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 16 Jul 2026

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07/16/2026

Average data

Episodes: 227

Frequency: every 27 days

Duration: 00:34:31

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (6 shows)

2. GZM Shows (6 shows)

3. Chilling Entertainment (5 shows)

4. Bloody FM (4 shows)

5. NOISER (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (24 shows)

2. ART19 (15 shows)

3. Acast (11 shows)

4. Simplecast (9 shows)

5. Spreaker (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	390	ART19	63
2	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	114	Megaphone	83
3	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	851	Simplecast	73
4	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	670	Simplecast	68
5	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
6	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1281	Acast	69
7	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	178	Simplecast	68
8	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	165	Megaphone	78
9	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	34	ART19	68
10	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	293	BBC	38
11	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
12	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
13	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	748	Omny Studio	84
14	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
15	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	90	Acast	69
16	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	117	Megaphone	73
17	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	40	Acast	89
18	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
19	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
20	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	72	Simplecast	78
21	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
22	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	267	BBC	58
23	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
24	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	379	Audioboom	47
25	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	722	Spreaker	53
26	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	8	Captivate	53
27	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	81	Acast	74
28	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
29	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	455	Megaphone	69
30	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	88	Simplecast	63
31	American Afterlife	Gamut Podcast Network	Fiction	19	ART19	69
32	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	467	Audioboom	52
33	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
34	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
35	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	380	Audioboom	68
36	Imagination Amplified	GZM Shows	Fiction	90	ART19	73
37	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	274	Audioboom	57
38	Higher Grounds	YellaBird Media	Fiction	12	Transistor	79
39	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
40	Camp Monsters	REI Co-op	Fiction	87	Simplecast	63
41	The Whisperer In Darkness	Julian Simpson	Fiction	10	Captivate	68
42	CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)	CBSRMT-Restoration	Fiction	702	Spreaker	63
43	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
44	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
45	NIGHTLIGHT: A Horror Fiction Podcast	Ransom Media Productions	Fiction	133	ART19	57
46	OMINOUS THRILL	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	55	ART19	89
47	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	277	Megaphone	63
48	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	79	Megaphone	63
49	Tomorrow	GZM Shows	Fiction	54	ART19	73
50	Tales of the Night	Sonoro \| RDLN	Fiction	149	Megaphone	69
51	What if it's True Podcast	Cameron Buckner	Fiction	722	Spreaker	43
52	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
53	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	179	Megaphone	42
54	Edge of the Forgotten	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	26	Megaphone	73
55	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	41	Acast	69
56	Voces del Abismo	Voces del Abismo	Fiction	562	Acast	48
57	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	42
58	Fear From the Heartland — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	132	Audioboom	57
59	Remy’s Life...Interrupted	GZM Shows	Fiction	180	ART19	52
60	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	28
61	Bridgewater	iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild	Fiction	24	Omny Studio	68
62	CBS Radio Mystery Theater \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	190	Spreaker	59
63	Ravi \| پادکست فارسی راوی	arash kaviani	Fiction	65	Simplecast	69
64	The Burned Photo	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	84
65	1865	Airship / Audible Original	Fiction	25	ART19	79
66	Tales to Terrify	Drew Sebesteny	Fiction	790	Acast	64
67	Afflicted: A Horror Thriller Audio Drama	Ransom Media Productions	Fiction	13	ART19	62
68	Primal	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	RedCircle	78
69	We’re Alive: Scout’s Honor	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	13	Acast	79
70	CBS Radio Mystery Theater	Entertainment Radio	Fiction	970	Spreaker	49
71	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	28	PRX	53
72	Dark Woods	Endeavor Content	Fiction	10	Megaphone	53
73	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	158	Libsyn	32
74	The Steeger Classic Pulp Podcast	All-Fiction Studios	Fiction	51	Podbean	31
75	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
76	Pixel Quest	Storybutton and Mr. Jim	Fiction	50	ART19	53
77	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
78	The Case of Charles Dexter Ward	Julian Simpson	Fiction	11	Captivate	58
79	Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	68
80	PseudoPod	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	38
81	Discovering Dad	GZM Shows	Fiction	17	ART19	53
82	Paralyzed	Bloody FM	Fiction	117	Simplecast	58
83	Karma Stories	KCC Rob	Fiction	1013	Spotify for Podcasters	43
84	پادکستِ هرروز	Harrooz Team	Fiction	548	Acast	53
85	Soft Voice	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	73
86	Shadows at the Door	Shadows at the Door Publishing \| Realm	Fiction	48	Megaphone	53
87	Marvel’s Wastelanders: Wolverine	Marvel & Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
88	Dreamboy	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	15	Megaphone	69
89	The Shadow \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	161	Spreaker	59
90	The Sheridan Tapes	Homestead on the Corner \| Realm	Fiction	175	Megaphone	63
91	Weekly Spooky \| Scary Stories for Halloween	Henrique Couto \| Scary Stories & Horror Expert	Fiction	1176	Spreaker	63
92	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	2	BBC	38
93	PodCastle	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	43
94	Camp Here & There	Blue Wolfe	Fiction	73	Spotify for Podcasters	59
95	Worm: An Unabridged Production	Abaddon Productions	Fiction	303	Unknown	43
96	Blood Ties	Audible Original	Fiction	6	ART19	63
97	Don't Mind	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	36	Megaphone	89
98	قصص رون	فانز قصص رون	Fiction	916	Spotify for Podcasters	28
99	Campfire Radio Theater	Haunted Air Audio	Fiction	52	Podbean	52
100	Someone Is Killing The Wolfhounds	Voyage Media	Fiction	11	Megaphone	68

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