Sounds of Australia 2022

Ten sound recordings with cultural, historical and aesthetic significance have been added to Sounds of Australia for 2022.

This year's inductees include Australia's first gold record, two very different international pop hits from the 1970s, a successful education campaign, a political speech that went viral and a beloved TV theme song.

Established in 2007, the Sounds of Australia is the NFSA’s selection of sound recordings which inform or reflect life in Australia. Each year, the Australian public nominates new sounds to be added with final selections determined by a panel of industry experts.

There are now more than 170 sounds in the complete Sounds of Australia list.

WARNING: this collection may contain names, images or voices of deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.