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VINYL ATLAS INSIGHTS

the world's vinyl scene, in numbers

Live data from Vinyl Atlas — the largest open, free directory of record stores, listening bars and vinyl venues on earth. Updated as the community adds new pins.

8,062
PLACES PINNED
7,191
RECORD STORES
155
COUNTRIES
1,830
CITIES
267
LISTENING BARS
371
RECORD FAIRS
220
PRESSING PLANTS
LIVE
UPDATED

top 20 vinyl cities

BY TOTAL PLACES ON THE MAP

  1. 01Tokyo · Japan123
  2. 02Melbourne · Australia109
  3. 03Berlin · Germany96
  4. 04Los Angeles · United States90
  5. 05London · United Kingdom86
  6. 06New York · United States60
  7. 07Paris · France59
  8. 08Portland · United States57
  9. 09Cologne · Germany55
  10. 10Chicago · United States53
  11. 11San Francisco · United States53
  12. 12Milan · Italy51
  13. 13Boston · United Kingdom50
  14. 14Munich · Germany48
  15. 15Barcelona · Spain47
  16. 16Hamburg · Germany46
  17. 17Osaka · Japan46
  18. 18Sydney · Australia45
  19. 19Manchester · United Kingdom45
  20. 20Amsterdam · Netherlands45

densest vinyl cities in the world

VENUES PER KM² WITHIN A 20KM RADIUS OF CITY CENTER · MIN 5 PLACES · MIN 250K POPULATION

  1. 01
    Tokyo · Japan
    169 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 13.96M PEOPLE
    0.134
    PER KM²
  2. 02
    Melbourne · Australia
    117 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 5.10M PEOPLE
    0.093
    PER KM²
  3. 03
    London · United Kingdom
    111 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 9.60M PEOPLE
    0.088
    PER KM²
  4. 04
    Berlin · Germany
    98 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 3.70M PEOPLE
    0.078
    PER KM²
  5. 05
    New York · United States
    92 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 8.30M PEOPLE
    0.073
    PER KM²
  6. 06
    Los Angeles · United States
    75 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 3.90M PEOPLE
    0.060
    PER KM²
  7. 07
    Amsterdam · Netherlands
    72 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 0.90M PEOPLE
    0.057
    PER KM²
  8. 08
    Paris · France
    67 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 11.10M PEOPLE
    0.053
    PER KM²
  9. 09
    Osaka · Japan
    66 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 2.69M PEOPLE
    0.053
    PER KM²
  10. 10
    Portland · United States
    64 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 0.65M PEOPLE
    0.051
    PER KM²
  11. 11
    San Francisco · United States
    62 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 0.81M PEOPLE
    0.049
    PER KM²
  12. 12
    Oakland · United States
    60 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 0.44M PEOPLE
    0.048
    PER KM²
  13. 13
    Barcelona · Spain
    59 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 5.60M PEOPLE
    0.047
    PER KM²
  14. 14
    Toronto · Canada
    59 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 6.40M PEOPLE
    0.047
    PER KM²
  15. 15
    Chicago · United States
    53 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 2.70M PEOPLE
    0.042
    PER KM²
  16. 16
    Sydney · Australia
    44 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 5.30M PEOPLE
    0.035
    PER KM²
  17. 17
    Athens · Greece
    44 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 3.15M PEOPLE
    0.035
    PER KM²
  18. 18
    Stockholm · Sweden
    43 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 1.65M PEOPLE
    0.034
    PER KM²
  19. 19
    Austin · United States
    43 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 0.97M PEOPLE
    0.034
    PER KM²
  20. 20
    Milan · Italy
    41 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 1.40M PEOPLE
    0.033
    PER KM²

top 20 vinyl countries

COUNTRY CODES NORMALIZED — US / USA / United States COUNTED ONCE

  1. 01United States2612
  2. 02United Kingdom696
  3. 03Sweden666
  4. 04Germany539
  5. 05France326
  6. 06Canada309
  7. 07Japan297
  8. 08Italy265
  9. 09Australia257
  10. 10Netherlands251
  11. 11Spain195
  12. 12Switzerland117
  13. 13Belgium103
  14. 14Poland97
  15. 15Austria81
  16. 16Brazil75
  17. 17Denmark68
  18. 18Greece67
  19. 19Portugal59
  20. 20Finland52

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DATA SOURCE: VINYL ATLAS DATABASE · 8,062 VENUES ACROSS 155 COUNTRIES