Apple Podcast Rankings - USA - Drama

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 01 août 2026

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08/01/2026

Average data

Episodes: 212

Frequency: every 33 days

Duration: 00:35:18

Top 5 authors

1. GZM Shows (7 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (6 shows)

3. Bloody FM (4 shows)

4. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

5. NOISER (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (24 shows)

2. ART19 (15 shows)

3. Acast (12 shows)

4. Spreaker (11 shows)

5. Simplecast (9 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	104	Megaphone	83
2	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	387	ART19	63
3	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	829	Simplecast	73
4	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	656	Simplecast	68
5	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
6	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1242	Acast	69
7	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	158	Megaphone	78
8	Campfire Radio Theater	Haunted Air Audio	Fiction	51	Podbean	52
9	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	713	Omny Studio	84
10	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	164	Simplecast	68
11	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
12	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	366	Audioboom	47
13	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
14	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	290	BBC	38
15	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
16	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	225	BBC	58
17	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
18	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	88	Acast	69
19	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	31	ART19	68
20	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
21	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
22	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
23	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	33	Acast	89
24	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	715	Spreaker	53
25	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	10	Captivate	53
26	American Afterlife	Gamut Podcast Network	Fiction	19	ART19	69
27	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	84	Acast	74
28	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
29	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	460	Audioboom	52
30	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
31	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	53
32	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	448	Megaphone	69
33	Ravi \| پادکست فارسی راوی	arash kaviani	Fiction	65	Simplecast	69
34	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	370	Audioboom	68
35	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
36	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	262	Audioboom	57
37	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
38	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
39	CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)	CBSRMT-Restoration	Fiction	653	Spreaker	63
40	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
41	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	75	Megaphone	63
42	Camp Monsters	REI Co-op	Fiction	83	Simplecast	63
43	Imagination Amplified	GZM Shows	Fiction	83	ART19	73
44	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
45	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	170	Megaphone	42
46	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	262	Megaphone	63
47	1865	Airship / Audible	Fiction	62	ART19	79
48	What if it's True Podcast	Cameron Buckner	Fiction	718	Spreaker	43
49	Discovering Dad	GZM Shows	Fiction	16	ART19	73
50	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
51	Higher Grounds	YellaBird Media	Fiction	12	Transistor	79
52	Edge of the Forgotten	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
53	The Whisperer In Darkness	Julian Simpson	Fiction	10	Captivate	68
54	Tales to Terrify	Drew Sebesteny	Fiction	783	Acast	64
55	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
56	Remy’s Life...Interrupted	GZM Shows	Fiction	181	ART19	52
57	Voces del Abismo	Voces del Abismo	Fiction	549	Acast	48
58	OMINOUS THRILL	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	38	ART19	89
59	Bridgewater	iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild	Fiction	24	Omny Studio	73
60	Tales of the Night	Sonoro \| RDLN	Fiction	142	Simplecast	69
61	Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	68
62	Pixel Quest	Storybutton and Mr. Jim	Fiction	48	ART19	53
63	Arc	BBC Sounds	Fiction	21	BBC	63
64	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	27	PRX	59
65	The Sheridan Tapes	Homestead on the Corner \| Realm	Fiction	174	Megaphone	63
66	The Burned Photo	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	84
67	CBS Radio Mystery Theater	Entertainment Radio	Fiction	970	Spreaker	49
68	PseudoPod	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	38
69	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	37	BBC	28
70	CBS Radio Mystery Theater \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	141	Spreaker	59
71	Tomorrow	GZM Shows	Fiction	54	ART19	73
72	TAGGED	Somethin' Else / Sony Music Entertainment	Fiction	3	Megaphone	53
73	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	1	BBC	38
74	Ranger Bill	Entertainment Radio	Fiction	217	RedCircle	64
75	NIGHTLIGHT: A Horror Fiction Podcast	Ransom Media Productions	Fiction	133	Megaphone	32
76	Marvel’s Wastelanders: Wolverine	Marvel & Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
77	Marvel's Wastelanders: Black Widow	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	15	Megaphone	58
78	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
79	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	42	Acast	79
80	Nuremberg: The Trial of the Nazi War Criminals	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	1	BBC	32
81	Old Time Radio Superman Show\|Superhero Adventure Audiodrama	Adam Graham\| Superhero Audiodrama Podcast Host	Fiction	1000	Spreaker	69
82	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
83	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	143	Libsyn	32
84	it's getting late...	Jude Brewer	Fiction	23	Megaphone	58
85	Paralyzed	Bloody FM	Fiction	117	Simplecast	58
86	Soft Voice	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	73
87	The Shadow \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	114	Spreaker	59
88	The Disappearances of Lydia Fountayne	McClintock & Coffyn	Fiction	12	Pinecast	78
89	Weekly Spooky \| Scary Stories for Halloween	Henrique Couto \| Scary Stories & Horror Expert	Fiction	1119	Spreaker	63
90	The Very Worst Thing That Could Possibly Happen	Wolf at the Door, Alex Kemp	Fiction	21	Megaphone	48
91	End of the Loop	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	19	Acast	69
93	Sherlock Holmes -Rathbone & Bruce	EntertainmentRadioBD	Fiction	123	Spreaker	38
94	Treasure Island 2020	GZM Shows	Fiction	11	ART19	68
95	We’re Alive: Scout’s Honor	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	13	Acast	79
96	Yours Truly Johnny Dollar Collection	CBS Radio	Fiction	715	Spreaker	38
97	The Milkman of St. Gaff's	Christopher Scott McClure	Fiction	54	Acast	38
98	TRUE Scary Stories for Sleep +Rain Sounds	Midnight Lullaby	Fiction	48	Spotify for Podcasters	48
99	Afflicted: A Horror Thriller Audio Drama	Ransom Media Productions	Fiction	13	ART19	62
100	Blood Ties	Audible	Fiction	8	ART19	53

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