The New York Times reports Chatham's Lincoln Mayorga, and his 1968 recording "Lincoln Mayorga and Distinguished Colleagues," were among 25 recordings added to the National Recording Registry in 2015. Mayorga, a WGXC programmer, is included on a list with Tennessee Ernie Ford, Lauryn Hill, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Radiohead, and others. See the complete list below.

1. Vernacular Wax Cylinder Recordings at University of California, Santa Barbara Library (c.1890-1910)
2. The Benjamin Ives Gilman Collection, recorded at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago (1893)
3. "The Boys of the Lough"/"The Humours of Ennistymon," Michael Coleman (1922)
4. "Black Snake Moan"/ "Match Box Blues," Blind Lemon Jefferson (1928)
5. "Sorry, Wrong Number," from "Suspense" radio series (1943)
6. "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive," Johnny Mercer (1944)
7. Radio Coverage of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Funeral, Arthur Godfrey, et al. (1945)
8. "Kiss Me, Kate," original cast album (1949)
9. "John Brown's Body," Tyrone Power, Judith Anderson, and Raymond Massey; directed by Charles Laughton (1953)
10. "My Funny Valentine," The Gerry Mulligan Quartet featuring Chet Baker (1953)
11. "Sixteen Tons," Tennessee Ernie Ford (1955)
12. "Mary Don't You Weep," The Swan Silvertones (1959)
13. "Joan Baez," Joan Baez (1960)
14. "Stand by Me," Ben E. King (1961)
15. "New Orleans' Sweet Emma Barrett and her Preservation Hall Jazz Band," Sweet Emma and her Preservation Hall Jazz Band (1964)
16. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin,'" The Righteous Brothers (1964)
17. "The Doors," The Doors (1967)
18. "Stand!" Sly and the Family Stone (1969)
19. "Lincoln Mayorga and Distinguished Colleagues," Lincoln Mayorga (1968)
20. "A Wild and Crazy Guy," Steve Martin (1978)
21. "Sesame Street: All-Time Platinum Favorites," Various (1995)
22. "OK Computer," Radiohead (1997)
23. "Songs of the Old Regular Baptists," various (1997)
24. "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill," Lauryn Hill (1998)
25. "Fanfares for the Uncommon Woman," Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop, conductor; Joan Tower, composer (1999)