ABBA, Blondie enter National Recording Registry

ABBA, Biggie, Blondie and Rudolph are entering America's audio canon.

New inductees into the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress include ABBA'S 1976 album “Visitors,” The Notorious B.I.G.'S 1994 album “Ready to Die," Blondie 's 1978 breakthrough “Parallel Lines” and Gene Autry's 1949 version of “Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer.”

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced the 25 new titles in the class of 2024 on Tuesday, saying in a statement that they are “worthy of preservation for all time based on their cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage.”

Other titles deemed to be among “the defining sounds of the nation’s history and culture” are Jefferson Airplane’s 1967 album “Surrealistic Pillow,” Green Day ’s 1994 album “Dookie” and the Chicks ’ 1998 “Wide Open Spaces,” the most recording among the new inductees.

Lily Tomlin’s 1971 album of sketches “This Is a Recording” is the only comedy and the only non-musical recording on this year's list.

Autry, the singing cowboy who was among America's biggest stars in the mid-20th century, recorded the definitive version of “Rudolph, the Red-nosed Reindeer." Last year a newer holiday perennial, Mariah Carey’s, “All I Want For Christmas Is You," joined the registry, which now has 650 titles.

“The Visitors” was the disco-tinged fourth album from the Swedish supergroup ABBA, and included their hits "Dancing Queen,” ”Money, Money, Money” and ”Fernando.”

Blondie and singer Deborah Harry had their commercial breakthrough with “Parallel Lines,” an album with a famous striped blackand-white cover that featured “Heart of Glass.” It’s joined this year by another new wave classic from the same year, the self-titled debut album by the Cars.