Record shops · 2026
The record-shop capitals
Sleevewise maps 6,856 record shops in 160 countries. These are the 119 cities with the most, each counted within 15 km of its centre.
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London has the most record shops on the Sleevewise map, 93 within 15 km of its centre, ahead of Tokyo (81), Paris (72), and Berlin (70).
Record shops · 2026
The ranking
| Rank | City | Country | Record shops |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LondonUnited Kingdom | United Kingdom | 93 |
| 2 | TokyoJapan | Japan | 81 |
| 3 | ParisFrance | France | 72 |
| 4 | BerlinGermany | Germany | 70 |
| 5 | OsakaJapan | Japan | 50 |
| 6 | New YorkUnited States | United States | 48 |
| 7 | ViennaAustria | Austria | 39 |
| 8 | MelbourneAustralia | Australia | 34 |
| 9 | StockholmSweden | Sweden | 33 |
| 10 | SeattleUnited States | United States | 30 |
| 11 | AthensGreece | Greece | 29 |
| 12 | BogotaColombia | Colombia | 28 |
| 12 | ChicagoUnited States | United States | 28 |
| 12 | MadridSpain | Spain | 28 |
| 15 | TorontoCanada | Canada | 27 |
| 16 | Saint PetersburgRussia | Russia | 26 |
| 17 | AmsterdamNetherlands | Netherlands | 25 |
| 17 | ManchesterUnited Kingdom | United Kingdom | 25 |
| 17 | PortlandUnited States | United States | 25 |
| 20 | HamburgGermany | Germany | 24 |
| 20 | IstanbulTürkiye | Türkiye | 24 |
| 20 | MoscowRussia | Russia | 24 |
| 23 | BarcelonaSpain | Spain | 23 |
| 23 | MontrealCanada | Canada | 23 |
| 23 | San FranciscoUnited States | United States | 23 |
| 26 | BristolUnited Kingdom | United Kingdom | 22 |
| 26 | CologneGermany | Germany | 22 |
| 26 | CopenhagenDenmark | Denmark | 22 |
| 26 | HelsinkiFinland | Finland | 22 |
| 30 | BrusselsBelgium | Belgium | 21 |
| 30 | BudapestHungary | Hungary | 21 |
| 32 | Buenos AiresArgentina | Argentina | 20 |
| 32 | Los AngelesUnited States | United States | 20 |
| 32 | SydneyAustralia | Australia | 20 |
| 35 | PhiladelphiaUnited States | United States | 19 |
| 36 | EdinburghUnited Kingdom | United Kingdom | 18 |
| 36 | LyonFrance | France | 18 |
| 36 | MinneapolisUnited States | United States | 18 |
| 36 | RomeItaly | Italy | 18 |
| 36 | ZurichSwitzerland | Switzerland | 18 |
| 41 | LisbonPortugal | Portugal | 17 |
| 42 | BirminghamUnited Kingdom | United Kingdom | 16 |
| 42 | DublinIreland | Ireland | 16 |
| 42 | OttawaCanada | Canada | 16 |
| 42 | PragueCzechia | Czechia | 16 |
| 42 | SingaporeSingapore | Singapore | 16 |
| 47 | BostonUnited States | United States | 15 |
| 47 | GlasgowUnited Kingdom | United Kingdom | 15 |
| 47 | TaipeiTaiwan | Taiwan | 15 |
| 47 | The HagueNetherlands | Netherlands | 15 |
| 47 | VancouverCanada | Canada | 15 |
| 52 | BrightonUnited Kingdom | United Kingdom | 14 |
| 52 | DetroitUnited States | United States | 14 |
| 52 | EdmontonCanada | Canada | 14 |
| 52 | GothenburgSweden | Sweden | 14 |
| 52 | MunichGermany | Germany | 14 |
| 52 | PortoPortugal | Portugal | 14 |
| 52 | SeoulSouth Korea | South Korea | 14 |
| 52 | WashingtonUnited States | United States | 14 |
| 60 | BangkokThailand | Thailand | 13 |
| 60 | EssenGermany | Germany | 13 |
| 60 | FrankfurtGermany | Germany | 13 |
| 60 | LeedsUnited Kingdom | United Kingdom | 13 |
| 60 | New TaipeiTaiwan | Taiwan | 13 |
| 60 | NottinghamUnited Kingdom | United Kingdom | 13 |
| 60 | WarsawPoland | Poland | 13 |
| 67 | AdelaideAustralia | Australia | 12 |
| 67 | BelgradeSerbia | Serbia | 12 |
| 67 | BolognaItaly | Italy | 12 |
| 67 | CalgaryCanada | Canada | 12 |
| 67 | ClevelandUnited States | United States | 12 |
| 67 | Mexico CityMexico | Mexico | 12 |
| 67 | MilanItaly | Italy | 12 |
| 67 | NantesFrance | France | 12 |
| 67 | PortsmouthUnited Kingdom | United Kingdom | 12 |
| 67 | RotterdamNetherlands | Netherlands | 12 |
| 67 | SantiagoChile | Chile | 12 |
| 67 | TurinItaly | Italy | 12 |
| 79 | AntwerpBelgium | Belgium | 11 |
| 79 | BratislavaSlovakia | Slovakia | 11 |
| 79 | DenverUnited States | United States | 11 |
| 79 | SofiaBulgaria | Bulgaria | 11 |
| 83 | BernSwitzerland | Switzerland | 10 |
| 83 | BordeauxFrance | France | 10 |
| 83 | DortmundGermany | Germany | 10 |
| 83 | LeipzigGermany | Germany | 10 |
| 83 | LilleFrance | France | 10 |
| 83 | NashvilleUnited States | United States | 10 |
| 83 | OsloNorway | Norway | 10 |
| 90 | BaltimoreUnited States | United States | 9 |
| 90 | Colorado SpringsUnited States | United States | 9 |
| 90 | GenevaSwitzerland | Switzerland | 9 |
| 90 | KyotoJapan | Japan | 9 |
| 90 | MontpellierFrance | France | 9 |
| 90 | Newcastle upon TyneUnited Kingdom | United Kingdom | 9 |
| 90 | SheffieldUnited Kingdom | United Kingdom | 9 |
| 90 | StuttgartGermany | Germany | 9 |
| 90 | YokohamaJapan | Japan | 9 |
| 99 | AtlantaUnited States | United States | 8 |
| 99 | BradfordUnited Kingdom | United Kingdom | 8 |
| 99 | CardiffUnited Kingdom | United Kingdom | 8 |
| 99 | ColumbusUnited States | United States | 8 |
| 99 | DresdenGermany | Germany | 8 |
| 99 | FerraraItaly | Italy | 8 |
| 99 | Long BeachUnited States | United States | 8 |
| 99 | LouisvilleUnited States | United States | 8 |
| 99 | MarseilleFrance | France | 8 |
| 99 | New OrleansUnited States | United States | 8 |
| 99 | NiceFrance | France | 8 |
| 99 | NorwichUnited Kingdom | United Kingdom | 8 |
| 99 | PittsburghUnited States | United States | 8 |
| 99 | ReykjavikIceland | Iceland | 8 |
| 99 | RichmondUnited States | United States | 8 |
| 99 | SouthamptonUnited Kingdom | United Kingdom | 8 |
| 99 | TallinnEstonia | Estonia | 8 |
| 99 | ThessalonikiGreece | Greece | 8 |
| 99 | UtrechtNetherlands | Netherlands | 8 |
| 99 | ValenciaSpain | Spain | 8 |
| 99 | ZagrebCroatia | Croatia | 8 |
By country
Every record shop on the Sleevewise map, in the 20 countries with the most.
How we count
The shops come from OpenStreetMap, through the Sleevewise map; music shops whose name says they sell instruments are left out. Each shop counts once, for a city whose centre is within 15 km; when two cities are that close, the bigger and nearer one takes it. A city needs at least 8 record shops to be listed. Figures as of October 8, 2026.
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