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 12 Sep 2026

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09/12/2026

Average data

Episodes: 198

Frequency: every 27 days

Duration: 00:36:04

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (6 shows)

2. GZM Shows (5 shows)

3. QCODE (4 shows)

4. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

5. NOISER (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (25 shows)

2. ART19 (11 shows)

3. Acast (11 shows)

4. Simplecast (9 shows)

5. Spreaker (9 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	UnderGround Zero: 9/11 & The Mob \| Starring Michael Imperioli & Steve Schirripa	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	6	Omny Studio	53
2	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	104	Megaphone	83
3	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	33	Acast	89
4	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	829	Simplecast	73
5	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	386	ART19	63
6	Bear Hunt	Goalhanger	Fiction	3	Megaphone	63
7	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	655	Simplecast	68
8	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1242	Acast	69
9	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
10	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	164	Simplecast	68
11	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	366	Audioboom	47
12	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	157	Megaphone	78
13	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
14	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	712	Omny Studio	84
15	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
16	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
17	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
18	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	88	Acast	69
19	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	224	BBC	58
20	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
21	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
22	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	290	BBC	38
23	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	460	Audioboom	52
24	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
25	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	84	Acast	74
26	Tales of Harkshire	Artis House	Fiction	26	Podbean	73
27	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	31	ART19	68
28	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	53
29	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
30	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	715	Spreaker	53
31	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	10	Captivate	53
32	Campfire Radio Theater	Haunted Air Audio	Fiction	51	Podbean	52
33	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
34	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
35	Camp Monsters	REI Co-op	Fiction	83	Simplecast	63
36	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	369	Audioboom	68
37	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
38	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
39	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
40	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
41	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	262	Audioboom	57
42	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
43	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	262	Megaphone	63
44	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
45	CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)	CBSRMT-Restoration	Fiction	652	Spreaker	63
46	The Whisperer In Darkness	Julian Simpson	Fiction	10	Captivate	68
47	American Afterlife	Gamut Podcast Network	Fiction	19	ART19	69
48	Edge of the Forgotten	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	17	Megaphone	73
49	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	75	Megaphone	63
50	What if it's True Podcast	Cameron Buckner	Fiction	718	Spreaker	43
51	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	447	Megaphone	69
52	Imagination Amplified	GZM Shows	Fiction	83	ART19	73
53	The Ranting Podcast	With Nick and Miranda	Fiction	145	Spotify for Podcasters	42
54	OMINOUS THRILL	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	38	ART19	89
55	Ravi \| پادکست فارسی راوی	arash kaviani	Fiction	65	Simplecast	69
56	Voces del Abismo	Voces del Abismo	Fiction	548	Acast	48
57	TAGGED	Somethin' Else / Sony Music Entertainment	Fiction	3	Megaphone	53
58	CBS Radio Mystery Theater \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	140	Spreaker	59
59	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	27	PRX	59
60	PseudoPod	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	38
61	CBS Radio Mystery Theater	Entertainment Radio	Fiction	970	Spreaker	49
62	Marvel’s Wastelanders: Wolverine	Marvel & Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
63	Dark Providence	Chaos Assembly	Fiction	13	Podbean	83
64	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	42	Acast	79
65	End of the Loop	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	19	Acast	69
66	Tales to Terrify	Drew Sebesteny	Fiction	783	Acast	64
67	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	1	BBC	38
68	The Shadow \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	113	Spreaker	59
69	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	143	Libsyn	32
70	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	170	Megaphone	42
71	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
72	Bridgewater	iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild	Fiction	24	Omny Studio	73
73	Higher Grounds	YellaBird Media	Fiction	12	Transistor	79
74	Pixel Quest	Storybutton and Mr. Jim	Fiction	48	ART19	53
75	Tales of the Night	Sonoro \| RDLN	Fiction	142	Simplecast	69
76	1865	Airship / Audible	Fiction	62	ART19	79
77	The Burned Photo	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	84
78	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
79	Remy’s Life...Interrupted	GZM Shows	Fiction	181	ART19	52
80	Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	68
81	Last Known Position	QCODE	Fiction	9	Megaphone	73
82	The Haunted Library	BBC Studios	Fiction	2	Omny Studio	53
83	TRUE Scary Stories for Sleep +Rain Sounds	Midnight Lullaby	Fiction	48	Spotify for Podcasters	48
84	Gaslight	QCODE	Fiction	12	Megaphone	58
85	Goblin Market	Nolan Sordyl	Fiction	67	Squarespace	38
86	Weekly Spooky \| Scary Stories for Halloween	Henrique Couto \| Scary Stories & Horror Expert	Fiction	1118	Spreaker	63
87	Camp Here & There	Blue Wolfe	Fiction	72	Spotify for Podcasters	59
88	The Last Movie	Public Radio Alliance	Fiction	15	Libsyn	58
89	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	37	BBC	28
90	Don't Mind	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	32	Megaphone	94
91	Re: Dracula	Regarding Audio Drama	Fiction	113	Megaphone	53
92	The Sheridan Tapes	Homestead on the Corner \| Realm	Fiction	174	Megaphone	63
93	Hindsight- The Fracture	JD Walsh	Fiction	13	Libsyn	68
94	Soft Voice	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	73
95	Gothic FM	Gothic FM	Fiction	22	Simplecast	48
96	Primal	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	RedCircle	78
97	Winnie Taylor's 4th and Inches	GZM Shows	Fiction	18	ART19	58
98	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	38
99	The Night Road	Dom Guilfoyle	Fiction	5	Acast	69
100	The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 1	Adam Graham	Fiction	802	Spreaker	73

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