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 05 Nov 2026

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11/05/2026

Average data

Episodes: 202

Frequency: every 33 days

Duration: 00:33:16

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (5 shows)

2. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

3. GZM Shows (4 shows)

4. QCODE (4 shows)

5. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (25 shows)

2. Acast (12 shows)

3. ART19 (10 shows)

4. Spreaker (9 shows)

5. Simplecast (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Midnight Radio	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	5	Omny Studio	53
2	The Death of Edgar Allan Poe	My Victorian Nightmare	Fiction	6	Libsyn	62
3	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	115	Megaphone	83
4	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	854	Simplecast	73
5	Bear Hunt	Goalhanger	Fiction	11	Megaphone	83
6	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	390	ART19	63
7	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	670	Simplecast	68
8	UnderGround Zero: 9/11 & The Mob \| Starring Michael Imperioli & Steve Schirripa	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	6	Omny Studio	53
9	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1283	Acast	69
10	The Haunted Library	BBC Studios	Fiction	16	Omny Studio	73
11	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	82	Acast	74
12	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
13	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	179	Simplecast	68
14	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	40	Acast	89
15	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	165	Megaphone	78
16	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	751	Omny Studio	84
17	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	117	Megaphone	73
18	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	90	Acast	69
19	Don't Mind	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	36	Megaphone	89
20	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
21	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
22	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	294	BBC	38
23	Arc	BBC Sounds	Fiction	32	BBC	73
24	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	467	Audioboom	52
25	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
26	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
27	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
28	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
29	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
30	Camp Monsters	REI Co-op	Fiction	87	Simplecast	63
31	Edge of the Forgotten	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	26	Megaphone	73
32	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	34	ART19	68
33	Silent Key	ARC Productions	Fiction	3	Acast	69
34	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	88	Simplecast	63
35	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
36	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	382	Audioboom	47
37	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	72	Simplecast	78
38	The Survivor Tapes	Josh Sterling	Fiction	17	Spotify for Podcasters	58
39	Tales of the Night	Sonoro \| RDLN	Fiction	149	Megaphone	69
40	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
41	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	270	BBC	58
42	OMINOUS THRILL	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	55	ART19	89
43	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	81	Megaphone	63
44	Dreadful, Inc. Presents: Blood Moon Radio	Dreadful, Inc.	Fiction	3	Spotify for Podcasters	52
45	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	381	Audioboom	68
46	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	277	Megaphone	63
47	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	456	Megaphone	69
48	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	723	Spreaker	53
49	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
50	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	275	Audioboom	57
51	CBS Radio Mystery Theater	Entertainment Radio	Fiction	970	Spreaker	49
52	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
53	Campfire Radio Theater	Haunted Air Audio	Fiction	52	Podbean	52
54	CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)	CBSRMT-Restoration	Fiction	705	Spreaker	63
55	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
56	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	180	Megaphone	42
57	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
58	Old Time Radio Christmas Shows	Entertainment Radio	Fiction	1000	RSS.com	48
59	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	28	PRX	53
60	Imagination Amplified	GZM Shows	Fiction	92	ART19	73
61	What if it's True Podcast	Cameron Buckner	Fiction	722	Spreaker	43
62	The Hidden People	DWM \| Realm	Fiction	89	Megaphone	73
63	Voces del Abismo	Voces del Abismo	Fiction	563	Acast	48
64	CBS Radio Mystery Theater \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	193	Spreaker	59
65	TAGGED	Somethin' Else / Sony Music Entertainment	Fiction	3	Megaphone	53
66	Sherlock Holmes -Rathbone & Bruce	EntertainmentRadioBD	Fiction	123	Spreaker	38
67	Bridgewater	iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild	Fiction	24	Omny Studio	68
68	Ravi \| پادکست فارسی راوی	arash kaviani	Fiction	65	Simplecast	69
69	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	41	Acast	69
70	The Sheridan Tapes	Homestead on the Corner \| Realm	Fiction	175	Megaphone	63
71	Nine To Midnight	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	60	Libsyn	68
72	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	28
73	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
74	Pixel Quest	Storybutton and Mr. Jim	Fiction	51	ART19	53
75	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
76	Weekly Spooky \| Scary Stories for Halloween	Henrique Couto \| Scary Stories & Horror Expert	Fiction	1179	Spreaker	63
77	The Hadal Line	Sam Phillips	Fiction	4	Podbean	52
78	The Mantawauk Caves	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	16	Omny Studio	53
79	Cabin Tales \| Horror Audio Drama	THP - Thomas Halle Productions	Fiction	35	Spotify for Podcasters	47
80	Sapphic Stories - Spicy WLW Fiction	Dipsea	Fiction	31	Captivate	58
81	پادکست شنود	Mona Zare	Fiction	15	Acast	69
82	Old Time Radio Christmas Shows \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	81	Spreaker	59
83	End of the Loop	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	18	Acast	69
84	Boston Blackie Podcast; Master Detective	Radio Memories Network	Fiction	501	Libsyn	32
85	PROJECT EDEN	T.J. Nagamos	Fiction	2	Spotify for Podcasters	38
86	The Burned Photo	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	84
87	The Ranting Podcast	With Nick and Miranda	Fiction	169	Spotify for Podcasters	42
88	Soft Voice	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	73
89	36 Questions – The Podcast Musical	Two-Up	Fiction	5	Megaphone	48
90	Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	68
91	The Bardic Hearth	Chase Noseworthy	Fiction	32	ART19	83
92	Treasure Island 2020	GZM Shows	Fiction	11	ART19	68
93	Gaslight	QCODE	Fiction	12	Megaphone	58
94	The Dark Is Rising	BBC World Service	Fiction	13	BBC	53
95	Camp Here & There	Blue Wolfe	Fiction	73	Spotify for Podcasters	59
96	پادکستِ هرروز	Harrooz Team	Fiction	550	Acast	53
97	Last Known Position	QCODE	Fiction	9	Megaphone	73
98	SUCKER	Twenty to Nine Productions	Fiction	1	Captivate	58
99	The Love Talker	Alien Ghost Robot / Celebrity Tumour	Fiction	15	ART19	63
100	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	42

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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