Apple Podcast Rankings - USA - Books

Discover the Top 100 Podcasts in USA

Explore the latest data-driven rankings of the top 100 podcasts in USA. Our comprehensive analysis covers the best Apple Podcasts across various categories, providing insights into the most popular shows, episode lengths, publication frequencies, and leading hosting services. Whether you're a podcast creator or an avid listener, find the top-ranked podcasts that everyone is tuning into right now.

Podcast charts from 08 Jun 2025

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06/08/2025

Average data

Episodes: 330

Frequency: every 12 days

Duration: 00:58:24

Top 5 authors

1. NPR (2 shows)

2. Book Riot (2 shows)

3. The New Yorker (2 shows)

4. Meredith Monday Schwartz and Kaytee Cobb (1 shows)

5. History of Westeros (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (20 shows)

2. Simplecast (13 shows)

3. Acast (10 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (9 shows)

5. Libsyn (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Fresh Air	NPR	Arts	300	Simplecast	59
2	The Book Review	The New York Times	Arts	3	Simplecast	48
3	Myths and Legends	Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser, Nextpod	Arts	543	Audioboom	63
4	Selected Shorts	Symphony Space	Arts	37	Simplecast	43
5	The New Yorker: Fiction	The New Yorker	Arts	236	Megaphone	38
6	Catholic Bible Study	Augustine Institute	Arts	257	Simplecast	63
7	Fantasy Fangirls	Fantasy Fangirls	Arts	226	Acast	63
8	Classical Stuff You Should Know	A.J. Hanenburg, Graeme Donaldson, and Thomas Magbee	Arts	300	Squarespace	63
9	The Greatest True Crime Stories Ever Told	iHeartPodcasts	Arts	41	Omny Studio	78
10	Storytime for Grownups	Faith Moore	Arts	266	Buzzsprout	52
11	Totally Booked with Zibby	Zibby Owens	Arts	2000	Acast	79
12	NPR's Book of the Day	NPR	Arts	1351	Simplecast	63
13	Books, Beach, & Beyond	Elin Hilderbrand, Tim Talks Books, N Magazine	Arts	51	Buzzsprout	73
14	Glamorous Trash: A Celebrity Memoir Podcast	Chelsea Devantez	Arts	273	Megaphone	42
15	What Should I Read Next?	Anne Bogel	Arts	547	Megaphone	58
16	The Literary Life Podcast	Angelina Stanford Thomas Banks	Arts	349	Libsyn	62
17	The Chris Hedges Report	Chris Hedges	Arts	100	Podbean	58
18	Velshi Banned Book Club	MSNBC	Arts	24	Simplecast	69
19	Poetry Unbound	On Being Studios	Arts	231	Simplecast	83
20	Sherlock Holmes Bedtime Stories	Sherlock Holmes Bedtime Pod	Arts	184	RedCircle	62
21	The Mountain is You in English	Raja Babu	Arts	8	Spotify for Podcasters	48
22	The Shit No One Tells You About Writing	Bianca Marais, Carly Watters and CeCe Lyra	Arts	461	RedCircle	53
23	The Currently Reading Podcast	Meredith Monday Schwartz and Kaytee Cobb	Arts	460	Libsyn	62
24	From the Front Porch	The Bookshelf Thomasville	Arts	620	Podbean	58
25	Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day	Merriam-Webster	Arts	10	ART19	48
26	Adriana Trigiani's You Are What You Read	Adriana Trigiani	Arts	175	Megaphone	48
27	The Prancing Pony Podcast	The Prancing Pony Podcast	Arts	430	Megaphone	48
28	Naaji /ناجـی	Pari	Arts	109	Acast	59
29	Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa	Service95	Arts	52	Megaphone	58
30	Well-Read	Ann Cox and Halle Eisenman	Arts	100	Podbean	48
31	I'll Read What She's Reading	I'll Read What She's Reading	Arts	183	Buzzsprout	42
32	Wrapup \| رپاپ	amir soodbakhsh	Arts	44	Acast	63
33	Bad On Paper	Becca Freeman & Olivia Muenter	Arts	450	Libsyn	68
34	Overdue	Headgum	Arts	844	ART19	48
35	Sentimental Garbage	Justice for Dumb Women	Society & Culture	228	Acast	73
36	Literature and History	Doug Metzger	Arts	130	Libsyn	73
37	Book Riot - The Podcast	Book Riot	Arts	943	Megaphone	48
38	Fiction Writing Made Easy with Savannah Gilbo \| How to Write a Novel & Writing Advice	Savannah Gilbo	Arts	284	Buzzsprout	68
39	The Next Big Idea	Next Big Idea Club	Education	376	Megaphone	53
40	Friends & Fiction	Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey, Patti Callahan Henry, Ron Block, Bleav	Arts	487	Simplecast	53
41	Strong Sense of Place \| Travel Through Books	Melissa & Dave	Arts	239	Megaphone	58
42	A Good Read	BBC Radio 4	Arts	397	BBC	28
43	The Baldwin 100	Penguin Random House + Vintage Books	Arts	9	Simplecast	63
44	The New Yorker: Poetry	The New Yorker	Arts	131	Megaphone	38
45	Flights of Fantasy	Flights of Fantasy	Arts	187	Audioboom	52
46	Fated Mates - Romance Books for Novel People	Fated Mates	Arts	425	Captivate	68
47	Book Talk, etc.	Tina @tbretc and Hannah @hanpickedbooks	Arts	277	Buzzsprout	62
48	The Paris Review	The Paris Review	Arts	51	PRX	59
49	Reading Glasses	Brea Grant and Mallory O'Meara	Arts	496	Simplecast	69
50	Reading Ferdowsi فردوسی خوانی	Amir Khadem	Arts	196	Blubrry	32
51	All the Books!	Book Riot	Arts	1076	Megaphone	63
52	The Book Case	ABC News \| Charlie Gibson, Kate Gibson	Arts	233	Megaphone	69
53	Reading Smut	Brea Grant, Mallory O’Meara	Arts	54	Simplecast	68
54	Witches of Scotland	madison mitchell	Arts	79	Spotify for Podcasters	53
55	Close Reads Podcast	Goldberry Studios	Arts	525	Substack	43
56	The Diverse Bookshelf	Samia Aziz	Arts	113	Buzzsprout	73
57	Grandma Kerri’s Sleepy Time Classics	kerrinhunt	Arts	180	Podbean	42
58	پادکست جعبه // Jabe Persian Podcast (Mansour Zabetian)	Jabe podcast	Arts	49	Acast	37
59	Kingslingers \| A Dark Tower Podcast	Doof! Media	Arts	268	Transistor	52
60	Sarah's Bookshelves Live	Sarah Dickinson \| Sarah's Bookshelves	Arts	248	Libsyn	68
61	The Losers' Club: A Stephen King Podcast Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Bloody FM	Books	576	N/A	N/A
62	Face à l'histoire Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	History	337	N/A	N/A
63	文化有限	文化有限	Arts	366	Unknown	63
64	Books With Your Besties	Emily and Ashley	Arts	57	Buzzsprout	59
65	The Great Books	National Review	Arts	12	Simplecast	53
66	Dupamicaffeine Podcast بودكاست دوباميكافين	Nasser Alaqeel	Arts	12	Acast	63
67	Nothing Like a Good Book	Mark Bishop Media	Arts	111	Spreaker	43
68	Close Readings	London Review of Books	Arts	229	Megaphone	73
69	Ascend - The Great Books Podcast	Harrison Garlick and Adam Minihan	Arts	157	Captivate	42
70	Writer's Routine	Dan Simpson	Arts	424	Acast	84
71	Literally Reading	Literally Reading	Arts	101	Libsyn	53
72	The Story Is	The Story Is	Arts	85	Buzzsprout	68
73	Bookworm	Mike Schmitz and Cory Hixson	Arts	253	Libsyn	49
74	Between The Covers : Conversations with Writers in Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry	David Naimon, Milkweed Editions	Arts	357	Blubrry	28
75	Shelved By Genre	Ranged Touch	Arts	90	Blubrry	38
76	داستان شب	DASTANESHAB	Arts	1570	Acast	49
77	The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience	Kelton Reid	Arts	541	Megaphone	48
78	MuggleCast: The Harry Potter Re-Read Podcast	Harry Potter	Arts	795	Megaphone	42
79	Agatha Christie Radio Plays	Agatha Christie	Arts	4	Spreaker	49
80	Dragons in the Details: A Romantasy Deep Dive Podcast	Abby and Ronnie \| Huge Book Nerds	Arts	92	Spotify for Podcasters	37
81	London Review Bookshop Podcast	London Review Bookshop	Arts	734	Megaphone	48
82	بیوگرافی	Mona	Arts	128	Acast	63
83	Moms Into Literary Freedom	Courtney Green and Jennifer Mendoza	Arts	65	Spreaker	59
84	کتاب صوتی ناصر زراعتی - Ketab soti	Ketab soti	Arts	1260	RedCircle	48
85	蜜獾吃书	蜜獾吃书	Arts	206	Ximalaya	53
86	Backlisted	Backlisted	Arts	277	Megaphone	53
87	پادکست فارسی انسانک \| Ensanak	Hesam Ipakchi	Arts	69	Unknown	53
88	پادکست آذرخش مکری	Dr Azarakhsh mokri	Arts	99	Spotify for Podcasters	53
89	Poetry Off the Shelf	Poetry Foundation	Arts	99	Simplecast	53
90	No Write Way with V. E. Schwab	V. E. Schwab (Author)	Arts	68	Spotify for Podcasters	52
91	Writers on Writing	Barbara DeMarco-Barrett and Marrie Stone	Arts	100	Squarespace	48
92	Bookmark'd with Sara & Des	Destiny Sidwell	Arts	96	Buzzsprout	52
93	Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen	Loyal Books	Arts	61	Loyal Books	49
94	The History of Literature	Jacke Wilson / The Podglomerate	Arts	794	Megaphone	58
95	Ulysses - James Joyce	RTÉ	Arts	39	Omny Studio	58
96	Booknotes+	C-SPAN	Arts	299	Megaphone	59
97	History of Westeros - A Song of Ice and Fire \| Game of Thrones \| HOTD \| AKOTSK	History of Westeros	Arts	421	Spotify for Podcasters	22
98	The Newest Olympian	Mike Schubert	Arts	276	ART19	69
99	Poured Over	Barnes & Noble	Arts	772	Libsyn	48
100	Classic Audiobook Collection	Classic Audiobook Collection LLC	Arts	2000	Megaphone	48

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