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 04 Aug 2026

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08/04/2026

Average data

Episodes: 207

Frequency: every 32 days

Duration: 00:35:18

Top 5 authors

1. GZM Shows (7 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (5 shows)

3. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

4. Bloody FM (3 shows)

5. NOISER (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (23 shows)

2. ART19 (14 shows)

3. Acast (12 shows)

4. Spreaker (11 shows)

5. Simplecast (9 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	387	ART19	63
2	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	105	Megaphone	83
3	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	830	Simplecast	73
4	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	656	Simplecast	68
5	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1243	Acast	69
6	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
7	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	158	Megaphone	78
8	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
9	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	715	Omny Studio	84
10	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	88	Acast	69
11	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	33	Acast	89
12	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	165	Simplecast	68
13	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	460	Audioboom	52
14	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	290	BBC	38
15	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
16	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	368	Audioboom	47
17	Campfire Radio Theater	Haunted Air Audio	Fiction	51	Podbean	52
18	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	10	Captivate	53
19	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	31	ART19	68
20	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
21	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	227	BBC	58
22	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
23	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
24	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
25	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	84	Acast	74
26	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
27	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
28	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	715	Spreaker	53
29	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	263	Audioboom	57
30	American Afterlife	Gamut Podcast Network	Fiction	19	ART19	69
31	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	53
32	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	449	Megaphone	69
33	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
34	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	75	Megaphone	63
35	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
36	Imagination Amplified	GZM Shows	Fiction	84	ART19	73
37	Ravi \| پادکست فارسی راوی	arash kaviani	Fiction	65	Simplecast	69
38	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
39	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	370	Audioboom	68
40	CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)	CBSRMT-Restoration	Fiction	655	Spreaker	63
41	Higher Grounds	YellaBird Media	Fiction	12	Transistor	79
42	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
43	Camp Monsters	REI Co-op	Fiction	84	Simplecast	63
44	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	262	Megaphone	63
45	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	37	BBC	28
46	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
47	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	170	Megaphone	42
48	Tales of the Night	Sonoro \| RDLN	Fiction	142	Simplecast	69
49	The Whisperer In Darkness	Julian Simpson	Fiction	10	Captivate	68
50	Remy’s Life...Interrupted	GZM Shows	Fiction	180	ART19	52
51	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
52	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
53	What if it's True Podcast	Cameron Buckner	Fiction	718	Spreaker	43
54	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
55	1865	Airship / Audible	Fiction	62	ART19	79
56	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	42	Acast	79
57	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
58	PseudoPod	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	38
59	Discovering Dad	GZM Shows	Fiction	17	ART19	73
60	Bridgewater	iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild	Fiction	24	Omny Studio	73
61	Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	68
62	Tales to Terrify	Drew Sebesteny	Fiction	783	Acast	64
63	Tomorrow	GZM Shows	Fiction	54	ART19	73
64	OMINOUS THRILL: Her Horrorween	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	39	ART19	83
65	Marvel's Wastelanders: Black Widow	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	15	Megaphone	58
66	CBS Radio Mystery Theater	Entertainment Radio	Fiction	970	Spreaker	49
67	Voces del Abismo	Voces del Abismo	Fiction	549	Acast	48
68	The Burned Photo	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	84
69	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	28	PRX	53
70	The Sheridan Tapes	Homestead on the Corner \| Realm	Fiction	174	Megaphone	63
71	Edge of the Forgotten	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
72	Sherlock Holmes -Rathbone & Bruce	EntertainmentRadioBD	Fiction	123	Spreaker	38
73	پادکستِ هرروز	Harrooz Team	Fiction	507	Acast	53
74	Marvel’s Wastelanders: Wolverine	Marvel & Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
75	CBS Radio Mystery Theater \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	143	Spreaker	59
76	it's getting late...	Jude Brewer	Fiction	23	Megaphone	58
77	Arc	BBC Sounds	Fiction	21	BBC	63
78	Pixel Quest	Storybutton and Mr. Jim	Fiction	48	ART19	53
79	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
80	TRUE Scary Stories for Sleep +Rain Sounds	Midnight Lullaby	Fiction	48	Spotify for Podcasters	48
81	Re: Dracula	Regarding Audio Drama	Fiction	113	Megaphone	53
82	Camp Here & There	Blue Wolfe	Fiction	72	Spotify for Podcasters	59
83	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	144	Libsyn	32
84	NIGHTLIGHT: A Horror Fiction Podcast	Ransom Media Productions	Fiction	133	Megaphone	32
85	We’re Alive: Scout’s Honor	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	13	Acast	79
86	Ranger Bill	Entertainment Radio	Fiction	217	RedCircle	64
87	TJ & Amanda's 2nd Date Update	KJ103 (KJYO-FM)	Fiction	41	Spreaker	32
88	Blood Ties	Audible	Fiction	8	ART19	53
89	The Disappearances of Lydia Fountayne	McClintock & Coffyn	Fiction	12	Pinecast	78
90	End of the Loop	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	19	Acast	69
91	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	1	BBC	38
92	Yours Truly Johnny Dollar Collection	CBS Radio	Fiction	715	Spreaker	38
93	The Gospel of Haven	Bloody FM, Daisy McNamara	Fiction	26	Simplecast	73
94	Strawberry Spring	iHeartPodcasts and Audio Up, Inc.	Fiction	13	Omny Studio	59
95	Weekly Spooky \| Scary Stories for Halloween	Henrique Couto \| Scary Stories & Horror Expert	Fiction	1121	Spreaker	63
96	The Shadow \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	114	Spreaker	59
97	Dogman & Werewolf Encounters	Dogman & Werewolf Encounters	Fiction	95	Spotify for Podcasters	28
98	Primal	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	RedCircle	78
99	Iowa Chapman and The Last Dog	GZM Shows	Fiction	15	ART19	58
100	TAGGED	Somethin' Else / Sony Music Entertainment	Fiction	3	Megaphone	53

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