The “Slip Slop Slap” SunSmart campaign song and the anthem “I Am Australian” have joined the National Film & Sound Archive’s Sounds of Australia Registry, it was announced on Tuesday.

The 2023 list, voted on after Australian audiences nominated hundreds of different sounds, includes popular music, advertising jingles, symphonic broadcasts and also a 21^st century concerto by Joseph Tawadros, “Concerto of the Greater Sea.”

Eleven new sounds, instead of the more usual 10, were added this time round following a tie for tenth place.

With all bases covered, Robyn Archer’s 1978 “Menstruation Blues” has made the list of outstanding audio content alongside jazz singer Wilma Reading’s “I Only Came to Say Goodbye”, and “Howzat” by Sherbet.

Harry Williams and the Country Outcasts were recognised for their development of Aboriginal Country music.

The NFSA, which established the Sounds of Australia registry in 2007 selects sounds annually on the strength of their cultural, historical and aesthetic relevance, and their ability to inform or reflect life in Australia.

The 2023 Sounds of Australia

1. “Anvil Chorus”, P. C. Spouse – 1927
2. “Sweet Nell of Old Drury”, Nellie Stewart – 1931
3. “The Death of a Wombat”, Ivan Smith (author), George S. English (composer), ABC (broadcaster) – 1959
4. “I Only Came To Say Goodbye”, Wilma Reading – 1961
5. “The Loved One”, The Loved Ones – 1966The NFSA is always open, online: www.nfsa.gov.au
6. “Howzat”, Sherbet – 1976
7. “Menstruation Blues”, Robyn Archer – 1977
8. “Harry Williams and the Country Outcasts”, Harry and Wilga Williams – 1979
9. “Slip Slop Slap” jingle, Phillip Adams (writer), Peter Best (composer) and Cancer Council Victoria – 1981
10. “I am Australian”, various – 1997
11. “Concerto of the Greater Sea”, Joseph Tawadros – 2012