Gershwin, piano. (1926) (MP3)
• "Tanec Pid Werbamy/Dance Under the Willows." Pawlo Humeniuk. (1926) external link
• "Black Snake Moan" / "Match Box Blues." Blind Lemon Jefferson (1927) external link
• "Blue Yodel (T for Texas)." Jimmie Rodgers. (1927) external link
• "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground." Blind Willie Johnson. (1927) external link
• "Singin' the Blues." Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra with Bix Beiderbecke. (1927) external link
• "Stardust." Hoagy Carmichael. (1927)external link
• Victor Talking Machine Company sessions in Bristol, Tennessee. The Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Ernest Stoneman, and others. (1927)—"Soldier's Sweetheart"—Jimmie Rodgers external link
• "El Manisero" ("The Peanut Vendor") (Rita Montaner, vocal with orchestra); "El Manisero" (Don Azpiazu and His Havana Casino Orchestra). (1927; 1930)—Rita Montaner version
• "Sacco e Vanzetti," Raoul Romito. (1927) (MP3)
• First official transatlantic telephone conversation. (January 7, 1927) (MP3) Courtesy: A&T
• "Allons à Lafayette." Joseph Falcon. (1928) external link
• “Kauhavan Polkka.” Viola Turpeinen & John Rosendahl. (1928) (MP3)
• "Smyrneikos Balos" (single). Marika Papagika. (1928) (MP3)
• Standing Rock Preservation Recordings. George Herzog and Members of the Yanktoni Tribe. (1928) Voices from the past protected for the future (Indiana University Bloomington) external link
• "Statesboro Blues." Blind Willie McTell. (1928) external link
• "Wildwood Flower." The Carter Family. (1928) external link
• "Casta Diva" from Bellini's "Norma." Rosa Ponselle; accompanied by the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Giulio Setti. (December 31, 1928 and January 30, 1929.) (MP3)
• "Ain't Misbehavin'." Thomas "Fats" Waller. (1929) (MP3)
• Cajun-Creole Columbia releases. Amédé Ardoin and Dennis McGee. (1929)—"Taunt Aline"
• "Gregorio Cortez." Trovadores Regionales. (1929) (MP3)
• Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor. Sergei Rachmaninoff, piano; Leopold Stokowski, conductor; Philadelphia Orchestra. (1929) (MP3)
• "Pony Blues." Charley Patton. (1929) external link
• "Puttin' on the Ritz." Harry Richman. (1929) external link
• "Light's Golden Jubilee." (October 21, 1929) (MP3)
• Melville Jacobs Collection of Native Americans of the American Northwest. (1929-1939)—"Songs in Snoqualmie" (Hand Games Songs) (MP3)
• Beethoven's Egmont Overture, Op. 84. Modesto High School Band. (1930) (MP3)
• "Lamento Borincano" (single). Canario y Su Grupo. (1930) external link
• "Sitting on Top of the World" (single). Mississippi Sheiks. (1930) external link
• "Night Life." Mary Lou Williams. (1930) external link
• "Ten Cents a Dance." Ruth Etting. (1930) external link
• "The Suncook Town Tragedy." Mabel Wilson Tatro of Springfield, Vermont. (July 1930) (MP3)
• Highlander Center Field Recording Collection. Zilphia Horton, others. (1930s-1980s) (MP3)
• "Bacon, Beans and Limousines." Will Rogers. (October 18, 1931)
• "It's the Girl." The Boswell Sisters with the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra. (1931) external link
• "Minnie the Moocher" (single). Cab Calloway. (1931) external link
• "Brother, Can You Spare A Dime." Bing Crosby; Rudy Vallee. (1932) —Rudy Vallee version external link
• "Brother, Can You Spare A Dime."Bing Crosby; Rudy Vallee. (1932) —Bing Crosby version external link
• The Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas (album). Artur Schnabel. (1932-1935) external link
• Rosina Cohen oral narrative from the Lorenzo D. Turner Collection. (1932) (MP3)
• "Show Boat" (album). Victor Young, conductor; Louis Alter, piano. (1932) external link
• "Voices from the Days of Slavery." Various Speakers. (1932-1975)Voices from the Days of Slavery
• "Goodnight, Irene." Lead Belly. (1933) external link
• "Stormy Weather." Ethel Waters. (1933) external link
• Complete Presidential Speeches. Franklin D. Roosevelt. (1933-1945)—"I Have Seen War" (MP3)
• "Fireside Chats." President Franklin D. Roosevelt's radio addresses. (1933-1944)
• Harvard Vocarium record series. T.S. Eliot, W.H. Auden, others. (1933-1956)—Ezra Pound reads from “The Cantos”
• "If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again." Thomas A. Dorsey. (1934) external link
• "Mal Hombre." Lydia Mendoza. (1934) external link
• "Tumbling Tumbleweeds." The Sons of the Pioneers. (1934) external link
  
• "You're the Top." Cole Porter. (1934) external link
  
• "New Music Quarterly" recordings. (1934-1949)—"Three Dance Movements for Percussion Group" (William Russell)
• "Every Man a King." Speech by Huey P. Long. (February 23, 1934) (MP3)
• "I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart." Patsy Montana. (1935) external link
• Sounds of the ivory-billed woodpecker. (1935) external link
• "Tristan und Isolde." Metropolitan Opera, featuring Kirsten Flagstad and Lauritz Melchior, NBC broadcast. (March 9, 1935) (MP3)
• "Gang Busters." (July 20, 1935) (MP3)
• "La Chicharronera" (single). Narciso Martinez and Santiago Almeida. (1936) (MP3)
• "Wabash Cannonball." Roy Acuff. (1936) external link
• "The Complete Recordings." Robert Johnson. (1936-1937) external link
• "One O'Clock Jump." Count Basie and His Orchestra. (1937) external link
• "Bonaparte's Retreat." W.H. Stepp. (1937) (MP3)
• "Fall of the City" ("The Columbia Workshop"). (April 11, 1937)
• "Vic and Sade." Episode: "Decoration Day Parade." (May 28, 1937) (MP3)
• "The Lone Ranger." Episode: "The Osage Bank Robbery." (December 17, 1937)
• Wisconsin Folksong Collection. (1937-1946) — "Good for the Toungue," Leizine Bruscoe and Band (MP3)
• "Begin the Beguine." Artie Shaw & His Orchestra. (1938) external link
• "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen." The Andrews Sisters. (1938) external link
• "The Cradle Will Rock" (album). Original cast recording. (1938) (MP3)
• "Fascinating Rhythm." Sol Hoopii and His Novelty Five. (1938) (MP3)
• Franz Boas and George Herzog Recdording of Kwakwaka'wakw Chief Dan Cranmer. (1938)
• "John the Revelator." The Golden Gate Quartet. (1938) external link
• Jelly Roll Morton interviews conducted by Alan Lomax. (1938)—“Tiger Rag” and introduction
• Mahler Symphony No. 9. Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Bruno Walter, conductor. (1938) (MP3)
• "When the Saints Go Marching In" (single). Louis Armstrong & his Orchestra. (1938) (MP3)
• "When You Wish Upon A Star." Cliff Edwards. (recorded 1938; released 1940) external link
• "Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert" (album). Benny Goodman. (January 16, 1938; released 1998) external link
• "The Adventures of Robin Hood." (May 11, 1938) (MP3)
• "War of the Worlds" ("The Mercury Theatre on the Air"). (October 30, 1938) external link
• "Adagio for Strings." Arturo Toscanini, conductor; NBC Symphony. (November 5, 1938) external link
  
• "God Bless America." Kate Smith. Radio broadcast premiere. (November 11, 1938) external link
• "Bach Six Cello Suites" (album). Pablo Casals. (c. 1939)—Bach Cello Suite No. 1 external link
• "Body and Soul." Coleman Hawkins. (1939) (MP3)
• "If I Didn't Care" (single). The Ink Spots. (1939) (MP3)
• "In the Mood." Glenn Miller and His Orchestra. (1939) external link
• The John and Ruby Lomax Southern States Recording Trip. (1939) (MP3)
• "O Que é que a Bahiana tem." Carmen Miranda. (1939) external link
• "Over the Rainbow." Judy Garland. (1939) external link
• "Peter and the Wolf" (album). Serge Koussevitzky, conductor; Richard Hale, narrator; Boston Symphony Orchestra. (1939) (MP3)
• “Rose Room.” Benny Goodman Sextet with Charlie Christian. (1939) (MP3)
• "Strange Fruit." Billie Holiday. (1939) external link
• NBC Radio coverage of Marian Anderson's recital at the Lincoln Memorial. (April 9, 1939) external link
• Dorothy Thompson: Commentary and Analysis of the European Situation for NBC Radio. (August 23-September 6, 1939) (MP3)
• WJSV (Washington, D.C.). Complete day of radio broadcasting. (September 21, 1939) (MP3)
• "Grand Ole Opry." First network radio broadcast. (October 14, 1939)
• Bela Bartok, piano, and Joseph Szigeti, violin, in concert at the Library of Congress. (1940)— Rhapsody No. 1 for Violin and Piano (MP3)
• "New San Antonio Rose." Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys. (1940) external link
• "The Rite of Spring" (album). Igor Stravinsky, conductor; New York Philharmonic. (1940) (MP3)
• "Sweet Lorraine." Art Tatum. (1940) external link
• "Tom Dooley." Frank Proffitt. (1940) external link
• "Were You There." Roland Hayes. (1940) external link
• "You Are My Sunshine." Jimmie Davis. (1940) external link
• "Porgy and Bess" (album). "Original" cast recording. (1940; 1942)—"My Man's Gone Now" by Anne Brown (MP3)
• Blanton-Webster era recordings. Duke Ellington Orchestra. (1940-1942)—"Take the 'A' Train" external link
• King James version of the Bible. Alexander Scourby. (1940-1944)
• Beethoven String Quartets. Budapest Quartet. (1940-1950) (MP3)
• Edward R. Murrow broadcast from London. (September 21, 1940) external link
• "Carousel of American Music." George M. Cohan, Irving Berlin, Johnny Mercer, Arthur Freed, Shelton Brooks, Hoagy Carmichael, others. (September 24, 1940)—"Stardust" by Hoagy Carmichael external link
• "Talking Union" (album). The Almanac Singers. (1941) external link
• "Me and My Chauffeur Blues" (single). Memphis Minnie. (1941) (MP3)
• "They Look Like Men of War" (single). Deep River Boys. (1941) (MP3)
• “Walking the Floor Over You” (single). Ernest Tubb (1941) (MP3)
• World Series Game Four–New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers. (October 5, 1941) (MP3)
• Address to Congress. Franklin D. Roosevelt. (December 8, 1941)
• "We Hold These Truths." (December 15, 1941)
• Christmas Eve Broadcast. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. (December 24, 1941) (MP3)
• "Native Brazilian Music" (album). Recorded under the supervision of Leopold Stokowski. (1942)—"Tocando pra Voce"
• "White Christmas." Bing Crosby. (1942) external link
• "Wings Over Jordan." (May 10, 1942) (MP3)
• "Command Performance." Episode: No. 21. Bob Hope, master of ceremonies. (July 7, 1942) (MP3)
• "The Goldbergs." Sammy Goes Into the Army. (July 9, 1942) external link
• "Artistry in Rhythm." Stan Kenton and His Orchestra. (1943) external link
• "Oklahoma!" (album). Original cast recording. (1943)—"Oh, What a Beautiful Morning"
• "Othello" (album). Paul Robeson, Uta Hagen, Jose Ferrer, and others. (1943) (MP3)
• "Straighten Up and Fly Right." Nat "King" Cole. (1943) external link
• "Mary Margaret McBride." Mary Margaret McBride and Zora Neale Hurston. (January 25, 1943)
• Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23, B-flat Minor. Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Vladimir Horowitz, piano; Arturo Toscanini; conductor; NBC Symphony Orchestra. (April 25, 1943) (MP3)
• "Sorry, Wrong Number" ("Suspense"). (May 25, 1943) external link
  
• Debut performance with the New York Philharmonic. Leonard Bernstein. (November 14, 1943) (MP3)
• "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" (single). Johnny Mercer (1944) external link
• "Down by the Riverside." Sister Rosetta Tharpe. (1944) external link
• "Hottest Women's Band of the 1940s" (album). International Sweethearts of Rhythm. (1944-1946; released 1984) (MP3)
• "This Land is Your Land." Woody Guthrie. (1944) external link
• "Uncle Sam Blues." Oran "Hot Lips" Page, accompanied by Eddie Condon's Jazz Band. V-Disc . (1944) external link
• General Dwight D. Eisenhower's D-Day radio address to the Allied Nations. (June 6, 1944) external link
• "Jazz at the Philharmonic" (album). (July 2, 1944) (MP3)
• The Library of Congress Marine Corps Combat Field Recording Collection, Second Battle of Guam. (July 20-August 11, 1944) (MP3)
• "Caldonia." Louis Jordan. (1945) external link
• "Ko Ko." Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, and others. (1945) external link
• Fiorello LaGuardia reading the comics. (1945)
• "Tubby the Tuba" (album) (1945) external link
• Proceedings of the United Nations Conference on International Organization. (4/25/45-6/26/45) (MP3)
• “On a Note of Triumph.” (May 8, 1945) (MP3)
• "The Guiding Light." (November 22, 1945) (MP3)
• "Folk Songs of the Hills" (album). Merle Travis. (1946) external link
• "Jole Blon." Harry Choates. (1946) external link
• "U. S. Highball (A Musical Account of a Transcontinental Hobo Trip)" (album). Harry Partch; Gate 5 Ensemble. (1946) external link
• "Sinews of Peace" (Iron Curtain speech). Speech by Winston Churchill. (March 5, 1946) (MP3)
• Bach B-Minor Mass (album). Robert Shaw. (1947) (MP3)
• "Blue Moon of Kentucky." Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys. (1947) external link
• "Call It Stormy Monday But Tuesday is Just As Bad." T-Bone Walker. (1947) external link
  
• "The Churkendoose." Ray Bolger. (1947) (MP3)
• "Evangeline Special" and "Love Bridge Waltz." Iry LeJeune. (1947) external link
• "Four Saints in Three Acts" (album). "Original" cast recording. (1947) external link
• “Don’t Let Nobody Turn You Around” (single). The Fairfield Four. (1947) (MP3)
• "The Four Seasons" (album). Louis Kaufman and the Concert Hall String Orchestra. (1947) (MP3)
• "Hula Medley." Gabby Pahinui. (1947) (MP3)
  
• "Just Because." Frank Yankovic & His Yanks. (1947) external link
• "Manteca." Dizzy Gillespie Big Band with Chano Pozo. (1947) external link
• "Indians for Indians." (March 25, 1947) (MP3)
• The “Marshall Plan” Speech. George C. Marshall. (June 5, 1947)
• "Boogie Chillen'." John Lee Hooker. (1948) external link
  
• "I Can Hear It Now: 1933-1945" (album). Edward R. Murrow and Fred Friendly. (1948) (MP3)
• "I'll Fly Away." The Chuck Wagon Gang. (1948) external link
• Ives Piano Sonata No. 2 ("Concord Sonata") (album). John Kirkpatrick. (1948) (MP3)
• "Move On Up a Little Higher." Mahalia Jackson. (1948) external link
• Harry S. Truman speech at the 1948 Democratic National Convention. (July 15, 1948)
• "Foggy Mountain Breakdown." Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs. (1949) external link
• "The Jazz Scene" (album). Various artists. (1949) external link
• "Kiss Me, Kate" (Original Cast Album) (1949) external link
• "The Little Engine That Could." Paul Wing, narrator. (1949) external link
• "Lovesick Blues." Hank Williams. (1949) external link
• “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” Gene Autry. (1949) (MP3)
• "South Pacific" (album). Original cast recording. (1949) external link
• "Destination Freedom." Episodes: "A Garage in Gainesville" and "Execution Awaited" (September 25; October 2, 1949) (MP3)
• "Guys & Dolls" (album). Original cast recording. (1950)—"Fugue for Tin Horns/Follow the Fold"
• "How I Got Over" (single). Clara Ward and the Ward Singers. (1950) (MP3)
• “Jesus Gave Me Water” (single). The Soul Stirrers. (1950) (MP3)
• “Tennessee Waltz.” Patti Page. (1950) (MP3)
• "Dust My Broom." Elmore James. (1951) external link
• "How High the Moon." Les Paul and Mary Ford. (1951) external link
• "Peace in the Valley." Red Foley and the Sunshine Boys. (1951) external link
• "Pictures at an Exhibition" (album). Rafael Kubelik, conductor; Chicago Symphony Orchestra. (1951) (MP3)
• "Pope Marcellus Mass" (Palestrina). The Roger Wagner Chorale. (1951) (MP3)
• "Original soundtrack from 'A Streetcar Named Desire.'" Alex North, composer. (1951) external link
• “Rocket ‘88.” Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats. (1951) (MP3)
• "Old Soldiers Never Die" (Farewell Address to Congress). Speech by General Douglas MacArthur. (April 19, 1951)
• The 1951 National League Tiebreaker: New York Giants vs. Brooklyn Dodgers. Russ Hodges, announcer. (October 3, 1951) (MP3)
• "Anthology of American Folk Music" (album). Harry Smith, editor. (1952)—"Henry Lee"—Dick Justice external link
• "A Child's Christmas in Wales." Dylan Thomas. (1952) external link
• Chopin Polonaise, Op. 40, no. 1 ("Polonaise Militaire"). Arthur Rubinstein. (1952) (MP3)
• "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels." Kitty Wells. (1952) external link
• "Gunsmoke": Episode: "The Cabin." (December 27, 1952) (MP3)
• "The Eagle Stirreth Her Nest." Rev. C.L. Franklin. (1953) external link
• "Hound Dog." Big Mama Thornton. (1953) external link
• "John Brown's Body." Tyrone Power, Judith Anderson, and Raymond Massey, directed by Charles Laughton (1953) (MP3)
• "Let's Go Out to the Programs." The Dixie Hummingbirds. (1953) external link
• "My Funny Valentine." The Gerry Mulligan Quartet featuring Chet Baker (1953) external link
• "Puccini: Tosca" (album). Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Angelo Mercuriali, Tito Gobbi, Melchiorre Luise, Dario Caselli, Victor de Sabata. (1953)—"Vissi d'arte" (MP3)
• "Tipitina." Professor Longhair. (1953) external link
  
• "Songs by Tom Lehrer" (album). Tom Lehrer. (1953)
• "Also Sprach Zarathustra." Fritz Reiner and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. (1954) external link
• "Damnation of Faust" (album). Boston Symphony Orchestra with the Harvard Glee Club and Radcliffe Choral Society. (1954) (MP3)
• "Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)." The Penguins. (1954) external link
• "A Festival of Lessons and Carols as Sung on Christmas Eve in King's College Chapel, Cambridge" (album). King's College Choir; Boris Ord, director. (1954)—"O Come All Ye Faithful"
• "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man." Muddy Waters. (1954) external link
• "A Night at Birdland (Volumes 1 and 2)" (albums). Art Blakey. (1954) external link
• "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock" (single). Bill Haley and His Comets. (1954) external link
• "Songs for Young Lovers" (album). Frank Sinatra. (1954) external link
• Ruth Draper: Complete recorded monologues. Ruth Draper. (1954-1956)—"A Society Woman Talks to Her Husband" external link
• Sun Records sessions. Elvis Presley. (1954-1955) external link
• "At Sunset" (album). Mort Sahl. (1955) external link
• "Blue Suede Shoes." Carl Perkins. (1955) external link
• "Bo Diddley" and "I'm a Man." Bo Diddley. (1955) external link
• "Goldberg Variations" (album). Glenn Gould. (1955) external link
• "Sixteen Tons." Tennessee Ernie Ford (1955) external link
• "Tuskegee Institute Choir Sings Spirituals" (album). William L. Dawson, director. (1955)—" to the Lambs"
• "Tutti Frutti." Little Richard. (1955) external link
• "When I Stop Dreaming." The Louvin Brothers. (1955) external link)
• "Cry Me a River." Julie London. (1955) external link
• "Blueberry Hill." Fats Domino. (1956) external link
• "Brilliant Corners" (album). Thelonious Monk. (1956) external link
• "Calypso" (album). Harry Belafonte. (1956) external link
• "Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book" (album). Ella Fitzgerald. (1956) — "I Get a Kick Out of You"
• “Ellington at Newport” (album). Duke Ellington. (1956)—"Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue" (MP3)
• "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands." Marian Anderson. (1956) (MP3)
• Interviews with Jazz musicians for the Voice of America. Willis Conover. (1956) external link
• Interviews with William "Billy" Bell, recorded by Edward D. Ives. (1956)
• "My Fair Lady" (album). Original cast recording. (1956) external link
• "Roll Over Beethoven." Chuck Berry. (1956) external link
• "Saxophone Colossus" (album). Sonny Rollins. (1956) external link
• "Smokestack Lightning." Howlin' Wolf. (1956) external link
• “Catch a Falling Star.” Perry Como. (1957) (MP3)
• “Chances Are.” Johnny Mathis. (1957) (MP3)
  
• "Descargas: Cuban Jam Session in Miniature" (album). Cachao Y Su Ritmo Caliente. (1957)—"Descarga Cubana" (MP3)
• "Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues" (album). Odetta. (1957) — "I'm On My Way" (MP3)
• "Problems of the American Home" (album). Billy Graham. (1957) (MP3)
• "That'll Be the Day." The Crickets. (1957) external link
• "West Side Story" (album). Original cast recording. (1957) external link
• "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On." Jerry Lee Lewis. (1957) external link
  
• The Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants at the Polo Grounds, announced by Vin Scully. (September 8, 1957) (MP3)
• Navajo Shootingway Ceremony field recordings. (1957-1958) (MP3)
• Steam locomotive recordings. O. Winston Link. (1957-1977)—From "Fading Giant"
• "Dance Mania" (album). Tito Puente. (1958) external link
• "La Bamba" (single). Ritchie Valens. (1958) external link
• "The Music from 'Peter Gunn'" (album). Henry Mancini. (1958) external link
• "The Play of Daniel: A Twelfth-Century Drama" (album). New York Pro Musica under the direction of Noah Greenberg. (1958) (MP3)
• "Poeme Electronique" (album). Edgard Varese. (1958) external link
• "Rumble." Link Wray. (1958) external link
  
• "Tom Dooley." The Kingston Trio. (1958) external link
• Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto, No. 1. Van Cliburn. (April 11, 1958) external link
• "Winds in Hi-Fi" (album). Eastman Wind Ensemble with Frederick Fennell. (1958) (MP3)
• "Der Ring des Nibelungen" (The complete "Ring Cycle") (album). Georg Solti and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. (1958-1965)—"Ride of the Valkyries"
• President's Message Relayed from Atlas Satellite. Dwight D. Eisenhower. (December 19, 1958)
• "'Freight Train,' and Other North Carolina Folk Songs and Tunes" (album). Elizabeth Cotten. (1959) external link
• "Giant Steps" (album). John Coltrane. (1959) external link
• "Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs." Marty Robbins. (1959) external link
• "Gypsy" (album). Original cast recording. (1959) external link
• "Howl." Allen Ginsberg. (1959) external link
• "Kind of Blue" (album). Miles Davis. (1959) external link
• "Long Black Veil" (single). Lefty Frizzell. (1959) external link
• "Lord, Keep Me Day by Day" (single). Albertina Walker and the Caravans. (1959) (MP3)
• "Oh Mary Don't You Weep." The Swan Silvertones. (1959) (MP3)
  
• "Messiah" (album). Eugene Ormandy, conductor; Richard Condie, choir director; Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Philadelphia Orchestra. (1959) (MP3)
• "Mingus Ah Um" (album). Charles Mingus. (1959) external link
• "New York Taxi Driver" (album). Tony Schwartz. (1959)
• "A Program of Song" (album). Leontyne Price. (1959) external link
• "The Shape of Jazz to Come" (album). Ornette Coleman. (1959) external link
• "Time Out" (album). The Dave Brubeck Quartet. (1959) external link
• United Sacred Harp Musical Convention in Fyffe, Alabama (field recordings by Alan Lomax and Shirley Collins). (1959) external link
• "What'd I Say" (Parts 1 and 2). Ray Charles. (1959) (MP3)
• "Mack the Knife" (singles). Louis Armstrong (1956); Bobby Darin (1959). external link
• "Blind Joe Death" (album). John Fahey. (1959, 1964, 1967) external link
• "The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart" (album). Bob Newhart. (1960) external link
• "Cathy's Clown." The Everly Brothers. (1960) external link
• "Crossing Chilly Jordan." The Blackwood Brothers. (1960) (MP3)
• "Drums of Passion" (album). Michael Babatunde Olatunji. (1960) external link
• "The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery." Wes Montgomery. (1960) external link
  
• "Joan Baez." Joan Baez (1960) external link
• "Rank Stranger." The Stanley Brothers. (1960) external link
• "Texas Sharecropper and Songster" (album). Mance Lipscomb. (1960) external link
• “Tonight’s the Night” (album). The Shirelles. (1960)—"Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" (MP3)
• "The Twist." Chubby Checker. (1960) external link
• “We Insist!  Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite” (album). Max Roach. (1960)—"Tears for Johannesburg" (MP3)
• "Clifton's Crew." Pat Bonner. (June 1960) (MP3)
• "Old Time Music at Clarence Ashley's" (album). Doc Watson, Clarence Ashley, et.al. (1960-1962) external link
• Ali Akbar College of Music archive selections. (1960s-1970s)
  • Raga Brindabani Sarang in medium tempo Tintal (16 beats)
  • Raga Misra Shivaranjani in medium tempo Rupak (7 beats)
  • Raga Chandranandan in slow tempo Dhamar (14 beats)
  • Raga Kaunsi Kanada in fast tempo Tintal (16 beats)
• "Schooner Bradley." Pat Bonner. (June 11, 1960)
• "2000 Years with Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks" (album). Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks. (1961) external link
  
• "At Last." Etta James. (1961) external link
• “The Christmas Song” (single). Nat King Cole. (1961) (MP3)
• "Crazy." Patsy Cline. (1961) external link
• "Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two)." Max Mathews, John L.Kelly, Jr., and Carol Lochbaum (1961) (MP3)
• "Judy at Carnegie Hall" (album). Judy Garland. (1961) external link
• "Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America, Vol. 1: The Early Years". Stan Freberg. (1961)—"Betsy Ross and the Flag" external link
• "Stand by Me." Ben E. King (1961) external link
• Inaugural of John F. Kennedy. (January 20, 1961) (MP3)
• "The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings" (album). Bill Evans Trio. (June 25, 1961) external link
• Roger Maris hits his 61st homerun. (October 1, 1961) (MP3)
• "Aida" (album). Leontyne Price, et.al. (1962) (MP3)
• "The First Family" (album). (1962) (MP3)
  
• "GO" (album). Dexter Gordon. (1962) external link
• "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" (single). Tony Bennett. (1962) external link
• "Green Onions." Booker T. & the M.G.'s. (1962) external link
• “Moon River” (single). Andy Williams. (1962) (MP3)
• "Peace Be Still" (album). James Cleveland. (1962) external link
• “Sherry” (single). The Four Seasons. (1962) (MP3)
• Fourth quarter radio coverage of Wilt Chamberlin's 100-point game (Philadelphia Warriors vs. New York Knicks). Bill Campbell, announcer. (March 2, 1962) (MP3)
• William Faulkner address at West Point Military Academy. (April 19-20, 1962) (MP3)
• Studs Terkel interview with James Baldwin. (September 29, 1962) (MP3)
• Lawrence Ritter's Interviews with Baseball Pioneers of the Late 19th and Early 20th Century. (1960-1962) external link
• "Be My Baby." The Ronettes. (1963) external link
• "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" (album). Bob Dylan. (1963) external link
• "The Girl from Ipanema." Stan Getz, Joao Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and Astrud Gilberto. (1963) external link
• "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh" (single). Allan Sherman. (1963) (MP3)
  
• "Live at the Apollo" (album). James Brown. (1963) external link
• United States Marine Band (album). (1963)—"Bugler's Holiday"
• "War Requiem" (album). Benjamin Britten. (1963) external link
• "We Shall Overcome" (album). Pete Seeger. (1963) external link
• "I Have a Dream." Speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (August 28, 1963) external link
• WGBH broadcast of the Boston Symphony on the day of the John F. Kennedy Assassination, Boston Symphony Orchestra. (1963) (MP3)
• Presidential Recordings of Lyndon B. Johnson. (November 22, 1963-January 10, 1969)Lyndon B. Johnson - Presidential Recordings (Miller Center) external link
• "A Change Is Gonna Come." Sam Cooke. (1964) external link
  
• "Dancing in the Street." Martha and the Vandellas. (1964) external link
  
• "Fiddler on the Roof" (album). Original Broadway Cast. (1964)—"If I Were a Rich Man" (MP3)
• "I Started Out as a Child" (album). Bill Cosby. (1964)—"Street Football"
• “It’s a Small World” (single). The Disneyland Boys Choir. (1964) (MP3)
• "It's My Way." Buffy Sainte-Marie. (1964) (album) external link
• "A Love Supreme." John Coltrane. (1964) external link
• "Mississippi Goddam" (single). Nina Simone. (1964) external link
• "My Girl" (single). The Temptations. (1964) external link
• "Oh, Pretty Woman." Roy Orbison. (1964) external link
  
• "Once a Day" (single). Connie Smith. (1964) (MP3)
• "People" (album). Barbra Streisand. (1964) external link
• “The Sidewinder.” Lee Morgan. (1964) (MP3)
• "Where Did Our Love Go?" The Supremes. (1964) (single) external link
• "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin.'" The Righteous Brothers (1964) external link
• "Azucar Pa' Ti" (album). Eddie Palmieri. (1965) external link
• "A Charlie Brown Christmas" (album). Vince Guaraldi Trio. (1965) external link
  
• "Hoodoo Man Blues" (album). Junior Wells. (1965) (MP3)
• "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction." The Rolling Stones. (1965) external link
• "In the Midnight Hour." Wilson Pickett. (1965) external link
  
• "I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)." Otis Redding. (1965) external link
• "King Biscuit Time." Sonny Boy Williamson II and others. (1965) (MP3)
• "Live at the Regal" (album). B.B. King. (1965) external link
• "Make the World Go Away" (single). Eddy Arnold. (1965) (MP3)
• "The Sound of Music" (album). (1965) external link
• "Tracks of My Tears." Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. (1965) external link
• "People Get Ready" (single). The Impressions. (1965) external link
• “What the World Needs Now is Love” (single). Jackie DeShannon. (1965) (MP3)
• "Carnegie Hall Concert with Buck Owens and His Buckaroos" (album). Buck Owens and His Buckaroos. (1966) external link
  
• "Music from the Morning of the World" (album). Various artists. (1966)—The Balinese Gamelan
• "Pet Sounds" (album). The Beach Boys. (1966) external link
• “Reach Out, I’ll Be There” (single). The Four Tops. (1966) (MP3)
• "Sounds of Silence" (album). Simon and Garfunkel. (1966) external link
• "Today!" (album). Mississippi John Hurt. (1966) external link
• “Wang Dang Doodle” (single). Koko Taylor. (1966) (MP3)
• "The Who Sings My Generation" (album). The Who. (1966) external link
• "You'll Sing a Song and I'll Sing a Song" (album). Ella Jenkins. (1966) external link
• Hiromi Lorraine Sakata Collection of Afghan Traditional Music (1966-67; 1971-73) (MP3)
• "Alice's Restaurant Massacree" (single). Arlo Guthrie. (1967) (MP3)
• "Are You Experienced" (album). The Jimi Hendrix Experience. (1967) external link
  
• "Born Under a Bad Sign" (album). Albert King. (1967) (MP3)
• "The Doors." The Doors (1967) external link
• "Forever Changes" (album). Love. (1967) external link
  
• "New Sounds in Electronic Music" (album). Steve Reich, Richard Maxfield, Pauline Oliveros. (1967) external link
• “Ode to Billie Joe” (single). Bobbie Gentry. (1967) (MP3)
• "Respect." Aretha Franklin. (1967) external link
• "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (album). The Beatles. (1967) external link
• "Silver Apples of the Moon" (album). Morton Subotnick. (1967) (MP3)
• "Soul Man" (single). Sam & Dave. (1967) external link
• “Surrealistic Pillow.” Jefferson Airplane. (1967) — "Somebody to Love" (MP3)
• "The Velvet Underground and Nico" (album). The Velvet Underground and Nico. (1967) external link
• "At Folsom Prison" (album). Johnny Cash. (1968) external link
• "Cheap Thrills" (album). Big Brother and the Holding Company. (1968) external link
• "Hair." Original Broadway Cast Recording. (1968) external link
• “In C” (album). Terry Riley. (1968) (MP3)
  
• "Lincoln Mayorga and Distinguished Colleagues." Lincoln Mayorga (1968) external link
• "Oh Happy Day." The Edwin Hawkins Singers. (1968) external link
• "Soul Folk in Action" (album). The Staple Singers. (1968) external link
• "Stand by Your Man." Tammy Wynette. (1968) external link
• "We're Only In It For the Money" (album). Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. (1968) external link
• "Mama Tried" (single). Merle Haggard. (1968) external link
• "Wichita Lineman" (single). Glen Campbell. (1968) (MP3)
• Speech on the Death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Robert F. Kennedy. (April 4, 1968) external link
• "The Band" (album). The Band. (1969) external link
• "The Continental Harmony: Music of William Billings" (album). Gregg Smith Singers. (1969) external link
• "Dusty in Memphis" (album). Dusty Springfield. (1969)—"Son of a Preacher Man" (MP3)
  
• "The Eighty-Six Years of Eubie Blake" (album). Eubie Blake. (1969) external link
• "Fortunate Son." Creedence Clearwater Revival. (1969) external link
• "Stand!" Sly and the Family Stone (1969) external link
  
• "Sweet Caroline" (single). Neil Diamond. (1969) external link
• "Trout Mask Replica" (album). Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band. (1969) external link
• Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong broadcast from the moon. (July 21, 1969)
• "Amazing Grace." Judy Collins. (1970) external link
• "Coal Miner's Daughter." Loretta Lynn. (1970) external link
  
• “Déjà Vu” (album). Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. (1970) — "Teach Your Children" (MP3)
• "Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers" (album). Firesign Theatre. (1970) external link
• "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised." Gil Scott-Heron. (1970) external link
• "Songs of the Humpback Whale" (album). (1970) external link
• "Abraxas." Santana. (1970) external link
• “Ain’t No Sunshine.” Bill Withers. (1971) (MP3)
• "The Allman Brothers Band at Fillmore East" (album). The Allman Brothers Band. (1971) external link
• "American Pie" (single). Don McLean. (1971) external link
  
• "Coat of Many Colors." Dolly Parton. (1971) external link
• “Imagine” (single). John Lennon. (1971) (MP3)
• "Let's Stay Together." Al Green. (1971) external link
• "Philomel: For Soprano, Recorded Soprano, and Synthesized Sound" (album). Bethany Beardslee, soprano. (1971) external link
• "Tapestry" (album). Carole King. (1971) external link
• "Theme from 'Shaft'" (album). Isaac Hayes. (1971) external link
• “Stairway to Heaven” (single). Led Zeppelin. (1971) (MP3)
• “Take Me Home, Country Roads” (single). John Denver. (1971) (MP3)
• “This is a Recording.” Lily Tomlin. (1971) — "Mr. Veedle" (MP3)
• "What's Going On" (album). Marvin Gaye. (1971) external link
• "All Things Considered," first broadcast. (May 3, 1971) (MP3)
• "Black Angels (Thirteen Images from the Dark Land)" (album). The New York String Quartet. (1972) external link
• "An Evening with Groucho" (album). Groucho Marx. (1972) (MP3)
• "For the Roses" (album). Joni Mitchell. (1972) external link
• "Free to Be…You & Me" (album). Marlo Thomas and Friends. (1972) (MP3)
• "The Harder They Come" (album). Jimmy Cliff. (1972) (MP3)
• The old foghorn, Kewaunee, Wisconsin. Recorded by James A. Lipsky. (1972)
• "Only Visiting This Planet" (album). Larry Norman. (1972) external link
• "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars." David Bowie. (1972) external link
• "Superfly" (album). Curtis Mayfield. (1972) external link
• "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" (album). The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. (1972) external link
• "Class Clown." George Carlin. (1972) external link
  
• "Robert & Clara Schumann Complete Piano Trios." The Beaux Arts Trio. (1972) external link
  
• "Burnin'" (album). The Wailers. (1973) external link
  
• "The Dark Side of the Moon" (album). Pink Floyd. (1973) external link
• "Head Hunters" (album). Herbie Hancock. (1973) external link
  
• "Live in Japan" (album). Sarah Vaughan. (1973) external link
• "Mister Rogers Sings 21 Favorite Songs From ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’" (album). Fred Rogers. (1973)—"Won't You Be My Neighbor?" (MP3)
• "Ola Belle Reed" (album). Ola Belle Reed. (1973)—"High on the Mountain" external link
• "Precious Lord: New Recordings of the Great Gospel Songs of Thomas A. Dorsey" (album). Thomas Dorsey, Marion Williams, and others. (1973) external link
• "Music Time in Africa: Mauritania." Leo Sarkisian, host. (July 29, 1973) (MP3)
• "Piano Man" (single). Billy Joel. (1973) external link
• "Celia & Johnny" (album). Celia Cruz and Johnny Pacheco. (1974) external link
  
• "Copland Conducts Copland: Appalachian Spring" (album). Aaron Copland. (1974) external link
• "Heart Like a Wheel" (album). Linda Ronstadt. (1974) external link
  
• "Lady Marmalade" (single). Labelle. (1974) (MP3)
• "Late for the Sky" (album). Jackson Browne. (1974) — "Before the Deluge" (MP3)
• Hank Aaron’s 715th Career Home Run. (April 8, 1974) (MP3)
• "A Prairie Home Companion." First broadcast. (July 6, 1974) (MP3)
• “Bohemian Rhapsody” (single). Queen. (1975) (MP3)
• "Born to Run" (album). Bruce Springsteen. (1975) external link
• "Horses" (album). Patti Smith. (1975) external link
• “J.D. Crowe & the New South.” J.D. Crowe & the New South. (1975) — "Ten Degrees and Getting Colder" (MP3)
• "Live at Yankee Stadium" (album). The Fania All-Stars. (1975)—"Qué Rico Suena Mi Tambor" (MP3)
• "Mothership Connection" (album). Parliament. (1975) external link
• "Red Headed Stranger" (album). Willie Nelson. (1975) external link
• "The Wiz." Original cast album. (1975) external link
• “Arrival.” ABBA. (1976) — "Dancing Queen" (MP3)
• "Bright Size Life" (album). Pat Metheny. (1976) (MP3)
• "Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)." Eagles. (1976) external link
• "Ramones" (album). Ramones. (1976) external link
• "Scott Joplin's Treemonisha." Gunter Schuller, arr. (1976)—"Aunt Dinah Has Blowed the Horn"
• "Songs in the Key of Life" (album). Stevie Wonder. (1976) external link
• "Wild Tchoupitoulas" (album). The Wild Tchoupitoulas. (1976) external link
• "Bogalusa Boogie." Clifton Chenier. (1976) external link
• Ronald Reagan radio broadcasts. (1976-1979)
• "Aja" (album). Steely Dan. (1977) external link
• "I Feel Love." Donna Summer. (1977) external link
• “Margaritaville” (single). Jimmy Buffett. (1977) (MP3)
• "Murmurs of the Earth." Disc prepared for the Voyager spacecraft. (1977)
• "Rumours" (album). Fleetwood Mac. (1977) — "Dreams" (MP3)
• "Saturday Night Fever" (album). Bee Gees, et.al. (1977) external link
• "Star Wars" (album). John Williams. (1977) external link
• Barton Hall Concert by the Grateful Dead. (May 8, 1977) (MP3) Courtesy: Dead.net
• “The Cars.” The Cars. (1978) — "(Let the) Good Times Roll" (MP3)
• "Cheap Trick at Budokan" (album). Cheap Trick. (1978)—"I Want You To Want Me" (MP3)
• “El Cantante.” Héctor Lavoe. (1978) (MP3)
• Frederick Fennell, The Cleveland Symphonic Winds / Holst: Suite No. 1 in E-Flat, Suite No. 2 in F / Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks / Bach: Fantasia in G (Special Edition Audiophile Pressing) (album). (1978)—"Chaconne" (MP3)
• "The Gambler" (single). Kenny Rogers. (1978) external link
• "I Will Survive." (single). Gloria Gaynor. (1978) external link
  
• "Le Freak" (single). Chic. (1978) external link
• “Parallel Lines.” Blondie. (1978)
  • "Heart of Glass" (MP3)
  • "Sunday Girl" (MP3)
• "September" (single). Earth, Wind & Fire. (1978) external link
• "Wanted: Live in Concert." Richard Pryor. (1978) external link
  
• "A Wild and Crazy Guy." Steve Martin (1978) external link
  
• "Y.M.C.A." (single). The Village People. (1978) (MP3)
• "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" (single). Sylvester. (1978) external link
• "Einstein on the Beach" (album). Philip Glass, Robert Wilson. (1979) external link
• "The Rainbow Connection" (single). Kermit the Frog. (1979) (MP3)
• "Rapper's Delight." Sugarhill Gang. (1979) external link
• "Sweeney Todd" (album). Original cast recording. (1979) external link
• "We Are Family" (single). Sister Sledge. (1979) external link
• "The Audience with Betty Carter" (album). Betty Carter. (1980) external link
• "Celebration" (single). Kool & the Gang. (1980) (MP3)
• "He Stopped Loving Her Today." George Jones. (1980) external link
  
• "Remain in Light." Talking Heads. (1980) external link
  
• “Don’t Stop Believin’” (single). Journey. (1981) (MP3)
• "Radio Free Europe." R.E.M. (1981) (MP3)
  
• "A Feather on the Breath of God" (album). Gothic Voices; Christopher Page, conductor; Hildegard von Bingen, composer. (1982) (MP3)
• "The Message." Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. (1982) external link
• "Thriller" (album). Michael Jackson. (1982) external link
• “Flashdance…What a Feeling” (single). Irene Cara. (1983) (MP3)
• "Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs" (album). Jessye Norman. (1983) — "Beim Schlafengehem" (MP3)
• "She's So Unusual" (album). Cyndi Lauper. (1983)—"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" external link
• “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” (single). Eurythmics. (1983) (MP3)
• “Synchronicity” (album). The Police. (1983) — "Every Breath You Take" (MP3)
  
• "Footloose" (single). Kenny Loggins. (1984) external link
• “Like a Virgin” (album). Madonna. (1984) — "Like a Virgin" (MP3)
• "Private Dancer" (album). Tina Turner. (1984)—"What's Love Got To Do With It?" (MP3)
• "Purple Rain" (album). Prince. (1984) external link
• Recordings of Asian elephants. Katharine B. Payne. (1984) (MP3)
• “Black Codes (From the Underground)” (album). Wynton Marsalis. (1985) (MP3)
• “La-Di-Da-Di.” Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick (MC Ricky D). (1985) (MP3)
• "Graceland" (album). Paul Simon. (1986) external link
• "Master of Puppets." Metallica. (1986) external link
• Super Mario Bros. theme. Koji Kondo, composer. (1985) (MP3)
• "Raising Hell" (album). Run-DMC. (1986) external link
• GOPAC Strategy and Instructional Tapes. (1986-1994)
• “Canciones de mi Padre” (album). Linda Ronstadt. (1987)—"La Charreada" (MP3)
• "The Joshua Tree" (album). U2. (1987) external link
• "Rhythm is Gonna Get You" (single). Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine. (1987) external link
• "Daydream Nation" (album). Sonic Youth. (1988) external link
• “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” Bobby McFerrin. (1988) (MP3)
• "Straight Outta Compton" (album). N.W.A. (1988) external link
• "3 Feet High and Rising" (album). De La Soul. (1989)—"Me, Myself & I"
• “All Hail the Queen” (album). Queen Latifah. (1989) — "Ladies First" (MP3)
• "Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814" (album). Janet Jackson. (1989) — "Rhythm Nation" (MP3)
• “Nick of Time” (album). Bonnie Raitt. (1989)—“Nick of Time” (MP3)
• “Amor Eterno.” Juan Gabriel. (1990) (MP3)
• "Fear of a Black Planet" (album). Public Enemy. (1990) external link
• "Rachmaninoff's Vespers (All-Night Vigil)." Robert Shaw Festival Singers. (1990)—"Now let thy servant depart" (MP3)
• "Ven conmigo" (album). Selena. (1990)—"Baila Esta Cumbia" (MP3)
• “The Low End Theory” (album). A Tribe Called Quest. (1991)—"Excursions" (MP3)
• "Nevermind" (album). Nirvana. (1991) external link
• "The Chronic" (album). Dr. Dre. (1992)—"Lil' Ghetto Boy" (MP3)
• "I Will Always Love You" (single). Whitney Houston. (1992) (MP3)
• "Partners" (album). Flaco Jiménez. (1992) (MP3)
• “Pieces of Africa.” Kronos Quartet. (1992) — "Ekitundu Ekisooka" (MP3)
  
• “Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)” (album). Wu Tang Clan (1993)—"Clan in da Front" (MP3)
• "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"/"What A Wonderful World" (single). Israel Kamakawiwo'ole. (1993) — "Somwehere Over the Rainbow" (MP3)
• “All I Want for Christmas is You” (single). Mariah Carey. (1994) (MP3)
• “Dookie.” Green Day. (1994) — "Basket Case" (MP3)
• "Hallelujah." Jeff Buckley. (1994) external link
• "Illmatic" (album). Nas. (1994) — "One Time 4 Your Mind" (MP3)
• “Pale Blue Dot.” Carl Sagan. (1994) (MP3)
• “Ready to Die.” Notorious B.I.G. (1994) — "Juicy (Clean Version)" (MP3)
• "Dear Mama." Tupac Shakur. (1995) external link
• "Sesame Street: All-Time Platinum Favorites" (1995) external link
• "Schoolhouse Rock!: The Box Set." (1996)—"I'm Just a Bill" external link
• "Yo-Yo Ma Premieres Concertos for Violoncello and Orchestra" (album). Various. (1996) external link
• “Buena Vista Social Club” (album). (1997)—“Chan Chan” (MP3)
• "OK Computer." Radiohead (1997) external link
• "Old Regular Baptists: Lined-Out Hymnody from Southeastern Kentucky" (album). Indian Bottom Association (1997) external link
• “Ich Komme, Ich Komme”—Renee Fleming (“Signatures”) (1997)
• "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill." Lauryn Hill (1998) external link
• “Wide Open Spaces.” The Dixie Chicks. (1998) — "You Were Mine" (MP3)
• "Fanfares for the Uncommon Woman." Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop, conductor; Joan Tower, composer (1999) external link
• “Livin’ La Vida Loca” (single). Ricky Martin. (1999) (MP3)
• "The Blueprint" (album). Jay-Z. (2001)—"Izzo (H.O.V.A.)"
• “Songs in A Minor” (album). Alicia Keys. (2001)—"Fallin'" (MP3)
• WNYC broadcast for the day of 9/11. (9/11/2001)—Patricia Willens (MP3)
• "Concert in the Garden" (album). Maria Schneider Orchestra. (2004)—"Three Romances: Choro Dancado" (MP3)
• “Gasolina” (single). Daddy Yankee. (2004) (MP3)
• "Percussion Concerto" (album). Colin Currie; Jennifer Hidgon, composer. (2008) external link
• "This American Life: The Giant Pool of Money." (May 9, 2008) (MP3)
• “WTF with Marc Maron” (Guest: Robin Williams). (April 26, 2010) (MP3)
• “Concerto for Clarinet and Chamber Orchestra.” Chamber Music Northwest. Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, composer.  (2012)