Record Stores in New York, NY
New York has 24 record stores in this directory, including 9 that buy used records. Listings are ranked by local reputation — rating weighted by review count — and refreshed from public map data.
Rough Trade Above
4.5 ★★★★★ 2,613 reviews
Venerable independent record store for obscure & mainstream CDs & vinyl, plus live music & a bar.
Generation Records
4.5 ★★★★★ 959 reviews
Fixture for CDs & vinyl with a strong punk & metal selection plus tees, posters, DVDS & more.
A-1 Record Shop
4.6 ★★★★★ 804 reviews
Funky, cozy destination to buy, sell, or trade vintage vinyl records of all genres.
Academy Records & CDs
4.3 ★★★★☆ 632 reviews
One-stop shop with new & used LPs & CDs across a broad range of genres, plus movies.
Rock and Soul DJ Equipment and Records
4.5 ★★★★★ 340 reviews
Circa-1975 destination for turntables, mixers, headphones & vinyl records, with DJ demos & classes.
Academy Records
4.6 ★★★★★ 315 reviews
Intimate music store offering new & used LP records across many genres.
Village Revival Records
4 ★★★★☆ 354 reviews
Bins of CDs, vinyl & DVDs in a variety of genres line the walls of this snug no-nonsense music shop.
Stranded Records NYC
4.3 ★★★★☆ 267 reviews
Storied outpost stocking vinyl records from the 1950s to the present, across a variety of genres.
54 Vintage Vinyl
4.6 ★★★★★ 247 reviews
Music store supplying a variety of records, including first pressings, and hosting karaoke nights.
Limited to One Record Shop
4.8 ★★★★★ 231 reviews
Compact vinyl shop specializing in punk, indie, and hip-hop music.
Jazz Record Center
4.7 ★★★★★ 213 reviews
Venerable spot for buying & selling rare & vintage jazz records, CDs, DVDs, books & magazines.
Westsider Records
4.5 ★★★★★ 216 reviews
Indie store stocking used vinyl, CDs & DVDs, turntables & books with a performing-arts emphasis.
Record Runner
4.4 ★★★★☆ 200 reviews
Cozy shop for new and used vinyl, plus CDs, 80s treasures and new pressings.
Downtown Music Gallery
4.8 ★★★★★ 137 reviews
Cozy shop featuring hard-to-find, underground & avant-garde recordings, plus in-store performances.
Ergot Records
4.5 ★★★★★ 139 reviews
Well-liked store for vinyl LPs and tapes in all genres, with some items priced for a buck.
Paradise of Replica
4.9 ★★★★★ 89 reviews
Chinatown record shop, known for its collection of rare Japanese and Asian albums, plus post-punk and synth-pop material.
El Barrio Music Center
4.4 ★★★★☆ 78 reviews
Music store featuring a variety of records and instruments, especially those related to salsa.
Manhattan45
4.7 ★★★★★ 63 reviews
Record shop specializing in new electronic music, including house, techno, and disco.
One Shot Records
4 ★★★★☆ 1 reviews
Where to sell vinyl records in New York
These New York shops indicate they buy used records. Call ahead for big collections — most stores pay more for clean copies of titles they can resell.
- Rough Trade Above — 1250 6th Ave
- A-1 Record Shop — 439 E 6th St
- Academy Records & CDs — 12 W 18th St
- Academy Records — 415 E 12th St
- Village Revival Records — 197 Bleecker St #1
- Jazz Record Center — 236 W 26th St #804
- Westsider Records — 233 W 72nd St
- Rough Trade Below — 30 Rockefeller Center Concourse Level
- El Barrio Music Center — 1870 Lexington Ave # 4