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 Oct 2026

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10/20/2026

Average data

Episodes: 211

Frequency: every 28 days

Duration: 00:33:15

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (6 shows)

2. GZM Shows (5 shows)

3. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

4. QCODE (3 shows)

5. Bloody FM (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (29 shows)

2. Acast (12 shows)

3. Spreaker (11 shows)

4. ART19 (10 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1272	Acast	69
2	The Death of Edgar Allan Poe	My Victorian Nightmare	Fiction	6	Libsyn	62
3	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	845	Simplecast	73
4	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	113	Megaphone	83
5	Midnight Radio	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	3	Omny Studio	53
6	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	393	ART19	63
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	The Haunted Library	BBC Studios	Fiction	12	Omny Studio	73
10	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	175	Simplecast	68
11	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	38	Acast	89
12	Bear Hunt	Goalhanger	Fiction	9	Megaphone	63
13	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
14	Camp Monsters	REI Co-op	Fiction	87	Simplecast	63
15	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	741	Omny Studio	84
16	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
17	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
18	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	163	Megaphone	78
19	Tales of the Night	Sonoro \| RDLN	Fiction	147	Megaphone	69
20	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	86	Simplecast	63
21	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	465	Audioboom	52
22	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
23	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
24	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
25	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
26	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	378	Audioboom	47
27	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	258	BBC	58
28	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
29	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	35	ART19	48
30	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	89	Acast	69
31	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	298	BBC	38
32	OMINOUS THRILL: Her Horrorween	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	52	ART19	83
33	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
34	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
35	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
36	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	80	Acast	74
37	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	269	Megaphone	63
38	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	272	Audioboom	57
39	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	721	Spreaker	53
40	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	72	Megaphone	68
41	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	78	Megaphone	63
42	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
43	Weekly Spooky \| Scary Stories for Halloween	Henrique Couto \| Scary Stories & Horror Expert	Fiction	1161	Spreaker	63
44	CBS Radio Mystery Theater	Entertainment Radio	Fiction	970	Spreaker	49
45	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	454	Megaphone	69
46	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
47	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
48	Imagination Amplified	GZM Shows	Fiction	91	ART19	73
49	Don't Mind	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	35	Megaphone	89
50	The Survivor Tapes	Josh Sterling	Fiction	15	Spotify for Podcasters	58
51	CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)	CBSRMT-Restoration	Fiction	691	Spreaker	63
52	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
53	Bridgewater	iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild	Fiction	25	Omny Studio	58
54	Edge of the Forgotten	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	24	Megaphone	73
55	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
56	Campfire Radio Theater	Haunted Air Audio	Fiction	51	Podbean	52
57	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	42	BBC	28
58	Dreadful, Inc. Presents: Blood Moon Radio	Dreadful, Inc.	Fiction	2	Spotify for Podcasters	52
59	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	378	Audioboom	68
60	Your Mom's Romance Shelf	Alli Mowrey	Fiction	3	Unknown	63
61	Ravi \| پادکست فارسی راوی	arash kaviani	Fiction	65	Simplecast	69
62	CBS Radio Mystery Theater \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	178	Spreaker	59
63	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	28	PRX	53
64	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	14	BBC	42
65	پادکستِ هرروز	Harrooz Team	Fiction	538	Acast	53
66	The Burned Photo	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	84
67	Voces del Abismo	Voces del Abismo	Fiction	559	Acast	48
68	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
69	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	9	Captivate	53
70	پادکست شنود	Mona Zare	Fiction	15	Acast	69
71	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	42	Acast	79
72	Pixel Quest	Storybutton and Mr. Jim	Fiction	49	ART19	53
73	The Shadow \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	151	Spreaker	59
74	PseudoPod	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	38
75	1865	Airship / Audible	Fiction	62	ART19	79
76	Someone Just Like You: Horror Stories	Jeremy Ellett	Fiction	29	Megaphone	68
77	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	176	Megaphone	42
78	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	2	BBC	38
79	Dark Woods	Endeavor Content	Fiction	10	Megaphone	53
80	What if it's True Podcast	Cameron Buckner	Fiction	718	Spreaker	43
81	Last Known Position	QCODE	Fiction	9	Megaphone	73
82	Remy’s Life...Interrupted	GZM Shows	Fiction	183	ART19	52
83	Waiting For October	D.J. Sylvis	Fiction	27	Megaphone	58
84	scared with jess	Jess	Fiction	37	Spotify for Podcasters	28
85	Dark Providence	Chaos Assembly	Fiction	13	Podbean	83
86	Someone Is Killing The Wolfhounds	Voyage Media	Fiction	11	Megaphone	68
87	Ghost - Scary Stories	Caloroga Shark Media \| Award-winning writers	Fiction	268	Spreaker	69
88	The Grimoire Diaries	Stone Fable	Fiction	28	Acast	94
89	Soft Voice	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	73
90	Old Time Radio Superman Show\|Superhero Adventure Audiodrama	Adam Graham\| Superhero Audiodrama Podcast Host	Fiction	1000	Spreaker	69
91	Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	68
92	Tales to Terrify	Drew Sebesteny	Fiction	789	Acast	64
93	Re: Dracula	Regarding Audio Drama	Fiction	136	Megaphone	63
94	Roanoke Falls: A Horror History	Realm	Fiction	7	Megaphone	59
95	Lethal Lit: A Tig Torres Mystery	iHeartPodcasts and Einhorn's Epic Productions	Fiction	19	Omny Studio	58
96	Discovering Dad	GZM Shows	Fiction	20	ART19	53
97	Sherlock Holmes -Rathbone & Bruce	EntertainmentRadioBD	Fiction	124	Spreaker	38
98	The Horror of Dolores Roach	Gimlet	Fiction	16	Megaphone	73
99	TAGGED	Somethin' Else / Sony Music Entertainment	Fiction	3	Megaphone	53
100	明朝那些事	当年明月	Fiction	268	Firstory	39

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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