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 11 Oct 2026

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10/11/2026

Average data

Episodes: 224

Frequency: every 23 days

Duration: 00:34:48

Top 5 authors

1. Chilling Entertainment (5 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (5 shows)

3. GZM Shows (4 shows)

4. Bloody FM (3 shows)

5. NOISER (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (24 shows)

2. Spreaker (13 shows)

3. Acast (12 shows)

4. ART19 (10 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	113	Megaphone	83
2	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	846	Simplecast	73
3	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1273	Acast	69
4	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	393	ART19	63
5	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	667	Simplecast	68
6	The Death of Edgar Allan Poe	My Victorian Nightmare	Fiction	6	Libsyn	62
7	Bear Hunt	Goalhanger	Fiction	9	Megaphone	63
8	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
9	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	38	Acast	89
10	The Haunted Library	BBC Studios	Fiction	12	Omny Studio	73
11	Camp Monsters	REI Co-op	Fiction	87	Simplecast	63
12	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	741	Omny Studio	84
13	UnderGround Zero: 9/11 & The Mob \| Starring Michael Imperioli & Steve Schirripa	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	6	Omny Studio	53
14	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	175	Simplecast	68
15	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	163	Megaphone	78
16	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
17	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
18	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	465	Audioboom	52
19	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	378	Audioboom	47
20	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	298	BBC	38
21	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
22	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
23	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	35	ART19	48
24	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
25	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
26	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	89	Acast	69
27	Tales of the Night	Sonoro \| RDLN	Fiction	147	Megaphone	69
28	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	721	Spreaker	53
29	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
30	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	272	Audioboom	57
31	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
32	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	258	BBC	58
33	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
34	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	80	Acast	74
35	Bloodrock Springs	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	17	Acast	63
36	OMINOUS THRILL: Her Horrorween	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	52	ART19	83
37	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
38	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	454	Megaphone	69
39	Dreadful, Inc. Presents: Blood Moon Radio	Dreadful, Inc.	Fiction	2	Spotify for Podcasters	52
40	CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)	CBSRMT-Restoration	Fiction	692	Spreaker	63
41	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
42	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	86	Simplecast	63
43	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
44	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	72	Megaphone	68
45	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	28	PRX	53
46	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
47	Imagination Amplified	GZM Shows	Fiction	91	ART19	73
48	Edge of the Forgotten	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	24	Megaphone	73
49	پادکستِ هرروز	Harrooz Team	Fiction	539	Acast	53
50	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	78	Megaphone	63
51	CBS Radio Mystery Theater	Entertainment Radio	Fiction	970	Spreaker	49
52	Campfire Radio Theater	Haunted Air Audio	Fiction	51	Podbean	52
53	Weekly Spooky \| Scary Stories for Halloween	Henrique Couto \| Scary Stories & Horror Expert	Fiction	1162	Spreaker	63
54	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	378	Audioboom	68
55	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	270	Megaphone	63
56	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
57	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	9	Captivate	53
58	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
59	Ravi \| پادکست فارسی راوی	arash kaviani	Fiction	65	Simplecast	69
60	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
61	TJ & Amanda's 2nd Date Update	KJ103 (KJYO-FM)	Fiction	56	Spreaker	32
62	Bridgewater	iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild	Fiction	25	Omny Studio	58
63	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	14	BBC	42
64	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	41	Acast	69
65	CBS Radio Mystery Theater \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	179	Spreaker	59
66	Tales to Terrify	Drew Sebesteny	Fiction	789	Acast	64
67	Remy’s Life...Interrupted	GZM Shows	Fiction	183	ART19	52
68	What if it's True Podcast	Cameron Buckner	Fiction	718	Spreaker	43
69	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	2	BBC	38
70	The Sheridan Tapes	Homestead on the Corner \| Realm	Fiction	174	Megaphone	63
71	Don't Mind	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	35	Megaphone	89
72	1865	Airship / Audible	Fiction	62	ART19	79
73	Voces del Abismo	Voces del Abismo	Fiction	559	Acast	48
74	PseudoPod	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	38
75	明朝那些事	当年明月	Fiction	268	Firstory	39
76	Ghost - Scary Stories	Caloroga Shark Media \| Award-winning writers	Fiction	268	Spreaker	69
77	Pixel Quest	Storybutton and Mr. Jim	Fiction	49	ART19	53
78	The You and Ryan Show	Ryan Chase	Fiction	19	Megaphone	53
79	VARÚÐ RPG	Blighthouse Studio	Fiction	26	Acast	94
80	Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	68
81	The Bardic Hearth	Chase Noseworthy	Fiction	31	ART19	83
82	The Shadow \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	152	Spreaker	59
83	قصص رون	فانز قصص رون	Fiction	912	Spotify for Podcasters	28
84	Tales of Harkshire	Artis House	Fiction	26	Podbean	73
85	CBS Radio Mystery Theater - 1978	theaterofthemind-otr.com	Fiction	115	Spreaker	69
86	Fear From the Heartland — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	131	Audioboom	57
87	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	154	Libsyn	32
88	Survival Dispatch Remnant	Christopher Heaven, CEO Survival Dispatch	Fiction	48	RSS.com	72
89	Soft Voice	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	73
90	What Happened in Skinner	Mazama Entertainment	Fiction	34	RedCircle	73
91	Someone Just Like You: Horror Stories	Jeremy Ellett	Fiction	29	Megaphone	68
92	Bronzeville	Global	Fiction	25	Spreaker	49
93	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	176	Megaphone	42
94	Re: Dracula	Regarding Audio Drama	Fiction	137	Megaphone	63
95	Welcome to the Brass Eagle	Connor Bushoven	Fiction	23	Spotify for Podcasters	52
96	Marvel’s Wastelanders: Wolverine	Marvel & Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
97	The Ranting Podcast	With Nick and Miranda	Fiction	163	Spotify for Podcasters	42
98	Boston Blackie Podcast; Master Detective	Radio Memories Network	Fiction	495	Libsyn	32
99	Your Mom's Romance Shelf	Alli Mowrey	Fiction	3	Unknown	63
100	Gunsmoke	The Old Time Radio	Fiction	248	Spreaker	70

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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