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 18 Aug 2025

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08/18/2025

Average data

Episodes: 178

Frequency: every 40 days

Duration: 00:32:49

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (6 shows)

2. GZM Shows (6 shows)

3. Voyage Media (5 shows)

4. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

5. Bloody FM (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (30 shows)

2. ART19 (12 shows)

3. Acast (11 shows)

4. Spreaker (8 shows)

5. Simplecast (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	109	Megaphone	83
2	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	389	ART19	63
3	A MURDER IN MONTECITO	Sonoro	Fiction	8	Simplecast	63
4	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	661	Simplecast	68
5	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	726	Omny Studio	84
6	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
7	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
8	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1251	Acast	69
9	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	160	Megaphone	78
10	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
11	Hamlet	Make-Believe Association	Fiction	8	Libsyn	58
12	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	462	Audioboom	52
13	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
14	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	370	Audioboom	47
15	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
16	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	169	Simplecast	68
17	The Search For Gillian Gold - A Paranormal Mystery Podcast	Nine Ladies Productions	Fiction	17	Buzzsprout	58
18	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	718	Spreaker	53
19	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	31	ART19	68
20	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	89	Acast	69
21	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
22	Primal	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	RedCircle	78
23	Elias The Caretaker	Voyage Media	Fiction	11	RedCircle	78
24	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	266	Audioboom	57
25	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
26	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
27	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	294	BBC	38
28	Broadway Is My Beat	Entertainment Radio	Fiction	166	Spreaker	64
29	The Grimoire Diaries	Stone Fable	Fiction	28	Acast	94
30	Boston Blackie	Entertainment Radio	Drama	140	N/A	N/A
31	TAGGED	Somethin' Else / Sony Music Entertainment	Fiction	3	Megaphone	53
32	What if it's True Podcast	Cameron Buckner	Fiction	718	Spreaker	43
33	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
34	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
35	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
36	Roanoke Falls: A Horror History	Realm	Fiction	7	Megaphone	59
37	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	451	Megaphone	69
38	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
39	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	240	BBC	58
40	Don't Mind	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	34	Megaphone	89
41	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
42	Ravi \| پادکست فارسی راوی	arash kaviani	Fiction	65	Simplecast	69
43	The Mind Doctor	Voyage Media	Fiction	11	Megaphone	73
44	Who The F**K Killed My Sister?	Chris Sowa	Fiction	18	Buzzsprout	42
45	OMINOUS THRILL: Her Horrorween	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	43	ART19	83
46	The Bright Sessions	Atypical Artists	Fiction	125	ART19	73
47	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
48	Tales of the Night	Sonoro \| RDLN	Fiction	144	Simplecast	69
49	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
50	Camp Monsters	REI Co-op	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
51	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
52	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
53	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	148	Libsyn	32
54	The Hidden People	DWM \| Realm	Fiction	86	Megaphone	79
55	Sherlock Holmes -Rathbone & Bruce	EntertainmentRadioBD	Fiction	123	Spreaker	38
56	Soft Voice	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	73
57	End of the Loop	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	19	Acast	69
58	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
59	Longtime, First Time	KNUCKLEDRAGGER STUDIOS	Fiction	15	Ausha	84
60	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	264	Megaphone	63
61	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	39	BBC	28
62	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	373	Audioboom	68
63	1865	Airship / Audible	Fiction	62	ART19	79
64	In Media Res	Good Story Guild	Fiction	12	Unknown	69
65	CBS Radio Mystery Theater	Entertainment Radio	Fiction	970	Spreaker	49
66	Shadows at the Door	Shadows at the Door Publishing \| Realm	Fiction	48	Megaphone	53
67	Imagination Amplified	GZM Shows	Fiction	86	ART19	73
68	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	174	Megaphone	42
69	PseudoPod	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	38
70	WE'RE NOT MEANT TO KNOW	SpectreVision Radio	Fiction	56	Megaphone	43
71	Camp Here & There	Blue Wolfe	Fiction	72	Spotify for Podcasters	59
72	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	75	Megaphone	63
73	The Genome Killer	Voyage Media	Fiction	11	Megaphone	73
74	Remy’s Life...Interrupted	GZM Shows	Fiction	180	ART19	52
75	MOONFACE	Overtones Media	Fiction	8	Acast	53
76	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	28	PRX	53
77	پادکستِ هرروز	Harrooz Team	Fiction	520	Acast	53
78	Blood Ties	Audible	Fiction	8	ART19	53
79	The Handmaid's Tale	Wondery	Fiction	6	ART19	69
80	Bridgewater	iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild	Fiction	24	Omny Studio	73
81	Discovering Dad	GZM Shows	Fiction	17	ART19	73
82	Tales to Terrify	Drew Sebesteny	Fiction	786	Acast	64
83	The Sheridan Tapes	Homestead on the Corner \| Realm	Fiction	174	Megaphone	63
84	The Hatred \| A Supernatural Thriller Miniseries	Madhouse Radio	Fiction	13	Acast	68
85	Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	68
86	Marvel's Wastelanders: Black Widow	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	15	Megaphone	58
87	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	2	BBC	38
88	Iowa Chapman and The Last Dog	GZM Shows	Fiction	15	ART19	58
89	The Last Movie	Public Radio Alliance	Fiction	15	Libsyn	58
90	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	14	BBC	42
91	A Litter of Bones by JD Kirk - Full Cast Recording	Zertex Media Ltd	Fiction	9	Podbean	52
92	Voces del Abismo	Voces del Abismo	Fiction	553	Acast	48
93	Aftershock	Nomadic Engine	Fiction	24	Acast	58
94	50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows	50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows	Fiction	57	Spreaker	43
95	Endgame	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	Megaphone	89
96	Marvel’s Wastelanders: Wolverine	Marvel & Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
97	Uncanny Valley	DWM \| Realm	Fiction	12	Megaphone	63
98	Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar	Jacab R Singer	Fiction	714	Spreaker	49
99	Give Me Away	Gideon Media	Fiction	54	Megaphone	59
100	36 Questions – The Podcast Musical	Two-Up	Fiction	5	Megaphone	48

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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