Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked music store chains
Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Music & Arts and Guitar Center sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
M
Music & Arts
|
- | -4.2% |
| 2 |
G
Guitar Center
|
- | -4.4% |
- Guitar Center
- Parkway Music
- John Keal Music Company
- The Sound Garden
- Sound Go Round
- Big Apple Music
- Record Archive
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
127 tracked store locations in New York. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Guitar Center (13)
- Parkway Music (1)
- John Keal Music Company (2)
- The Sound Garden (1)
- Sound Go Round (1)
- Big Apple Music (2)
- Record Archive (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
G
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2
M
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3
J
John Keal Music Company 2
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4
S
Sam Ash Music Stores 2
- 5 B Big Apple Music 2
- 6 M Music City 2
- 7 R Rhino Records 2
- 8 S Stockade Guitars 1
- 9 N Needle Drop Records 1
- 10 L Limited to One Record Shop 1
- 11 S Superior Elevation Records 1
- 12 D Doris Records 1
- 13 H Hudson Valley Vinyl 1
- 14 S Sterling Records 1
- 15 R Record Baron 1
- 16 M Manic Media 1
- 17 R Rick's Record Shack Stereo and Repair 1
- 18 B Brick & Mortar Music 1
- 19 P Patricio Records 1
- 20 R Rock Fantasy 1
- 21 V Vinyl Record Revival 1
- 22 P Psychic Records 1
- 23 J Jazz Record Center 1
- 24 G Gary's Music 1
- 25 S Stranded Records 1
- 26 T The New Media Outpost 1
- 27 V Video Pix 1
- 28 M Music Matters Record Store 1
- 29 R Reimagine Records 1
- 30 S Spike's Record Rack 1
- 31 R Rock and Soul 1
- 32 V Variety Video 1
- 33 P Play It Again 1
- 34 C Captured Tracks Shop 1
- 35 B Bob's Music 1
- 36 W Westsider Records 1
- 37 X Xpressions Adult Store 1
- 38 W Warrior Games 1
- 39 R Record Grouch 1
- 40 S Sweet Side Records 1
- 41 L Limelite Music 1
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42
M
Mr Cheapo CDs 1
- 43 R Rhythm and Grooves Record Store 1
- 44 R Record Shop 1
- 45 M Mr Cheapos Records 1
- 46 D DCD Exclusive Video 1
- 47 2 208 Rivington 1
- 48 R Rocket Number Nine 1
- 49 R Record City 1
- 50 S Secondhand Records 1
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