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 Oct 2026

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10/02/2026

Average data

Episodes: 200

Frequency: every 25 days

Duration: 00:38:21

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (5 shows)

2. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

3. GZM Shows (4 shows)

4. Old Time Retro Radio (3 shows)

5. Bloody FM (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (22 shows)

2. Spreaker (12 shows)

3. Acast (10 shows)

4. Simplecast (10 shows)

5. ART19 (9 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	109	Megaphone	83
2	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	836	Simplecast	73
3	The Haunted Library	BBC Studios	Fiction	6	Omny Studio	63
4	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1251	Acast	69
5	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	389	ART19	63
6	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	661	Simplecast	68
7	Bear Hunt	Goalhanger	Fiction	6	Megaphone	63
8	UnderGround Zero: 9/11 & The Mob \| Starring Michael Imperioli & Steve Schirripa	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	6	Omny Studio	53
9	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	35	Acast	89
10	Drift Into Dreams A Closing Blessing Elevated Open	Jessica rodriguez	Fiction	136	RedCircle	43
11	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
12	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	169	Simplecast	68
13	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	160	Megaphone	78
14	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	726	Omny Studio	84
15	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
16	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
17	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	462	Audioboom	52
18	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
19	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
20	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
21	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	89	Acast	69
22	Tales of Harkshire	Artis House	Fiction	26	Podbean	73
23	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
24	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	370	Audioboom	47
25	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
26	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
27	Camp Monsters	REI Co-op	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
28	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	79	Acast	74
29	Survival Dispatch Remnant	Christopher Heaven, CEO Survival Dispatch	Fiction	44	RSS.com	72
30	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	240	BBC	58
31	OMINOUS THRILL: Her Horrorween	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	43	ART19	83
32	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	294	BBC	38
33	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
34	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	31	ART19	68
35	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	9	Captivate	53
36	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	718	Spreaker	53
37	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
38	The Death of Edgar Allan Poe	My Victorian Nightmare	Fiction	6	Libsyn	62
39	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	451	Megaphone	69
40	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
41	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	266	Audioboom	57
42	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
43	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
44	Edge of the Forgotten	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	21	Megaphone	73
45	CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)	CBSRMT-Restoration	Fiction	670	Spreaker	63
46	Tales of the Night	Sonoro \| RDLN	Fiction	144	Simplecast	69
47	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	373	Audioboom	68
48	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	264	Megaphone	63
49	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	75	Megaphone	63
50	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
51	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
52	The Whisperer In Darkness	Julian Simpson	Fiction	10	Captivate	68
53	CBS Radio Mystery Theater	Entertainment Radio	Fiction	970	Spreaker	49
54	Campfire Radio Theater	Haunted Air Audio	Fiction	51	Podbean	52
55	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	28	PRX	53
56	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
57	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
58	CBS Radio Mystery Theater \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	158	Spreaker	59
59	Imagination Amplified	GZM Shows	Fiction	86	ART19	73
60	Dustwalker: A Science-Fantasy Audio Drama	Calamity Valley Productions	Fiction	9	Pinecast	68
61	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	42	Acast	79
62	Ravi \| پادکست فارسی راوی	arash kaviani	Fiction	65	Simplecast	69
63	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
64	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	14	BBC	42
65	Don't Mind	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	34	Megaphone	89
66	Weekly Spooky \| Scary Stories for Halloween	Henrique Couto \| Scary Stories & Horror Expert	Fiction	1137	Spreaker	63
67	Bridgewater	iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild	Fiction	24	Omny Studio	73
68	American Afterlife	Gamut Podcast Network	Fiction	19	ART19	69
69	Gothic FM	Gothic FM	Fiction	23	Simplecast	48
70	Voces del Abismo	Voces del Abismo	Fiction	553	Acast	48
71	TAGGED	Somethin' Else / Sony Music Entertainment	Fiction	3	Megaphone	53
72	What if it's True Podcast	Cameron Buckner	Fiction	718	Spreaker	43
73	End of the Loop	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	19	Acast	69
74	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	174	Megaphone	42
75	1865	Airship / Audible	Fiction	62	ART19	79
76	Remy’s Life...Interrupted	GZM Shows	Fiction	180	ART19	52
77	Sherlock Holmes -Rathbone & Bruce	EntertainmentRadioBD	Fiction	123	Spreaker	38
78	Re: Dracula	Regarding Audio Drama	Fiction	128	Megaphone	63
79	The Shadow \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	131	Spreaker	59
80	Project Super Crush: The Audio Drama	PASTELIA	Fiction	17	Spotify for Podcasters	27
81	Roanoke Falls: A Horror History	Realm	Fiction	7	Megaphone	59
82	Dark Providence	Chaos Assembly	Fiction	13	Podbean	83
83	The You and Ryan Show	Ryan Chase	Fiction	13	Megaphone	53
84	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	39	BBC	28
85	پادکستِ هرروز	Harrooz Team	Fiction	520	Acast	53
86	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	148	Libsyn	32
87	Primal	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	RedCircle	78
88	The 50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	130	Spreaker	59
89	The Burned Photo	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	84
90	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
91	Weeping Cedars	J.W.G. Wise	Fiction	115	Unknown	53
92	Ghost - Scary Stories	Caloroga Shark Media \| Award-winning writers	Fiction	265	Spreaker	69
93	The Gospel of Haven	Bloody FM, Daisy McNamara	Fiction	27	Simplecast	73
94	Syntax	Twin Strangers Productions	Fiction	71	Pinecast	73
95	TRUE Scary Stories for Sleep +Rain Sounds	Midnight Lullaby	Fiction	48	Spotify for Podcasters	48
96	The Ranting Podcast	With Nick and Miranda	Fiction	154	Spotify for Podcasters	42
97	Boston Blackie Podcast; Master Detective	Radio Memories Network	Fiction	489	Libsyn	32
98	PseudoPod	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	38
99	Classic Gothic Audiobooks: Haunted Castles, Victorian Horror & Dark Secrets	Free Audiobook Library	Fiction	44	Spreaker	53
100	Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	68

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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