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 15 Sep 2026

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09/15/2026

Average data

Episodes: 196

Frequency: every 26 days

Duration: 00:35:51

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (6 shows)

2. GZM Shows (6 shows)

3. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

4. Bloody FM (3 shows)

5. NOISER (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (23 shows)

2. ART19 (12 shows)

3. Acast (11 shows)

4. Spreaker (9 shows)

5. Simplecast (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	115	Megaphone	83
3	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	390	ART19	63
4	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	853	Simplecast	73
5	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	40	Acast	89
6	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	670	Simplecast	68
7	Bear Hunt	Goalhanger	Fiction	11	Megaphone	83
8	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	179	Simplecast	68
9	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1282	Acast	69
10	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
11	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
12	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	750	Omny Studio	84
13	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	165	Megaphone	78
14	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
15	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	72	Simplecast	78
16	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	117	Megaphone	73
17	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
18	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
19	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	381	Audioboom	47
20	Tales of Harkshire	Artis House	Fiction	26	Podbean	73
21	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	90	Acast	69
22	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
23	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	269	BBC	58
24	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	293	BBC	38
25	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	722	Spreaker	53
26	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
27	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	8	Captivate	53
28	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
29	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	34	ART19	68
30	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	467	Audioboom	52
31	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	274	Audioboom	57
32	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
33	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	81	Acast	74
34	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
35	Ravi \| پادکست فارسی راوی	arash kaviani	Fiction	65	Simplecast	69
36	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
37	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	277	Megaphone	63
38	Camp Monsters	REI Co-op	Fiction	87	Simplecast	63
39	Campfire Radio Theater	Haunted Air Audio	Fiction	52	Podbean	52
40	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
41	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
42	CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)	CBSRMT-Restoration	Fiction	704	Spreaker	63
43	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	80	Megaphone	63
44	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
45	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	380	Audioboom	68
46	The Haunted Library	BBC Studios	Fiction	16	Omny Studio	73
47	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
48	CBS Radio Mystery Theater \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	192	Spreaker	59
49	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	88	Simplecast	63
50	The Whisperer In Darkness	Julian Simpson	Fiction	10	Captivate	68
51	Edge of the Forgotten	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	26	Megaphone	73
52	Imagination Amplified	GZM Shows	Fiction	92	ART19	73
53	The Death of Edgar Allan Poe	My Victorian Nightmare	Fiction	6	Libsyn	62
54	American Afterlife	Gamut Podcast Network	Fiction	19	ART19	69
55	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	456	Megaphone	69
56	CBS Radio Mystery Theater	Entertainment Radio	Fiction	970	Spreaker	49
57	Tales of the Night	Sonoro \| RDLN	Fiction	149	Megaphone	69
58	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	41	Acast	69
59	The Ranting Podcast	With Nick and Miranda	Fiction	169	Spotify for Podcasters	42
60	OMINOUS THRILL	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	55	ART19	89
61	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
62	Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	68
63	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	28
64	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	28	PRX	53
65	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	180	Megaphone	42
66	Voces del Abismo	Voces del Abismo	Fiction	562	Acast	48
67	Bridgewater	iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild	Fiction	24	Omny Studio	68
68	Weekly Spooky \| Scary Stories for Halloween	Henrique Couto \| Scary Stories & Horror Expert	Fiction	1178	Spreaker	63
69	What if it's True Podcast	Cameron Buckner	Fiction	722	Spreaker	43
70	scared with jess	Jess	Fiction	37	Spotify for Podcasters	28
71	Marvel’s Wastelanders: Wolverine	Marvel & Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
72	The You and Ryan Show	Ryan Chase	Fiction	19	Megaphone	53
73	PseudoPod	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	38
74	Remy’s Life...Interrupted	GZM Shows	Fiction	180	ART19	52
75	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	159	Libsyn	32
76	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
77	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	2	BBC	38
78	Pixel Quest	Storybutton and Mr. Jim	Fiction	51	ART19	53
79	Discovering Dad	GZM Shows	Fiction	17	ART19	53
80	The Shadow \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	163	Spreaker	59
81	1865	Airship / Audible Original	Fiction	25	ART19	79
82	The Dark Is Rising	BBC World Service	Fiction	13	BBC	53
83	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	42
84	Camp Here & There	Blue Wolfe	Fiction	73	Spotify for Podcasters	59
85	Dark Providence	Chaos Assembly	Fiction	13	Podbean	83
86	TAGGED	Somethin' Else / Sony Music Entertainment	Fiction	3	Megaphone	53
87	50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows	50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows	Fiction	57	Spreaker	43
88	TRUE Scary Stories for Sleep +Rain Sounds	Midnight Lullaby	Fiction	48	Spotify for Podcasters	48
89	Tales to Terrify	Drew Sebesteny	Fiction	790	Acast	64
90	Higher Grounds	YellaBird Media	Fiction	12	Transistor	79
91	The Grimoire Diaries	Stone Fable	Fiction	28	Acast	94
92	The Burned Photo	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	84
93	Iowa Chapman and The Last Dog	GZM Shows	Fiction	15	ART19	58
94	Remnants : An Audio Drama	Eira Major's Hanging Sloth	Fiction	75	Acast	63
95	Roanoke Falls: A Horror History	Realm	Fiction	7	Megaphone	59
96	Re: Dracula	Regarding Audio Drama	Fiction	149	Megaphone	63
97	Primal	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	RedCircle	78
98	Soft Voice	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	73
99	Murder in Small Town	Murder In a Small Town	Fiction	3	Spotify for Podcasters	48
100	Burning Rock Radio	Lauren Lofthus	Fiction	46	RedCircle	43

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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