r/vinyl is a subreddit with 2.3M members. The community frequently discusses vinyl, record, annoying, looking for, and frustrating, and they frequently recommend/review record stores, record store, and records, and the most common flair used is collection, rock, haul, discussion, and alt-rock.
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Popular Topics in r/vinyl
#1
Vinyl
64 posts
#2
Record
32 posts
#3
Annoying
21 posts
#4
Looking For
14 posts
#5
Frustrating
13 posts
#6
Records
13 posts
#7
Hate
13 posts
#8
Album
8 posts
#9
Collection
7 posts
#10
Pressings
5 posts
Products Discussed in r/vinyl
Record Stores
211 reviews
#1
Easy Street
4.7★ from 7 reviews
#2
People's Records
4.7★ from 6 reviews
#3
Academy
4.8★ from 5 reviews
Record Store
123 reviews
#1
Amoeba
4.4★ from 8 reviews
#2
Record Safari
3.7★ from 6 reviews
#3
Record Surplus
5.0★ from 4 reviews
Records
79 reviews
#1
Jack Johnson
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#2
Miles Davis
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#3
Disney
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Flair Used in r/vinyl
#1
Collection
: "Slayer, When The Stillness Comes, Black Magic (Live at Wacken 2014)"
34 posts
#2
Rock
: "Naked Houses of The Holy"
10 posts
#3
Haul
: "Stephen Stills - Just Roll Tape"
6 posts
#4
Discussion
: "Thanks for the help!!"
5 posts
#5
Alt-Rock
: "Soup Dragons - Lovegod. A 90’s favorite"
4 posts
#6
OG Pressing
: "A couple pickups from Miami this weekend"
4 posts
#7
Prog-Rock
: "Recent Bootleg Finds"
4 posts
#8
Indie
: "Spinning one of my holy grails!"
3 posts
#9
Metal
: "Neurosis / An Undying Love (2026)"
3 posts
#10
Jazz
: "Found some weird records at an estate sale..."
3 posts
Member Growth in r/vinyl
Yearly
+69k members(3.1%)
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Last updated: July 12, 2026