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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, vinyl bars and vinyl venues on earth. Updated as the community adds new pins.

7,707
PLACES PINNED
7,083
RECORD STORES
102
COUNTRIES
1,982
CITIES
283
LISTENING BARS
138
RECORD FAIRS
198
PRESSING PLANTS
LIVE
UPDATED

top 20 vinyl cities

BY TOTAL PLACES ON THE MAP

  1. 01Melbourne · Australia108
  2. 02Tokyo · Japan103
  3. 03Berlin · Germany97
  4. 04Los Angeles · United States94
  5. 05London · United Kingdom78
  6. 06New York · United States75
  7. 07Paris · France65
  8. 08Portland · United States57
  9. 09Cologne · Germany56
  10. 10Chicago · United States53
  11. 11Milan · Italy51
  12. 12San Francisco · United States50
  13. 13Barcelona · Spain49
  14. 14Osaka · Japan49
  15. 15Munich · Germany48
  16. 16Sydney · Australia47
  17. 17Amsterdam · Netherlands47
  18. 18Boston · United Kingdom47
  19. 19Manchester · United Kingdom46
  20. 20Hamburg · Germany45

densest vinyl cities in the world

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

  1. 01
    Yokohama · Japan
    142 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 3.76M PEOPLE
    0.113
    PER KM²
  2. 02
    Tokyo · Japan
    137 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 13.96M PEOPLE
    0.109
    PER KM²
  3. 03
    London · United Kingdom
    106 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 9.60M PEOPLE
    0.084
    PER KM²
  4. 04
    London · Australia
    104 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 9.60M PEOPLE
    0.083
    PER KM²
  5. 05
    Berlin · Germany
    97 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 3.70M PEOPLE
    0.077
    PER KM²
  6. 06
    New York · United States
    88 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 8.30M PEOPLE
    0.070
    PER KM²
  7. 07
    Amsterdam · Netherlands
    70 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 0.90M PEOPLE
    0.056
    PER KM²
  8. 08
    Osaka · Japan
    65 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 2.69M PEOPLE
    0.052
    PER KM²
  9. 09
    Paris · France
    64 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 11.10M PEOPLE
    0.051
    PER KM²
  10. 10
    Toronto · Canada
    58 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 6.40M PEOPLE
    0.046
    PER KM²
  11. 11
    Barcelona · Spain
    57 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 5.60M PEOPLE
    0.045
    PER KM²
  12. 12
    Rotterdam · Netherlands
    46 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 0.66M PEOPLE
    0.037
    PER KM²
  13. 13
    Sydney · Australia
    43 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 5.30M PEOPLE
    0.034
    PER KM²
  14. 14
    Milan · Italy
    42 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 1.40M PEOPLE
    0.033
    PER KM²
  15. 15
    Milan · Italy
    42 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 1.40M PEOPLE
    0.033
    PER KM²
  16. 16
    Hamburg · Germany
    40 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 1.90M PEOPLE
    0.032
    PER KM²
  17. 17
    Chicago · United States
    40 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 2.70M PEOPLE
    0.032
    PER KM²
  18. 18
    Madrid · Spain
    38 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 6.70M PEOPLE
    0.030
    PER KM²
  19. 19
    Copenhagen · Denmark
    37 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 1.37M PEOPLE
    0.029
    PER KM²
  20. 20
    Cologne · Germany
    36 PLACES WITHIN 20KM · 1.09M PEOPLE
    0.029
    PER KM²

top 20 vinyl countries

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

  1. 01United States2840
  2. 02United Kingdom757
  3. 03Germany544
  4. 04France341
  5. 05Canada326
  6. 06Japan296
  7. 07Italy282
  8. 08Australia272
  9. 09Netherlands257
  10. 10Spain203
  11. 11Switzerland128
  12. 12Belgium112
  13. 13Sweden109
  14. 14Poland95
  15. 15Austria84
  16. 16Greece79
  17. 17Brazil71
  18. 18Denmark70
  19. 19Portugal56
  20. 20Finland50

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DATA SOURCE: VINYL ATLAS DATABASE · 7,707 VENUES ACROSS 102 COUNTRIES

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