Data from Music Trade Aug 2011 (US Top 200) & May 2012 (Worldwide) / Count: 50 / US / 1 GUITAR CENTER, INC.1 US$2,000,000,000 / 2 SAM ASH MUSIC CORP. US$410,000,000 / 3 SWEETWATER US$200,000,000 / 4 AMERICAN MUSICAL SUPPLY US$175,032,000 / 5 FULL COMPASS SYSTEMS, LTD. US$105,051,000 / 6 BEST BUY US$75,000,000 / 7 WASHINGTON MUSIC CENTER US$70,500,000 / 8 B & H PHOTO & VIDEO2 US$60,000,000 / 9 J.W. PEPPER US$59,000,000 / 10 SCHMITT MUSIC COMPANY US$44,000,000 / 11 UNIQUE SQUARED US$40,000,000 / 12 WEST L.A. MUSIC US$36,000,000 / 13 WEST MUSIC CO. US$30,275,000 / 14 PRO MUSIC GROUP US$29,800,000 / 15 ALTO MUSIC US$28,585,000 / 16 CASCIO INTERSTATE MUSIC US$27,407,000 / 17 STEINWAY HALL RETAIL4 US$25,100,000 / 18 MUSIC GO ROUND5 US$25,000,000 / 19 SHEET MUSIC PLUS US$24,950,000 / 20 GEORGE’S MUSIC STORES INC. US$24,500,000 / 21 DADDY’S JUNKY MUSIC US$22,147,000 / 22 QUINLAN & FABISH US$20,700,000 / 23 SHERMAN CLAY & COMPANY US$20,500,000 / 24 PRO AUDIO STAR US$19,995,000 / 25 MARSHALL MUSIC US$19,010,000 / GERMANY / MUSIKHAUS THOMANN US$750,000,000 / MUSIC STORE PROFESSIONAL US$132,794,000 / JUST MUSIC GMBH US$85,533,000 / SESSION MUSIK US$65,795,000 / HIEBER LINDBERG US$39,477,000 / MUSIKHAUS KORN US$33,500,000 / MUSIK PRODUKTIV US$32,895,000 / JAPAN / SHIMAMURA MUSIC CO., LTD. US$360,000,000 / SHINSEIDO CO., LTD. US$325,000,000 / YAMANO MUSIC COMPANY, LTD. US$236,000,000 / ISHIBASHI MUSIC STORE LTD. US$142,500,000 / SOUND HOUSE US$131,000,000 / CANADA / LONG & MCQUADE, LTD. US$245,000,000 / HONG KONG / PARSONS MUSIC LIMITED 1 US$158,730,000 / TOM LEE MUSIC CO. LTD.1 US$135,000,000 / AUSTRALIA / ALLANS MUSIC & BILLY HYDE US$110,000,000 / FRANCE / WOODBRASS.COM, FRANCE US$42,000,000 / UNITED KINGDOM / DV247.COM US$58,000,000 / PMT PROFESSIONAL MUSIC TECHNOLOGY US$48,000,000 / DAWSONS MUSIC US$23,500,000 / GUITAR AMP AND KEYBOARD US$19,000,000 / MUSIC ROOM US$18,000,000 / GEAR 4 MUSIC US$16,000,000 / GUITAR GUITAR UK US$12,500,000 / RIMMERS MUSIC US$11,500,000 / DECKS (SAPPHIRES LTD. ) US$9,750,000 / ABSOLUTE MUSIC US$9,500,000 / NEVADA MUSIC US$3,500,000 /