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Best Vinyl Records Subreddits (November 2026)

Looking for the right vinyl records community on Reddit? Here is the lay of the land. We checked the communities Reddit returns for “vinyl” and “records”, kept the public, safe-for-work ones with at least 25,000 members that are still posting, and ranked the 5 that remain by size. Together they have 2.7M members.

How the vinyl records communities compare

A few giants dominate — r/vinyl, r/VinylDeals and r/VinylCollectors together account for 98% of the combined membership. r/vinyl is both the biggest and the busiest, with about 77 new posts a day. Per member, the liveliest is r/VinylDeals: 33 posts a day from 148.2K members — a smaller crowd, but an engaged one. The oldest is r/vinyl, founded in 2008, and every community here is more than five years old — this is a long-established corner of Reddit.

The 5 biggest vinyl records subreddits

  1. r/vinyl 2,307,322 members · ~77 posts/day · +1.2K since Oct 26 · since 2008

    For everything record related. For equipment, setup, or troubleshooting questions, please ask in our stickied Weekly Questions Thread or consult the sub Wiki.

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    r/VinylDeals ↗ 148,206 members · ~33 posts/day · since 2012

    Deals on Vinyl Records

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    r/VinylCollectors ↗ 145,669 members · ~26 posts/day · since 2010

    Collectors buying, selling and trading vinyl. Post albums that you want or ones you are selling or trading.

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    r/VinylMePlease ↗ 34,754 members · since 2014

    The Best Damn Vinyl Me, Please Subreddit.

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    r/VGMvinyl ↗ 25,818 members · ~4.6 posts/day · since 2015

    A subreddit for news and discussion on video game soundtrack and chiptune music released on vinyl.

Choosing where to post

For beginner questions, r/vinyl is the natural first stop — it exists for advice, and roughly 77 new threads a day keep it moving.

Before posting, sort a subreddit by “Top” for the past month: it shows in a minute what that community rewards. Always read the rules in the sidebar first — each community is run by its own volunteer moderators. Our guide to searching Reddit explains how to dig through any of these communities, and the subreddit info tool gives you the stats of one we don't list.

Frequently asked questions

What is the biggest vinyl records subreddit?

r/vinyl is the largest, with 2,307,322 members, followed by r/VinylDeals (148.2K) and r/VinylCollectors (145.7K).

Which vinyl records subreddit is the most active?

By new posts per day, r/vinyl leads with about 77, ahead of r/VinylDeals (33). Counts are averages over the last seven days.

Where should a beginner ask about vinyl records on Reddit?

r/vinyl is the one built around questions and advice, with about 77 new posts a day. Check its rules and search it first — common questions have usually been answered.

How many vinyl records subreddits are there?

We list 5 active, safe-for-work vinyl records communities with at least 25,000 members each, 2.7M members in total (people can be in several). Reddit has many smaller ones too; our guide on searching Reddit shows how to find them.

What is the oldest vinyl records subreddit?

r/vinyl, created on Jan 25, 2008.

Are these vinyl records subreddits safe for work?

Yes. Every community on this page is public and not marked 18+ by Reddit, and we filter out communities whose name or description points to adult content.

Data: Reddit's public subreddit search and the Arctic Shift archive (Nov 6, 2026), growth from SubMouse's weekly snapshots. Member counts of communities outside our Top 1000 come from the archive and can lag a little. Not affiliated with Reddit.