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 13 sept. 2026

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09/13/2026

Average data

Episodes: 199

Frequency: every 27 days

Duration: 00:35:26

Top 5 authors

1. GZM Shows (7 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (6 shows)

3. Bloody FM (4 shows)

4. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

5. NOISER (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (22 shows)

2. ART19 (13 shows)

3. Acast (11 shows)

4. Simplecast (10 shows)

5. Spreaker (8 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	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	386	ART19	63
4	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	829	Simplecast	73
5	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	33	Acast	89
6	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	655	Simplecast	68
7	Bear Hunt	Goalhanger	Fiction	3	Megaphone	63
8	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	366	Audioboom	47
9	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	164	Simplecast	68
10	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1242	Acast	69
11	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	157	Megaphone	78
12	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
13	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
14	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	712	Omny Studio	84
15	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
16	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
17	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	88	Acast	69
18	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
19	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
20	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	224	BBC	58
21	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	290	BBC	38
22	Tales of Harkshire	Artis House	Fiction	26	Podbean	73
23	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	715	Spreaker	53
24	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	262	Audioboom	57
25	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
26	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	31	ART19	68
27	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
28	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
29	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	460	Audioboom	52
30	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	84	Acast	74
31	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
32	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	53
33	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
34	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	10	Captivate	53
35	Campfire Radio Theater	Haunted Air Audio	Fiction	51	Podbean	52
36	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
37	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	369	Audioboom	68
38	Camp Monsters	REI Co-op	Fiction	83	Simplecast	63
39	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
40	Ravi \| پادکست فارسی راوی	arash kaviani	Fiction	65	Simplecast	69
41	CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)	CBSRMT-Restoration	Fiction	652	Spreaker	63
42	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	262	Megaphone	63
43	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	75	Megaphone	63
44	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
45	Imagination Amplified	GZM Shows	Fiction	83	ART19	73
46	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
47	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
48	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
49	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	447	Megaphone	69
50	What if it's True Podcast	Cameron Buckner	Fiction	718	Spreaker	43
51	The Whisperer In Darkness	Julian Simpson	Fiction	10	Captivate	68
52	Edge of the Forgotten	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	17	Megaphone	73
53	CBS Radio Mystery Theater	Entertainment Radio	Fiction	970	Spreaker	49
54	OMINOUS THRILL	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	38	ART19	89
55	Voces del Abismo	Voces del Abismo	Fiction	548	Acast	48
56	PseudoPod	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	38
57	Tales to Terrify	Drew Sebesteny	Fiction	783	Acast	64
58	CBS Radio Mystery Theater \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	140	Spreaker	59
59	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	42	Acast	79
60	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	27	PRX	59
61	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	143	Libsyn	32
62	American Afterlife	Gamut Podcast Network	Fiction	19	ART19	69
63	Bridgewater	iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild	Fiction	24	Omny Studio	73
64	scared with jess	Jess	Fiction	32	Spotify for Podcasters	28
65	Pixel Quest	Storybutton and Mr. Jim	Fiction	48	ART19	53
66	The Ranting Podcast	With Nick and Miranda	Fiction	145	Spotify for Podcasters	42
67	Dark Providence	Chaos Assembly	Fiction	13	Podbean	83
68	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
69	TAGGED	Somethin' Else / Sony Music Entertainment	Fiction	3	Megaphone	53
70	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	1	BBC	38
71	Weekly Spooky \| Scary Stories for Halloween	Henrique Couto \| Scary Stories & Horror Expert	Fiction	1118	Spreaker	63
72	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	170	Megaphone	42
73	The Last Movie	Public Radio Alliance	Fiction	15	Libsyn	58
74	End of the Loop	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	19	Acast	69
75	The Shadow \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	113	Spreaker	59
76	Remy’s Life...Interrupted	GZM Shows	Fiction	181	ART19	52
77	The Haunted Library	BBC Studios	Fiction	2	Omny Studio	53
78	Marvel’s Wastelanders: Wolverine	Marvel & Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
79	Higher Grounds	YellaBird Media	Fiction	12	Transistor	79
80	1865	Airship / Audible	Fiction	62	ART19	79
81	Tales of the Night	Sonoro \| RDLN	Fiction	142	Simplecast	69
82	Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	68
83	Paralyzed	Bloody FM	Fiction	117	Simplecast	58
84	Re: Dracula	Regarding Audio Drama	Fiction	113	Megaphone	53
85	The Burned Photo	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	84
86	Arc	BBC Sounds	Fiction	21	BBC	63
87	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	37	BBC	28
88	Tomorrow	GZM Shows	Fiction	54	ART19	73
89	پادکستِ هرروز	Harrooz Team	Fiction	505	Acast	53
90	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
91	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	38
92	Iowa Chapman and The Last Dog	GZM Shows	Fiction	15	ART19	58
93	The Gospel of Haven	Bloody FM, Daisy McNamara	Fiction	26	Simplecast	73
94	The Dark Is Rising	BBC World Service	Fiction	13	BBC	53
95	Last Known Position	QCODE	Fiction	9	Megaphone	73
96	The Sheridan Tapes	Homestead on the Corner \| Realm	Fiction	174	Megaphone	63
97	明朝那些事	当年明月	Fiction	268	Firstory	39
98	TRUE Scary Stories for Sleep +Rain Sounds	Midnight Lullaby	Fiction	48	Spotify for Podcasters	48
99	Camp Here & There	Blue Wolfe	Fiction	72	Spotify for Podcasters	59
100	Winnie Taylor's 4th and Inches	GZM Shows	Fiction	18	ART19	58

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