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Best Record Shop

2026 Best Record Store

Greatest Hits Records & Books

This Media shop is stocked with everything from punk and jazz to Japanese vinyl imports. (They also pressed The Sounds of Delco, a collection of everyday moments like “Delco Man Calls Into WIP During Phillies Red October” and “Two Women Discover They Have a Mutual Friend From the Same Parish.”) The best finds are often the ones you didn’t come for — an album you’ve been hunting down for years or some obscure treasure you didn’t know existed until you spotted it in the bins, a reminder that in our age of algorithms, browsing still wins. Read More »

21 South Jackson Street, Media, PA Website

2025 Best Record Store

Vinyl Chickie

Glenside’s Lisa Schaffer has always been a music fan: She’s professionally photographed pop stars such as Taylor Swift and worked at a Chestnut Hill record store for six years. Now she’s opened this adorable record paradise with a tightly curated collection of new and near-perfect-condition used vinyl that includes a local section, plus turntables and all sorts of fun music gifts, like Grateful Dead tarot cards and song lyric stickers. Read More »

2256 Mount Carmel Avenue, Unit 2, Glenside, PA Website

2022 Best '80s and '90s Vinyl Store

Latchkey

This quirky shop owned by a former DJ is all that and a bag of chips — the best place to relive your misspent youth or buy some gifts for the millennial in your life. Browse a curated selection of vinyl records (from Britney Spears to Das EFX) as well as items like custom bath bombs and turntables. In true ’90s fashion, there’s a listening station at the front, so you can try before you buy. Read More »

1502 East Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia, PA Website

2018 Best Hard-to-Find Records

Brewerytown Beats

Vinyl heads come here to flip through the 50,000-strong record collection (all genres, though the specialty is funk, soul and hip-hop), to listen to live midday performances, and to talk music with owner Max Ochester, who has sold LPs to everyone from Questlove to Q-Tip. Check out the shop’s Instagram feed for a first look at the latest rare finds. Read More »

2710 West Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, PA | 267-314-7661 | Website