Tracks & Tales Listening City Chart - June 2026
The cities readers chose to spend time with this month — every listening bar guide on Tracks & Tales, ranked by organic readership and grouped by country. 57 cities. 38 countries. One measure: where people went to read about sound.
Kyoto held. Two hundred and eighty-three readers this month — the highest the city has ever recorded on this chart, and the gap over Osaka is now substantial. Barcelona moved to second in Spain, overtaking Madrid for the first time: one hundred and fifteen readers versus one hundred and eleven. Lisbon reached two hundred and one, its strongest month yet. The United States reorganised — New York climbed to ninety-seven, Los Angeles to sixty, Columbus rose quietly. Honolulu enters. Reykjavik enters. Rio de Janeiro enters. Hong Kong and Singapore both pulled back significantly after strong recent months. Thirty-eight countries. The map does not contract; it rearranges.
日本
452 views · 4 citiesポルトガル
201 views · 1 cityスペイン
226 views · 2 citiesデンマーク
102 views · 1 cityアメリカ合衆国
273 views · 15 citiesCzech Republic
89 views · 1 city韓国
93 views · 2 citiesベトナム
62 views · 1 cityアイルランド
49 views · 1 city中国
44 views · 1 cityTurkey
40 views · 1 cityスウェーデン
59 views · 2 citiesギリシャ
22 views · 1 cityベルギー
31 views · 1 cityノルウェー
25 views · 1 cityメキシコ
26 views · 1 cityオーストリア
23 views · 1 city香港
14 views · 1 city台湾
15 views · 1 cityモロッコ
21 views · 2 citiesフランス
15 views · 1 cityポーランド
17 views · 1 cityオランダ
15 views · 1 cityブラジル
29 views · 3 citiesカナダ
7 views · 1 cityアルゼンチン
9 views · 1 cityシンガポール
5 views · 1 cityアイスランド
7 views · 1 cityタイ
7 views · 1 cityイギリス
5 views · 1 cityエジプト
2 views · 1 cityケニア
4 views · 1 city南アフリカ
5 views · 1 cityイスラエル
2 views · 1 cityレバノン
3 views · 1 cityUAE
3 views · 1 cityフィンランド
2 views · 1 city
よくある質問
How is this different from a city guide directory? It isn't a directory — it's a readership chart. Every city here is one readers actively sought out and spent time with this month. It measures genuine curiosity about listening culture, not editorial selection.
Can I read the full guide for any of these cities? Yes — every entry links to the full city essay. Click any city name to read it.
What is The Listening Club? A global membership built around the culture these cities carry — one album a month, heard properly. Join here.
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