The best record stores in Maine
Ranked by real customers — rating weighted by review volume across 9,437 Google reviews. Only shops with 25+ reviews qualify. Updated 2026.
#1 Bull Moose
4.6 ★★★★★ 2,297 reviews · Bangor, ME
“It's a fun store. They sell books, music, movies & TV shows, video games, toys & games. Target audience is anyone older than 15 basically. Fair prices, good customer service. They …” — David
#2 Bull Moose
4.7 ★★★★★ 1,609 reviews · Waterville, ME
Retail chain carrying music, movies & video games in a variety of formats, plus books & gifts.
“As a long-time customer, I have always found the staff to be knowledgeable, helpful, and friendly. The selection of vinyl ranges over numerous genres, and I'm often surprised by pi…” — John
#3 Bull Moose
4.7 ★★★★★ 1,194 reviews · Scarborough, ME
Retail chain carrying music, movies & video games in a variety of formats, plus books & gifts.
“Staff very friendly...asked if we needed help when we walked in..very clean place...brought in some used cds. It only took about 20 minutes and we made some cash or you can get cre…” — Mary
#4 Bull Moose
4.7 ★★★★★ 842 reviews · South Portland, ME
Retail chain carrying music, movies & video games in a variety of formats, plus books & gifts.
“Always worth a stop. They've got everything here, of course CDs and movies, but also a ton of fun retro games, books, board games, and all sorts of things. One of my favorite secti…” — Michael
#5 Bull Moose
4.7 ★★★★★ 818 reviews · Brunswick, ME
Retail chain carrying music, movies & video games in a variety of formats, plus books & gifts.
“The difference from the Portsmouth, NH store is the huge selection of books, including books for children. Also, movies are separated by genre, horror, sci-fi, family, ect. Large s…” — Stephen
#6 Bull Moose
4.7 ★★★★★ 765 reviews · Lewiston, ME
Retail chain carrying music, movies & video games in a variety of formats, plus books & gifts.
“I got my son soon to be daughter her first gender reassignment surgery coloring book here now she’s identifying as a they/them and blindly supports whatever the current thing is th…” — David
#7 Bull Moose
4.6 ★★★★★ 427 reviews · Biddeford, ME
Retail chain carrying music, movies & video games in a variety of formats, plus books & gifts.
“As a constant cutomer of the Bangor location, I was surprised and delighted to stumble on tiny version of Bull Moose. It had real record from 70s type vibe and atmosphere, it was c…” — Syn
#8 Portland Flea-for-All
4.5 ★★★★★ 357 reviews · Portland, ME
Funky market with an eclectic collection of vintage furniture, clothing & more from various vendors.
“Flea-for-all is a very special store. My partner and I are avid thrifters and vintage collectors and have been coming here for the last few years. I have never found a vintage stor…” — Caroline
#9 Strange Maine
4.6 ★★★★★ 178 reviews · Portland, ME
“From out of town and was looking for somewhere that sold VHS or video games. I happened to find this place. Not a huge selection of video games (a few), but I was more so impressed…” — Tony
#10 Daily Records & CDs
4.9 ★★★★★ 118 reviews · Portland, ME
“This store has a great selection of music. I was able to order online with accurate descriptions for very reasonably priced items. I was able to knock off a ton of items from the h…” — Cheryl