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 Jul 2026

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07/02/2026

Average data

Episodes: 231

Frequency: every 35 days

Duration: 00:33:57

Top 5 authors

1. GZM Shows (7 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (5 shows)

3. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

4. Bloody FM (4 shows)

5. NOISER (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (21 shows)

2. ART19 (15 shows)

3. Acast (12 shows)

4. Spreaker (10 shows)

5. Simplecast (10 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	Higher Grounds	YellaBird Media	Fiction	12	Transistor	79
8	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
9	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	158	Megaphone	78
10	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	713	Omny Studio	84
11	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
12	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	164	Simplecast	68
13	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	88	Acast	69
14	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	33	Acast	89
15	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
16	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
17	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
18	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
19	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	225	BBC	58
20	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
21	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	366	Audioboom	47
22	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	290	BBC	38
23	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	31	ART19	68
24	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	715	Spreaker	53
25	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	460	Audioboom	52
26	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	448	Megaphone	69
27	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
28	American Afterlife	Gamut Podcast Network	Fiction	19	ART19	69
29	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
30	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	10	Captivate	53
31	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	84	Acast	74
32	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	370	Audioboom	68
33	Imagination Amplified	GZM Shows	Fiction	83	ART19	73
34	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	53
35	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
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	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
39	CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)	CBSRMT-Restoration	Fiction	653	Spreaker	63
40	We’re Alive: Scout’s Honor	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	13	Acast	79
41	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	262	Megaphone	63
42	What if it's True Podcast	Cameron Buckner	Fiction	718	Spreaker	43
43	The Whisperer In Darkness	Julian Simpson	Fiction	10	Captivate	68
44	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
45	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
46	Remy’s Life...Interrupted	GZM Shows	Fiction	181	ART19	52
47	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
48	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
49	OMINOUS THRILL	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	38	ART19	89
50	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	37	BBC	28
51	Tales of the Night	Sonoro \| RDLN	Fiction	142	Simplecast	69
52	Camp Monsters	REI Co-op	Fiction	83	Simplecast	63
53	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	75	Megaphone	63
54	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	38
55	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	170	Megaphone	42
56	John Carpenter Presents Something Wicked	Read Ridley, Bloody FM	Fiction	18	Simplecast	52
57	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	143	Libsyn	32
58	CBS Radio Mystery Theater	Entertainment Radio	Fiction	970	Spreaker	49
59	Primal	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	RedCircle	78
60	Audio Diary ver.	Lauren Evallen	Fiction	11	RSS.com	68
61	Ravi \| پادکست فارسی راوی	arash kaviani	Fiction	65	Simplecast	69
62	NIGHTLIGHT: A Horror Fiction Podcast	Ransom Media Productions	Fiction	133	Megaphone	32
63	Voces del Abismo	Voces del Abismo	Fiction	549	Acast	48
64	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
65	The Burned Photo	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	84
66	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	42	Acast	79
67	The Sheridan Tapes	Homestead on the Corner \| Realm	Fiction	174	Megaphone	63
68	Paralyzed	Bloody FM	Fiction	117	Simplecast	58
69	1865	Airship / Audible	Fiction	62	ART19	79
70	Pixel Quest	Storybutton and Mr. Jim	Fiction	48	ART19	53
71	Winnie Taylor's 4th and Inches	GZM Shows	Fiction	18	ART19	58
72	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
73	The Case of Charles Dexter Ward	Julian Simpson	Fiction	11	Captivate	58
74	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	27	PRX	59
75	Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	68
76	PodCastle	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	43
77	Karma Stories	KCC Rob	Fiction	1001	Spotify for Podcasters	43
78	Shadows at the Door	Shadows at the Door Publishing \| Realm	Fiction	48	Megaphone	53
79	Tales to Terrify	Drew Sebesteny	Fiction	783	Acast	64
80	Yours Truly Johnny Dollar Collection	CBS Radio	Fiction	715	Spreaker	38
81	پادکستِ هرروز	Harrooz Team	Fiction	506	Acast	53
82	Bridgewater	iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild	Fiction	24	Omny Studio	73
83	The Last Movie	Public Radio Alliance	Fiction	15	Libsyn	58
84	Afflicted: A Horror Thriller Audio Drama	Ransom Media Productions	Fiction	13	ART19	62
85	TAGGED	Somethin' Else / Sony Music Entertainment	Fiction	3	Megaphone	53
86	Weekly Spooky \| Scary Stories for Halloween	Henrique Couto \| Scary Stories & Horror Expert	Fiction	1119	Spreaker	63
87	Campfire Radio Theater	Haunted Air Audio	Fiction	51	Podbean	52
88	قصص رون	فانز قصص رون	Fiction	890	Spotify for Podcasters	28
89	Blood Ties	Audible	Fiction	8	ART19	53
90	Dark Woods	Endeavor Content	Fiction	10	Megaphone	53
91	PseudoPod	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	38
92	Sherlock Holmes -Rathbone & Bruce	EntertainmentRadioBD	Fiction	123	Spreaker	38
93	The Grimoire Diaries	Stone Fable	Fiction	28	Acast	94
94	Discovering Dad	GZM Shows	Fiction	16	ART19	73
95	Treasure Island 2020	GZM Shows	Fiction	11	ART19	68
96	The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 1	Adam Graham	Fiction	802	Spreaker	73
97	Dark Providence	Chaos Assembly	Fiction	13	Podbean	83
98	Camp Here & There	Blue Wolfe	Fiction	72	Spotify for Podcasters	59
99	CBS Radio Mystery Theater \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	141	Spreaker	59
100	36 Questions – The Podcast Musical	Two-Up	Fiction	5	Megaphone	48

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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