r/vinyl is a subreddit with 2.3M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses vinyl, record, album, records, and new, and they frequently recommend/review record stores, records, and jazz album.
For everything record related.
For equipment, setup, or troubleshooting questions, please ask in the pinned Weekly Questions Thread or consult the sub Wiki.
Popular Themes in r/vinyl
#1
Advice Requests
: "This community helped me quit my job, I don't know how else to say thank you."
5 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "I built a tool that instantly imports your Discogs collection to generate visual stats, custom "Collector Personas," and aesthetic digital showrooms"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/vinyl
#1
Vinyl
: "They reinvented the Vinyl single"
256 posts
#2
Record
: "Picked Up a Strange Record"
110 posts
#3
Album
: "Some Albums off Rolling Stones Top 100 Punk Albums"
67 posts
#4
Records
: "Joan Baez got me into collecting Records"
56 posts
#5
New
: "New **** has come to light, man"
51 posts
#6
Collection
: "My Collection as a vinyl records collector newby (2 months)"
48 posts
#7
Albums
: "Finally found this masterpiece 🎉"
42 posts
#8
Find
: "Found a sealed Fallout promo soundtrack LP, now im scared to open it..."
29 posts
#9
Annoying
21 posts
#10
Finds
: "Good Finds at today’s flea market"
20 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
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
Jazz Album
44 reviews
#1
Dave Brubeck Quartet
5.0★ from 5 reviews
#2
John Coltrane
5.0★ from 5 reviews
#3
Miles Davis
5.0★ from 5 reviews
Flair Used in r/vinyl
#1
Collection
: "Finally found this masterpiece 🎉"
76 posts
#2
Discussion
: "Found a sealed Fallout promo soundtrack LP, now im scared to open it..."
18 posts
#3
Record
: "This might be possibly the ugliest color variant I've ever seen."
16 posts
#4
Haul
: "Thank you Goodwill"
13 posts
#5
Rock
: "Wings at the Speed of Sound"
9 posts
#6
Alt-Rock
: "Spin of the Day: King for a Day by Faith No More"
9 posts
#7
Hip Hop
: "🔥🔥🔥"
7 posts
#8
OG Pressing
: "Can’t believe this fell in my lap today"
6 posts
#9
Metal
: "Gifted to me by some friends."
5 posts
#10
Punk
: "Banger at a garage sale!"
5 posts
Member Growth in r/vinyl
Yearly
+66k members(3.0%)
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Last updated: June 9, 2026