Tracks & Tales Listening Bar Chart - June 2026
The listening bars and venues readers are spending time with — mapped by country, ranked by organic readership. Not a travel guide. A living record of where the world goes to hear music properly.
PM Sounds overtook Bar Martha. Seventy-nine to sixty-five — the Kyoto sanctuary takes the global top position for the first time, and with Listen Kyoto now sitting at twenty-one views this month, three of Japan's top five venues are in Kyoto. Something is happening in that city that the chart keeps registering. In the US, Studio 151 and Silence Please both climbed; Solar Myth in Philadelphia and Idle Hour in Baltimore enter for the first time. Shyboy Hi-Fi Dallas reaches seventeen, which is a strong debut. France pulled back sharply — La Gare and Notre Dame both dropped — but Kinyobi in Copenhagen climbed to twenty-four and Kasheme in Zurich to sixteen. B-Side Alta Badia enters from the Italian Dolomites. Two new countries: Italy expands, Canada adds a venue. Twenty-four countries on the chart now.
日本
222 views · 11 venues美国
299 views · 32 venues英国
88 views · 14 venues泰国
42 views · 2 venues加拿大
42 views · 3 venues丹麦
24 views · 1 venue瑞士
16 views · 1 venue法国
27 views · 4 venues意大利
14 views · 2 venues澳大利亚
19 views · 3 venues西班牙
24 views · 5 venues荷兰
14 views · 2 venues希腊
10 views · 2 venues德国
9 views · 2 venues瑞典
8 views · 2 venues爱尔兰
8 views · 1 venue巴西
8 views · 1 venue芬兰
8 views · 2 venues黎巴嫩
5 views · 1 venue印度
4 views · 1 venue墨西哥
4 views · 1 venueUAE
4 views · 1 venue
常见问题解答
How is this different from a venue directory? It isn't a directory — it's a readership chart. The venues listed here are the rooms readers actively sought out and spent time reading about this month. It reflects genuine curiosity about listening culture, not curation.
Can I read more about any of these venues? Yes — every entry links to a full venue essay. Click any name to read the piece.
What is The Listening Club? A global membership built around the culture these venues represent — one album a month, heard properly. Join here.
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