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 21 Oct 2026

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10/21/2026

Average data

Episodes: 198

Frequency: every 32 days

Duration: 00:33:55

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (6 shows)

2. Chilling Entertainment (5 shows)

3. GZM Shows (4 shows)

4. QCODE (4 shows)

5. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (24 shows)

2. Acast (12 shows)

3. ART19 (10 shows)

4. Spreaker (9 shows)

5. Simplecast (8 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	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	667	Simplecast	68
7	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	393	ART19	63
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	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	38	Acast	89
11	Bear Hunt	Goalhanger	Fiction	9	Megaphone	63
12	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	175	Simplecast	68
13	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
14	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	741	Omny Studio	84
15	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	163	Megaphone	78
16	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	86	Simplecast	63
17	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
18	Camp Monsters	REI Co-op	Fiction	87	Simplecast	63
19	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
20	Tales of the Night	Sonoro \| RDLN	Fiction	147	Megaphone	69
21	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	465	Audioboom	52
22	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
23	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
24	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
25	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
26	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	89	Acast	69
27	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	298	BBC	38
28	OMINOUS THRILL: Her Horrorween	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	52	ART19	83
29	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	258	BBC	58
30	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	378	Audioboom	47
31	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
32	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
33	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	35	ART19	48
34	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
35	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
36	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	269	Megaphone	63
37	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	80	Acast	74
38	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	72	Megaphone	68
39	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
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	1161	Spreaker	63
43	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	272	Audioboom	57
44	Edge of the Forgotten	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	24	Megaphone	73
45	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	721	Spreaker	53
46	Dreadful, Inc. Presents: Blood Moon Radio	Dreadful, Inc.	Fiction	2	Spotify for Podcasters	52
47	Imagination Amplified	GZM Shows	Fiction	91	ART19	73
48	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
49	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
50	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
51	Don't Mind	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	35	Megaphone	89
52	Your Mom's Romance Shelf	Alli Mowrey	Fiction	3	Unknown	63
53	CBS Radio Mystery Theater	Entertainment Radio	Fiction	970	Spreaker	49
54	The Survivor Tapes	Josh Sterling	Fiction	15	Spotify for Podcasters	58
55	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
56	CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)	CBSRMT-Restoration	Fiction	691	Spreaker	63
57	Campfire Radio Theater	Haunted Air Audio	Fiction	51	Podbean	52
58	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	378	Audioboom	68
59	Ravi \| پادکست فارسی راوی	arash kaviani	Fiction	65	Simplecast	69
60	Bridgewater	iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild	Fiction	25	Omny Studio	58
61	The Burned Photo	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	84
62	The Ranting Podcast	With Nick and Miranda	Fiction	163	Spotify for Podcasters	42
63	CBS Radio Mystery Theater \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	178	Spreaker	59
64	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
65	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	28	PRX	53
66	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	14	BBC	42
67	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	42	Acast	79
68	پادکستِ هرروز	Harrooz Team	Fiction	538	Acast	53
69	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	42	BBC	28
70	Primal	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	RedCircle	78
71	Voces del Abismo	Voces del Abismo	Fiction	559	Acast	48
72	TAGGED	Somethin' Else / Sony Music Entertainment	Fiction	3	Megaphone	53
73	Dark Providence	Chaos Assembly	Fiction	13	Podbean	83
74	What if it's True Podcast	Cameron Buckner	Fiction	718	Spreaker	43
75	Fear From the Heartland — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	131	Audioboom	57
76	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	9	Captivate	53
77	Soft Voice	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	73
78	Pixel Quest	Storybutton and Mr. Jim	Fiction	49	ART19	53
79	Gaslight	QCODE	Fiction	12	Megaphone	58
80	Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal	Cineverse, Bloody FM, Echoverse	Fiction	12	Simplecast	73
81	Remy’s Life...Interrupted	GZM Shows	Fiction	183	ART19	52
82	The Shadow \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	151	Spreaker	59
83	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	176	Megaphone	42
84	明朝那些事	当年明月	Fiction	268	Firstory	39
85	Last Known Position	QCODE	Fiction	9	Megaphone	73
86	Wake Of Corrosion	Shadow & Static Productions	Fiction	73	Acast	74
87	Boston Blackie Podcast; Master Detective	Radio Memories Network	Fiction	495	Libsyn	32
88	Someone Just Like You: Horror Stories	Jeremy Ellett	Fiction	29	Megaphone	68
89	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	2	BBC	38
90	PseudoPod	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	38
91	The Mantawauk Caves	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	17	Omny Studio	53
92	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
93	پادکست شنود	Mona Zare	Fiction	15	Acast	69
94	Camp Here & There	Blue Wolfe	Fiction	73	Spotify for Podcasters	59
95	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	154	Libsyn	32
96	End of the Loop	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	18	Acast	69
97	The You and Ryan Show	Ryan Chase	Fiction	19	Megaphone	53
98	Palace Intrigue Presents: King William	Caloroga Shark Media	Fiction	25	Spreaker	89
99	Blood Ties	Audible	Fiction	8	ART19	53
100	1865	Airship / Audible	Fiction	62	ART19	79

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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