Record Stores in Nashville, Tennessee
17 record stores — last verified July 2026.
- 888 - Japanese Restaurant and Vinyl Lounge
A Japanese restaurant and sushi bar downtown anchored by a floor-to-ceiling wall of roughly 2,000 vinyl records curated with Grimey's and United Record Pressing, played through a dedicated hi-fi system.
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- Alison's Record Shop
A family-run vintage vinyl shop on Davidson Drive in West Nashville's Bordeaux area, specializing in used LPs across rock, metal, new wave, and R&B alongside turntables and audio equipment.
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- Analog Your Life
Analog Your Life is a small, well-organized vinyl shop on Lebanon Pike in Donelson offering a curated mix of new and used records.
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- Cultivar
An announced Salemtown cocktail bar in a converted Craftsman house, pairing herbal-forward drinks with a hi-fi listening setup built with GIK Acoustics; not yet confirmed open.
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- Daydream Records
Daydream Records is a used-vinyl shop in the Shoppes on Fatherland in East Nashville, curating roughly 3,000 LPs, 7-inches, and cassettes spanning punk, jazz, metal, and psych.
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- Elevator Vinyl
Elevator Vinyl sells rare, new, and used vinyl with buy/sell/trade service from inside the Lykke Haus vintage furniture shop on East Trinity Lane in East Nashville.
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- Ernest Tubb Record Shop
Founded by the country star in 1947 and a Lower Broadway fixture for decades, Ernest Tubb Record Shop closed in 2022 and reopened in November 2025 as a multi-floor venue with a restored vinyl shop, live music stages, and a rooftop bar.
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- The Great Escape
Operating in Middle Tennessee since the late 1970s, The Great Escape's Charlotte Avenue superstore stocks new and used vinyl alongside comics, posters, toys, and other collectibles.
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- Grimey's New & Preloved Music
Grimey's has sold new and used vinyl in Nashville since 1999, moving in 2018 to a former church on East Trinity Lane. Vinyl makes up roughly 70% of sales.
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- Groceries Etc.
A cocktail bar and vinyl listening room above Mama Bread and Lemon Laine in East Nashville, centered on a wall of records and rotating DJ sets.
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- McKay's
McKay's is a large used-media store in West Nashville selling books, vinyl, CDs, movies, and games, with a dedicated vinyl section among its sprawling stock.
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- Phonoluxe Records
Established in 1987, Phonoluxe is one of Nashville's original record shops, dealing in used vinyl, CDs, and cassettes across rock, R&B, blues, jazz, country, and folk.
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- Swaggie Records
Swaggie Records sells new and used vinyl, CDs, and apparel from a downtown Nashville storefront near 3rd Avenue North and Union Street.
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- Third Man Records
Jack White's Third Man Records opened its Nashville storefront in 2009, pairing a record store and label headquarters with a novelties lounge.
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- Upstairs at Audrey
A 40-seat vinyl listening room above chef Sean Brock's Audrey restaurant in East Nashville, built around full album plays and a $5 menu of cocktails, wine, beer and seasonal snacks; walk-ins only.
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- Vinyl Tap
Founded by ninth-generation Nashvillian Todd Hedrick, Vinyl Tap opened in East Nashville in November 2016 as a neighborhood bar pairing craft beer with new and used vinyl.
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- Vinyl Vault
A hi-fi vinyl bar behind Mel's Drive-In in a converted 19th-century bank vault on 2nd Avenue, with three rooms built around vintage speakers from different decades and weekend vinyl-only DJ sets.
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Greater Nashville
Record stores in the cities and towns around Nashville.
Franklin, TN
- Carpe Diem Records
Franklin's first record shop, mixing vintage vinyl across jazz, rock, country, and R&B with antiques, vintage clothing, and collectibles. Run by Will Jordan, it buys and sells hundreds of records weekly.
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- Luna Record Shop
A sister-owned shop inside The Factory at Franklin selling new and used vinyl, CDs, and cassettes, with a focus on 80s and 90s alternative rock reissues. The shop also buys and trades used collections.
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Murfreesboro, TN
- Century 21 Music & More
A Murfreesboro shop founded in the mid-1970s by Jerry Jones that spent decades focused mostly on smoke-shop goods before his children restocked its vinyl and record inventory starting in 2016.
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- Crying Cat Books and Records
An independent used bookstore and record shop a few blocks from the Murfreesboro square, trading in gently used vinyl across rock, jazz, and other genres alongside secondhand books and graphic novels.
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- LRB Skate and Record Shop
A combined skate shop and record store on Murfreesboro's West Main Street, stocking new and used vinyl alongside skateboards, apparel, and rock n' roll merchandise.
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Hendersonville, TN
- Elevator Vinyl
A Hendersonville vinyl shop buying, selling, and trading classic records, with a stock leaning toward 80s and 90s pressings and disco and dance 12-inch singles.
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Cottontown, TN
- JTB's Groovy Record Room
A record shop in rural Cottontown in Sumner County, northeast of Gallatin, dealing in new and vintage vinyl and participating as a Record Store Day dealer.
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Spring Hill, TN
- Rock-A-Rolla Records
A Spring Hill vinyl shop, formerly known as Spinners Record Store, buying, selling, and trading records, CDs, cassettes, and band merchandise, and organizing the Mid-Tennessee Record Fair.
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Hermitage, TN
- Romeo Records & Cafe
A family-run record shop and coffee shop in Hermitage, part of the Nashville metro, selling new and used vinyl alongside espresso drinks.
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Mount Juliet, TN
- The Shop Vintage & Vinyl
Wilson County's only dedicated record store, located on Lebanon Road in Mount Juliet and selling vinyl, CDs, cassettes, posters, and other music memorabilia.
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Gallatin, TN
- Towne Square Records & Comics
A Gallatin shop pairing thousands of records with comic books, action figures, and collectibles, and known locally for organizing its own annual comic convention.
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Frequently asked questions
How many record stores are in Nashville, Tennessee?
Nashville, Tennessee has 17 record stores in the directory, last verified July 2026.
Are the record stores in Nashville independently verified?
15 of the 17 record stores in Nashville carry our "Verified" stamp, meaning at least two independent, dated sources back the listing.
Are there listening bars or vinyl cafes in Nashville?
Yes — 12 of Nashville's record stores double as a bar, cafe, or combo space: 888 - Japanese Restaurant and Vinyl Lounge, Cultivar, Ernest Tubb Record Shop, The Great Escape, Grimey's New & Preloved Music, Groceries Etc., McKay's, Swaggie Records, Third Man Records, Upstairs at Audrey, Vinyl Tap, Vinyl Vault.