Vinyl Record Stores in Washington, DC

A Union Market District shop from the owners of Songbyrd Music House, stocking 5,000-plus new and used vinyl records across indie rock, soul, R&B, hip-hop, jazz, and DC's local scene, plus turntables and audio gear.

A U Street vintage shop (with a second Takoma location) selling used vinyl, cassettes, and audio gear alongside vintage clothing, posters, and ephemera, with a current focus on hardcore punk and metal finds.

A vinyl, cassette, CD, and book shop inside DC's Union Station, opened in April 2025 as one of the terminal's few locally owned businesses, hosting author signings and live music alongside retail.

An Adams Morgan institution since relocating from Georgetown in 2006 (the store dates to 1984), selling vinyl, CDs, and cassettes alongside vintage clothing and skate gear, and one of the few DC shops still stocking blank cassette tapes.

A basement shop on 14th Street NW stocking mostly used vinyl (few CDs) spanning jazz, punk, international, psych, country, and reggae, with an in-store turntable and headphones for listening before buying.

A Capitol Hill vinyl shop built around "The Sounds of DC" (go-go, punk, soul, hip-hop) and a dedicated reggae/ska section, stocking new and used LPs, CDs, and turntables with an active Discogs storefront.

A small, curated used-vinyl seller in Adams Morgan that shares a storefront with a bike shop, opened in July 2024 by a longtime DC flea-market vendor and doubling as a live-music and pop-up venue.