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 20 Aug 2025

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08/20/2025

Average data

Episodes: 170

Frequency: every 37 days

Duration: 00:32:27

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (7 shows)

2. Voyage Media (5 shows)

3. GZM Shows (4 shows)

4. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

5. Bloody FM (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (29 shows)

2. ART19 (11 shows)

3. Acast (10 shows)

4. Simplecast (8 shows)

5. BBC (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	A MURDER IN MONTECITO	Sonoro	Fiction	8	Simplecast	63
2	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	109	Megaphone	83
3	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	389	ART19	63
4	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	661	Simplecast	68
5	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	726	Omny Studio	84
6	The Search For Gillian Gold - A Paranormal Mystery Podcast	Nine Ladies Productions	Fiction	17	Buzzsprout	58
7	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1251	Acast	69
8	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
9	Hamlet	Make-Believe Association	Fiction	8	Libsyn	58
10	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
11	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	462	Audioboom	52
12	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	160	Megaphone	78
13	Primal	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	RedCircle	78
14	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	169	Simplecast	68
15	Elias The Caretaker	Voyage Media	Fiction	11	RedCircle	78
16	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
17	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	89	Acast	69
18	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
19	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
20	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
21	TAGGED	Somethin' Else / Sony Music Entertainment	Fiction	3	Megaphone	53
22	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
23	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	31	ART19	68
24	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
25	The Grimoire Diaries	Stone Fable	Fiction	28	Acast	94
26	Bridgewater	iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild	Fiction	24	Omny Studio	73
27	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
28	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	370	Audioboom	47
29	Don't Mind	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	34	Megaphone	89
30	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
31	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
32	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	294	BBC	38
33	Ravi \| پادکست فارسی راوی	arash kaviani	Fiction	65	Simplecast	69
34	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
35	The Handmaid's Tale	Wondery	Fiction	6	ART19	69
36	Roanoke Falls: A Horror History	Realm	Fiction	7	Megaphone	59
37	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
38	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
39	The Mind Doctor	Voyage Media	Fiction	11	Megaphone	73
40	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
41	End of the Loop	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	19	Acast	69
42	OMINOUS THRILL: Her Horrorween	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	43	ART19	83
43	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
44	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	718	Spreaker	53
45	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	266	Audioboom	57
46	Who The F**K Killed My Sister?	Chris Sowa	Fiction	18	Buzzsprout	42
47	Broadway Is My Beat	Entertainment Radio	Fiction	166	Spreaker	64
48	Soft Voice	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	73
49	In Media Res	Good Story Guild	Fiction	12	Unknown	69
50	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	240	BBC	58
51	The Hidden People	DWM \| Realm	Fiction	86	Megaphone	79
52	1865	Airship / Audible	Fiction	62	ART19	79
53	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
54	Tales of the Night	Sonoro \| RDLN	Fiction	144	Simplecast	69
55	Camp Here & There	Blue Wolfe	Fiction	72	Spotify for Podcasters	59
56	The Bright Sessions	Atypical Artists	Fiction	125	ART19	73
57	Boston Blackie	Entertainment Radio	Drama	140	N/A	N/A
58	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	451	Megaphone	69
59	Longtime, First Time	KNUCKLEDRAGGER STUDIOS	Fiction	15	Ausha	84
60	The Genome Killer	Voyage Media	Fiction	11	Megaphone	73
61	Sherlock Holmes -Rathbone & Bruce	EntertainmentRadioBD	Fiction	123	Spreaker	38
62	A Litter of Bones by JD Kirk - Full Cast Recording	Zertex Media Ltd	Fiction	9	Podbean	52
63	Shadows at the Door	Shadows at the Door Publishing \| Realm	Fiction	48	Megaphone	53
64	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
65	What if it's True Podcast	Cameron Buckner	Fiction	718	Spreaker	43
66	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	373	Audioboom	68
67	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	75	Megaphone	63
68	MOONFACE	Overtones Media	Fiction	8	Acast	53
69	Camp Monsters	REI Co-op	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
70	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	264	Megaphone	63
71	The Hatred \| A Supernatural Thriller Miniseries	Madhouse Radio	Fiction	13	Acast	68
72	The Sheridan Tapes	Homestead on the Corner \| Realm	Fiction	174	Megaphone	63
73	Give Me Away	Gideon Media	Fiction	54	Megaphone	59
74	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	14	BBC	42
75	Imagination Amplified	GZM Shows	Fiction	86	ART19	73
76	I Witness: The Long Shore	Northwest Christian School, Red Five Media	Fiction	26	Buzzsprout	78
77	Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	68
78	Voces del Abismo	Voces del Abismo	Fiction	553	Acast	48
79	Last Known Position	QCODE	Fiction	9	Megaphone	73
80	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	174	Megaphone	42
81	پادکستِ هرروز	Harrooz Team	Fiction	520	Acast	53
82	Marvel’s Wastelanders: Wolverine	Marvel & Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
83	CBS Radio Mystery Theater	Entertainment Radio	Fiction	970	Spreaker	49
84	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	148	Libsyn	32
85	Blood Ties	Audible	Fiction	8	ART19	53
86	Aftershock	Nomadic Engine	Fiction	24	Acast	58
87	The Last Movie	Public Radio Alliance	Fiction	15	Libsyn	58
88	WE'RE NOT MEANT TO KNOW	SpectreVision Radio	Fiction	56	Megaphone	43
89	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	39	BBC	28
90	The Mantawauk Caves	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	16	Omny Studio	59
91	PseudoPod	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	38
92	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	2	BBC	38
93	Endgame	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	Megaphone	89
94	Children of the Stones	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	10	BBC	49
95	قصص رون	فانز قصص رون	Fiction	890	Spotify for Podcasters	28
96	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
97	Uncanny Valley	DWM \| Realm	Fiction	12	Megaphone	63
98	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	28	PRX	53
99	Iowa Chapman and The Last Dog	GZM Shows	Fiction	15	ART19	58
100	50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows	50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows	Fiction	57	Spreaker	43

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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