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 19 Oct 2026

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10/19/2026

Average data

Episodes: 226

Frequency: every 28 days

Duration: 00:33:35

Top 5 authors

1. GZM Shows (6 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (6 shows)

3. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

4. NOISER (3 shows)

5. Bloody FM (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (26 shows)

2. ART19 (12 shows)

3. Spreaker (12 shows)

4. Acast (11 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1273	Acast	69
2	The Death of Edgar Allan Poe	My Victorian Nightmare	Fiction	6	Libsyn	62
3	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	846	Simplecast	73
4	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	113	Megaphone	83
5	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	393	ART19	63
6	Midnight Radio	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	3	Omny Studio	53
7	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	667	Simplecast	68
8	UnderGround Zero: 9/11 & The Mob \| Starring Michael Imperioli & Steve Schirripa	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	6	Omny Studio	53
9	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
10	Camp Monsters	REI Co-op	Fiction	87	Simplecast	63
11	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	38	Acast	89
12	Bear Hunt	Goalhanger	Fiction	9	Megaphone	63
13	The Haunted Library	BBC Studios	Fiction	12	Omny Studio	73
14	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
15	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	175	Simplecast	68
16	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	741	Omny Studio	84
17	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	86	Simplecast	63
18	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	163	Megaphone	78
19	Tales of the Night	Sonoro \| RDLN	Fiction	147	Megaphone	69
20	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
21	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
22	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	378	Audioboom	47
23	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	465	Audioboom	52
24	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
25	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
26	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	89	Acast	69
27	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	298	BBC	38
28	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
29	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	35	ART19	48
30	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
31	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	258	BBC	58
32	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
33	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	721	Spreaker	53
34	OMINOUS THRILL: Her Horrorween	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	52	ART19	83
35	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	272	Audioboom	57
36	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	80	Acast	74
37	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
38	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
39	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	72	Megaphone	68
40	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	454	Megaphone	69
41	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	78	Megaphone	63
42	Weekly Spooky \| Scary Stories for Halloween	Henrique Couto \| Scary Stories & Horror Expert	Fiction	1162	Spreaker	63
43	CBS Radio Mystery Theater	Entertainment Radio	Fiction	970	Spreaker	49
44	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
45	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
46	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	270	Megaphone	63
47	CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)	CBSRMT-Restoration	Fiction	692	Spreaker	63
48	Imagination Amplified	GZM Shows	Fiction	91	ART19	73
49	Don't Mind	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	35	Megaphone	89
50	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
51	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	43	BBC	28
52	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
53	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
54	Edge of the Forgotten	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	24	Megaphone	73
55	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	378	Audioboom	68
56	پادکستِ هرروز	Harrooz Team	Fiction	539	Acast	53
57	CBS Radio Mystery Theater \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	179	Spreaker	59
58	The Survivor Tapes	Josh Sterling	Fiction	15	Spotify for Podcasters	58
59	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	28	PRX	53
60	Campfire Radio Theater	Haunted Air Audio	Fiction	51	Podbean	52
61	Ravi \| پادکست فارسی راوی	arash kaviani	Fiction	65	Simplecast	69
62	Bridgewater	iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild	Fiction	25	Omny Studio	58
63	پادکست شنود	Mona Zare	Fiction	15	Acast	69
64	Pixel Quest	Storybutton and Mr. Jim	Fiction	49	ART19	53
65	Voces del Abismo	Voces del Abismo	Fiction	559	Acast	48
66	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	2	BBC	38
67	PseudoPod	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	38
68	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	176	Megaphone	42
69	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	41	Acast	69
70	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
71	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	14	BBC	42
72	What if it's True Podcast	Cameron Buckner	Fiction	718	Spreaker	43
73	The Shadow \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	152	Spreaker	59
74	Dreadful, Inc. Presents: Blood Moon Radio	Dreadful, Inc.	Fiction	2	Spotify for Podcasters	52
75	Tales to Terrify	Drew Sebesteny	Fiction	789	Acast	64
76	Remy’s Life...Interrupted	GZM Shows	Fiction	183	ART19	52
77	Ghost - Scary Stories	Caloroga Shark Media \| Award-winning writers	Fiction	268	Spreaker	69
78	TAGGED	Somethin' Else / Sony Music Entertainment	Fiction	3	Megaphone	53
79	The Burned Photo	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	84
80	Re: Dracula	Regarding Audio Drama	Fiction	137	Megaphone	63
81	Dark Providence	Chaos Assembly	Fiction	13	Podbean	83
82	Sherlock Holmes -Rathbone & Bruce	EntertainmentRadioBD	Fiction	123	Spreaker	38
83	1865	Airship / Audible	Fiction	62	ART19	79
84	Lethal Lit: A Tig Torres Mystery	iHeartPodcasts and Einhorn's Epic Productions	Fiction	19	Omny Studio	58
85	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	9	Captivate	53
86	Roanoke Falls: A Horror History	Realm	Fiction	7	Megaphone	59
87	Waiting For October	D.J. Sylvis	Fiction	27	Megaphone	58
88	Treasure Island 2020	GZM Shows	Fiction	14	ART19	48
89	Gunsmoke	The Old Time Radio	Fiction	248	Spreaker	70
90	明朝那些事	当年明月	Fiction	268	Firstory	39
91	Dark Woods	Endeavor Content	Fiction	10	Megaphone	53
92	Discovering Dad	GZM Shows	Fiction	20	ART19	53
93	Camp Here & There	Blue Wolfe	Fiction	73	Spotify for Podcasters	59
94	The Bardic Hearth	Chase Noseworthy	Fiction	31	ART19	83
95	Boston Blackie Podcast; Master Detective	Radio Memories Network	Fiction	495	Libsyn	32
96	Marvel’s Wastelanders: Wolverine	Marvel & Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
97	Last Known Position	QCODE	Fiction	9	Megaphone	73
98	The Sheridan Tapes	Homestead on the Corner \| Realm	Fiction	174	Megaphone	63
99	قصص رون	فانز قصص رون	Fiction	912	Spotify for Podcasters	28
100	Yours Truly Johnny Dollar Collection	CBS Radio	Fiction	750	Spreaker	43

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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