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 02 May 2026

05/02/2026

Average data

Episodes: 178
Frequency: every 28 days
Duration: 00:33:24

Top 5 authors

1. GZM Shows (7 shows)
2. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)
3. Bloody FM (4 shows)
4. BBC Radio 4 (4 shows)
5. NOISER (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (23 shows)
2. Acast (16 shows)
3. ART19 (12 shows)
4. Spreaker (10 shows)
5. Simplecast (9 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast American AfterlifeAmerican AfterlifeGamut Podcast NetworkFiction19ART19
69
2Podcast Sherlock Holmes Short Stories Sherlock Holmes Short Stories NOISERFiction110Megaphone
83
3Podcast Sherlock & Co.Sherlock & Co.GoalhangerFiction160Megaphone
78
4Podcast Six MinutesSix MinutesGZM ShowsFiction389ART19
63
5Podcast Higher GroundsHigher GroundsYellaBird MediaFiction12Transistor
79
6Podcast Relatos de la NocheRelatos de la NocheSonoroFiction662Simplecast
68
7Podcast CreepyCreepyBe AfraidFiction1254Acast
69
8Podcast We're AliveWe're AliveWayland Productions IncFiction241Acast
84
9Podcast Alice Isn't DeadAlice Isn't DeadNight Vale PresentsFiction71Megaphone
68
10Podcast The SaintsThe SaintsThe Merry BeggarsFiction727Omny Studio
84
11Podcast Phoebe Reads a MysteryPhoebe Reads a MysteryVox Media Podcast NetworkFiction778Megaphone
59
12Podcast Jane Austen StoriesJane Austen StoriesNOISERFiction36Acast
89
13Podcast MalevolentMalevolentHarlan GuthrieFiction89Acast
69
14Podcast The Antiquarium of Sinister HappeningsThe Antiquarium of Sinister HappeningsBloody FMFiction170Simplecast
68
15Podcast What if it's True PodcastWhat if it's True PodcastCameron BucknerFiction718Spreaker
43
16Podcast Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series PodcastHorror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series PodcastChilling EntertainmentFiction372Audioboom
47
17Podcast The White VaultThe White VaultFool and Scholar ProductionsFiction116Megaphone
79
18Podcast Tower 4Tower 4Bloody FMFiction62Simplecast
63
19Podcast CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta RadioCreepsMcPasta Creepypasta RadioCreeps McPastaFiction1011Spreaker
48
20Missing podcast logo
Knifepoint Horror
Details temporarily unavailable
Soren NarniaFiction126Libsyn
43
21Podcast The Lovecraft InvestigationsThe Lovecraft InvestigationsBBC Radio 4Fiction44BBC
52
22Podcast REDACTEDREDACTEDHush StudiosFiction79Acast
74
23Podcast Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology SeriesScary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology SeriesChilling EntertainmentFiction462Audioboom
52
24Podcast The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars PatelThe Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars PatelGZM ShowsFiction31ART19
68
25Podcast The ArchersThe ArchersBBC Radio 4Fiction242BBC
58
26Podcast Imagination AmplifiedImagination AmplifiedGZM ShowsFiction86ART19
73
27Podcast Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series PodcastChilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series PodcastChilling EntertainmentFiction500Audioboom
37
28Podcast The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)Adam Graham Radio Detective PodcastFiction718Spreaker
53
29Podcast Mayfair Watchers SocietyMayfair Watchers SocietyBloody FMFiction85Simplecast
63
30Podcast The Black TapesThe Black TapesPacific Northwest StoriesFiction51Libsyn
48
31Podcast LimetownLimetownTwo-UpFiction22Megaphone
69
32Podcast Close Your EyesClose Your EyesCryptic RadioFiction31Podbean
68
33Podcast Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts ProductionWoodbine: A Parkdale Haunts ProductionAlex Nursall & Emily KelloggFiction75Megaphone
63
34Podcast Be. ScaredBe. ScaredBe. Busta and Studio71Fiction451Megaphone
69
35Podcast The Case of Charles Dexter WardThe Case of Charles Dexter WardJulian SimpsonFiction11Captivate
58
36Podcast BorrascaBorrascaQCODEFiction18Megaphone
73
37Podcast Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories PodcastDrew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories PodcastChilling EntertainmentFiction267Audioboom
57
38Podcast BlackoutBlackoutQCODE & Endeavor ContentFiction20Megaphone
79
39Missing podcast logo
Undertow: Familiar Haunts
Details temporarily unavailable
RealmFiction121Megaphone
84
40Podcast The Whisperer In DarknessThe Whisperer In DarknessJulian SimpsonFiction10Captivate
68
41Missing podcast logo
Thirteen
Details temporarily unavailable
Imaginary CommaFiction143RedCircle
63
42Podcast Dr. Creepen's DungeonDr. Creepen's DungeonDr. CreepenFiction373Audioboom
68
43Podcast Wrong StationWrong StationThe Wrong StationFiction265Megaphone
63
44Podcast LimelightLimelightBBC Radio 4Fiction294BBC
38
45Podcast Charles Dickens Ghost StoriesCharles Dickens Ghost StoriesNOISERFiction9Acast
63
46Podcast Camp MonstersCamp MonstersREI Co-opFiction85Simplecast
63
47Podcast OMINOUS THRILL: Her HorrorweenOMINOUS THRILL: Her HorrorweenJeff SchmidtFiction44ART19
83
48Podcast CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)CBSRMT-RestorationFiction673Spreaker
63
49Podcast The Search For Gillian Gold - A Paranormal Mystery PodcastThe Search For Gillian Gold - A Paranormal Mystery PodcastNine Ladies ProductionsFiction17Buzzsprout
58
50Podcast The ladyaureliaravenshadepresents’s PodcastThe ladyaureliaravenshadepresents’s PodcastladyaureliaravenshadepresentsFiction45Podbean
62
51Podcast WE'RE NOT MEANT TO KNOWWE'RE NOT MEANT TO KNOWSpectreVision RadioFiction56Megaphone
43
52Podcast Who The F**K Killed My Sister?Who The F**K Killed My Sister?Chris SowaFiction18Buzzsprout
42
53Podcast Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic MysteryUnwell, a Midwestern Gothic MysteryAudacious Machine CreativeFiction88ART19
52
54Podcast BridgewaterBridgewateriHeartPodcasts and Grim & MildFiction24Omny Studio
73
55Podcast Video PalaceVideo PalaceShudderFiction14ART19
73
56Podcast John Carpenter Presents Something WickedJohn Carpenter Presents Something WickedRead Ridley, Bloody FMFiction18Simplecast
52
57Podcast Not Quite DeadNot Quite DeadEira Major's Hanging SlothFiction74Acast
74
58Podcast Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story Sleep CoveFiction174Megaphone
42
59Podcast PseudoPodPseudoPodEscape Artists FoundationFiction300Libsyn
38
60Podcast Campfire Radio TheaterCampfire Radio TheaterHaunted Air AudioFiction51Podbean
52
61Podcast Give Me AwayGive Me AwayGideon MediaFiction54Megaphone
59
62Podcast 18651865Airship / AudibleFiction62ART19
79
63Podcast The Burned PhotoThe Burned PhotoQCODE Fiction18Megaphone
84
64Podcast CBS Radio Mystery TheaterCBS Radio Mystery TheaterEntertainment RadioFiction970Spreaker
49
65Podcast Treasure Island 2020Treasure Island 2020GZM ShowsFiction11ART19
68
66Podcast Marvel's Wastelanders: DoomMarvel's Wastelanders: DoomMarvel | RealmFiction11Megaphone
68
67Podcast Workplace EntanglementWorkplace Entanglement10X Pod GroupFiction153Acast
64
68Podcast The Sheridan TapesThe Sheridan TapesHomestead on the Corner | RealmFiction174Megaphone
63
69Podcast Discovering DadDiscovering DadGZM ShowsFiction17ART19
73
70Podcast Voces del AbismoVoces del AbismoVoces del AbismoFiction553Acast
48
71Podcast TJ & Amanda's 2nd Date UpdateTJ & Amanda's 2nd Date UpdateKJ103 (KJYO-FM)Fiction44Spreaker
32
72Podcast Dark WoodsDark WoodsEndeavor ContentFiction10Megaphone
53
73Podcast Tales of the NightTales of the NightSonoro | RDLNFiction145Simplecast
69
74Podcast Eeler's ChoiceEeler's ChoiceDaisy McNamara, Lou SutcliffeFiction27Acast
69
75Podcast How it EndsHow it EndsHow it Ends Fiction85Megaphone
74
76Podcast 50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows50 Greatest Old Time Radio ShowsFiction57Spreaker
43
77Podcast Tales to TerrifyTales to TerrifyDrew SebestenyFiction786Acast
64
78Podcast Nuremberg: The Trial of the Nazi War CriminalsNuremberg: The Trial of the Nazi War CriminalsBBC Radio 4Fiction1BBC
32
79Podcast Forties AFForties AFTangible Films & Entertainment, Tanisha Quilter-WilliamsFiction27Simplecast
89
80Podcast COLD TAPESCOLD TAPESFree TurnFiction85Acast
54
81Podcast ParalyzedParalyzedBloody FMFiction117Simplecast
58
82Podcast The Shadow | Old Time RadioThe Shadow | Old Time RadioOld Time Retro RadioFiction134Spreaker
59
83Podcast Marvel's Wastelanders: Black WidowMarvel's Wastelanders: Black WidowMarvel | RealmFiction15Megaphone
58
84Podcast We’re Alive: Scout’s HonorWe’re Alive: Scout’s HonorWayland Productions IncFiction13Acast
79
85Podcast PetrifiedPetrifiedLiam Geraghty / Peter DunneFiction42Acast
79
86Podcast TRUE Scary Stories for Sleep +Rain SoundsTRUE Scary Stories for Sleep +Rain SoundsMidnight LullabyFiction48Spotify for Podcasters
48
87Podcast Remy’s Life...InterruptedRemy’s Life...InterruptedGZM ShowsFiction180ART19
52
88Podcast Sherlock Holmes -Rathbone & BruceSherlock Holmes -Rathbone & BruceEntertainmentRadioBDFiction123Spreaker
38
89Podcast LakecastleLakecastleSansrivalFiction6Buzzsprout
58
90Podcast Radio Detective Story HourRadio Detective Story HourDennis HumphreyFiction148Libsyn
32
91Podcast The Sunfall TrainThe Sunfall TrainREDSHIFTFiction0Unknown
39
92Podcast Camp Here & ThereCamp Here & ThereBlue WolfeFiction72Spotify for Podcasters
59
93Podcast Crave: Slow Burn - Romance StoriesCrave: Slow Burn - Romance StoriesPod HourFiction50Spotify for Podcasters
32
94Podcast Signed in BloodSigned in BloodEvan O’CuanaFiction22Buzzsprout
73
95Podcast Iowa Chapman and The Last DogIowa Chapman and The Last DogGZM ShowsFiction15ART19
58
96Podcast End of the LoopEnd of the LoopThe Midnight MysteryFiction19Acast
69
97Podcast 36 Questions – The Podcast Musical36 Questions – The Podcast MusicalTwo-UpFiction5Megaphone
48
98Podcast Underwood and Flinch: A Vampire SagaUnderwood and Flinch: A Vampire SagaMike BennettFiction279Spreaker
69
99Podcast Don't MindDon't MindFool and Scholar ProductionsFiction34Megaphone
89
100Podcast The Hatred | A Supernatural Thriller MiniseriesThe Hatred | A Supernatural Thriller MiniseriesMadhouse RadioFiction13Acast
68

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