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 22 Jun 2026

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06/22/2026

Average data

Episodes: 225

Frequency: every 33 days

Duration: 00:35:50

Top 5 authors

1. GZM Shows (8 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (6 shows)

3. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

4. NOISER (3 shows)

5. QCODE (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (22 shows)

2. ART19 (15 shows)

3. Spreaker (12 shows)

4. Acast (12 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	114	Megaphone	83
2	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	394	ART19	63
3	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	848	Simplecast	73
4	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	668	Simplecast	68
5	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1278	Acast	69
6	Higher Grounds	YellaBird Media	Fiction	12	Transistor	79
7	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	164	Megaphone	78
8	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
9	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	177	Simplecast	68
10	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	745	Omny Studio	84
11	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
12	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	263	BBC	58
13	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
14	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
15	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	721	Spreaker	53
16	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
17	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	379	Audioboom	47
18	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	293	BBC	38
19	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
20	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
21	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	89	Acast	69
22	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	39	Acast	89
23	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	37	ART19	48
24	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	117	Megaphone	73
25	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	273	Audioboom	57
26	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	73	Megaphone	68
27	Imagination Amplified	GZM Shows	Fiction	93	ART19	63
28	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
29	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	466	Audioboom	52
30	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	379	Audioboom	68
31	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
32	American Afterlife	Gamut Podcast Network	Fiction	19	ART19	69
33	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	80	Acast	74
34	The ladyaureliaravenshadepresents’s Podcast	ladyaureliaravenshadepresents	Fiction	45	Podbean	62
35	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	455	Megaphone	69
36	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	9	Captivate	53
37	CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)	CBSRMT-Restoration	Fiction	697	Spreaker	63
38	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
39	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	43	BBC	28
40	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
41	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	87	Simplecast	63
42	What if it's True Podcast	Cameron Buckner	Fiction	720	Spreaker	43
43	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	275	Megaphone	63
44	The Whisperer In Darkness	Julian Simpson	Fiction	10	Captivate	68
45	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	42
46	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
47	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
48	OMINOUS THRILL: Her Horrorween	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	55	ART19	83
49	Tales to Terrify	Drew Sebesteny	Fiction	789	Acast	64
50	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	178	Megaphone	42
51	PseudoPod	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	38
52	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	78	Megaphone	63
53	Camp Monsters	REI Co-op	Fiction	87	Simplecast	63
54	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
55	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	156	Libsyn	32
56	Remy’s Life...Interrupted	GZM Shows	Fiction	183	ART19	52
57	CBS Radio Mystery Theater	Entertainment Radio	Fiction	970	Spreaker	49
58	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
59	Shadows at the Door	Shadows at the Door Publishing \| Realm	Fiction	48	Megaphone	53
60	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	41	Acast	69
61	The Sheridan Tapes	Homestead on the Corner \| Realm	Fiction	174	Megaphone	63
62	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	2	BBC	38
63	Sherlock Holmes -Rathbone & Bruce	EntertainmentRadioBD	Fiction	123	Spreaker	38
64	1865	Airship / Audible Original	Fiction	25	ART19	79
65	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
66	Ravi \| پادکست فارسی راوی	arash kaviani	Fiction	65	Simplecast	69
67	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	28	PRX	53
68	Pixel Quest	Storybutton and Mr. Jim	Fiction	50	ART19	53
69	Camp Here & There	Blue Wolfe	Fiction	73	Spotify for Podcasters	59
70	Bridgewater	iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild	Fiction	25	Omny Studio	58
71	Iowa Chapman and The Last Dog	GZM Shows	Fiction	19	ART19	38
72	پادکستِ هرروز	Harrooz Team	Fiction	543	Acast	53
73	Discovering Dad	GZM Shows	Fiction	21	ART19	53
74	TAGGED	Somethin' Else / Sony Music Entertainment	Fiction	3	Megaphone	53
75	The Case of Charles Dexter Ward	Julian Simpson	Fiction	11	Captivate	58
76	Blood Ties	Audible Original	Fiction	6	ART19	63
77	Marvel’s Wastelanders: Wolverine	Marvel & Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
78	Campfire Radio Theater	Haunted Air Audio	Fiction	52	Podbean	52
79	Voces del Abismo	Voces del Abismo	Fiction	560	Acast	48
80	Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	68
81	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
82	Tales of the Night	Sonoro \| RDLN	Fiction	148	Megaphone	69
83	Primal	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	RedCircle	78
84	Treasure Island 2020	GZM Shows	Fiction	14	ART19	48
85	Tomorrow	GZM Shows	Fiction	57	ART19	73
86	Project Super Crush: The Audio Drama	PASTELIA	Fiction	18	Spotify for Podcasters	27
87	Last Known Position	QCODE	Fiction	9	Megaphone	73
88	Dark Woods	Endeavor Content	Fiction	10	Megaphone	53
89	End of the Loop	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	18	Acast	69
90	True Horror Stories	True Horror Stories	Fiction	604	Spreaker	64
91	Yours Truly Johnny Dollar Daily	CBS Radio	Fiction	849	Spreaker	49
92	Yours Truly Johnny Dollar Collection	CBS Radio	Fiction	750	Spreaker	43
93	Weekly Spooky \| Scary Stories for Halloween	Henrique Couto \| Scary Stories & Horror Expert	Fiction	1169	Spreaker	63
94	Dark Providence	Chaos Assembly	Fiction	13	Podbean	83
95	Lux Radio Theatre	EntertainmentRadioBD	Fiction	201	Spreaker	59
96	明朝那些事	当年明月	Fiction	268	Firstory	39
97	The Grimoire Diaries	Stone Fable	Fiction	28	Acast	94
98	TRUE Scary Stories for Sleep +Rain Sounds	Midnight Lullaby	Fiction	48	Spotify for Podcasters	48
99	Soft Voice	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	73
100	Gunsmoke	The Old Time Radio	Fiction	250	Spreaker	70

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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