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 Aug 2026

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08/22/2026

Average data

Episodes: 227

Frequency: every 26 days

Duration: 00:35:21

Top 5 authors

1. GZM Shows (6 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (5 shows)

3. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

4. Bloody FM (4 shows)

5. NOISER (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (22 shows)

2. Spreaker (14 shows)

3. ART19 (12 shows)

4. Acast (11 shows)

5. Simplecast (10 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	109	Megaphone	83
2	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	389	ART19	63
3	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	35	Acast	89
4	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	836	Simplecast	73
5	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	661	Simplecast	68
6	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
7	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1251	Acast	69
8	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	160	Megaphone	78
9	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	726	Omny Studio	84
10	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
11	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	169	Simplecast	68
12	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
13	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
14	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	89	Acast	69
15	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	294	BBC	38
16	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
17	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	240	BBC	58
18	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	370	Audioboom	47
19	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
20	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
21	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	462	Audioboom	52
22	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	718	Spreaker	53
23	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	79	Acast	74
24	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
25	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
26	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	31	ART19	68
27	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	373	Audioboom	68
28	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	266	Audioboom	57
29	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	451	Megaphone	69
30	CBS Radio Mystery Theater	Entertainment Radio	Fiction	970	Spreaker	49
31	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
32	OMINOUS THRILL: Her Horrorween	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	43	ART19	83
33	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
34	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
35	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	9	Captivate	53
36	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
37	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	264	Megaphone	63
38	American Afterlife	Gamut Podcast Network	Fiction	19	ART19	69
39	CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)	CBSRMT-Restoration	Fiction	670	Spreaker	63
40	Campfire Radio Theater	Haunted Air Audio	Fiction	51	Podbean	52
41	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
42	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	75	Megaphone	63
43	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
44	The Whisperer In Darkness	Julian Simpson	Fiction	10	Captivate	68
45	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
46	Ravi \| پادکست فارسی راوی	arash kaviani	Fiction	65	Simplecast	69
47	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
48	Camp Monsters	REI Co-op	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
49	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
50	PseudoPod	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	38
51	CBS Radio Mystery Theater \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	158	Spreaker	59
52	Tales to Terrify	Drew Sebesteny	Fiction	786	Acast	64
53	What if it's True Podcast	Cameron Buckner	Fiction	718	Spreaker	43
54	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	174	Megaphone	42
55	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
56	TJ & Amanda's 2nd Date Update	KJ103 (KJYO-FM)	Fiction	44	Spreaker	32
57	Imagination Amplified	GZM Shows	Fiction	86	ART19	73
58	Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	68
59	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	28	PRX	53
60	Tales of the Night	Sonoro \| RDLN	Fiction	144	Simplecast	69
61	Bridgewater	iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild	Fiction	24	Omny Studio	73
62	1865	Airship / Audible	Fiction	62	ART19	79
63	The Sheridan Tapes	Homestead on the Corner \| Realm	Fiction	174	Megaphone	63
64	Voces del Abismo	Voces del Abismo	Fiction	553	Acast	48
65	Discovering Dad	GZM Shows	Fiction	17	ART19	73
66	Pixel Quest	Storybutton and Mr. Jim	Fiction	48	ART19	53
67	Higher Grounds	YellaBird Media	Fiction	12	Transistor	79
68	Sherlock Holmes -Rathbone & Bruce	EntertainmentRadioBD	Fiction	123	Spreaker	38
69	Remy’s Life...Interrupted	GZM Shows	Fiction	180	ART19	52
70	Camp Here & There	Blue Wolfe	Fiction	72	Spotify for Podcasters	59
71	Paralyzed	Bloody FM	Fiction	117	Simplecast	58
72	Weekly Spooky \| Scary Stories for Halloween	Henrique Couto \| Scary Stories & Horror Expert	Fiction	1137	Spreaker	63
73	Marvel’s Wastelanders: Wolverine	Marvel & Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
74	The Shadow \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	131	Spreaker	59
75	Primal	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	RedCircle	78
76	Edge of the Forgotten	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	21	Megaphone	73
77	Who The F**K Killed My Sister?	Chris Sowa	Fiction	18	Buzzsprout	42
78	The Burned Photo	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	84
79	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	39	BBC	28
80	TRUE Scary Stories for Sleep +Rain Sounds	Midnight Lullaby	Fiction	48	Spotify for Podcasters	48
81	End of the Loop	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	19	Acast	69
82	Re: Dracula	Regarding Audio Drama	Fiction	128	Megaphone	63
83	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	2	BBC	38
84	Tomorrow	GZM Shows	Fiction	54	ART19	73
85	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
86	The Case of Charles Dexter Ward	Julian Simpson	Fiction	11	Captivate	58
87	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	148	Libsyn	32
88	The Grimoire Diaries	Stone Fable	Fiction	28	Acast	94
89	The Gospel of Haven	Bloody FM, Daisy McNamara	Fiction	27	Simplecast	73
90	Arc	BBC Sounds	Fiction	21	BBC	63
91	Dark Providence	Chaos Assembly	Fiction	13	Podbean	83
92	The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 1	Adam Graham	Fiction	802	Spreaker	73
93	Yours Truly Johnny Dollar Collection	CBS Radio	Fiction	734	Spreaker	38
94	Ranger Bill	EntertainmentRadioBD	Fiction	201	Spreaker	64
95	The Cellar Letters	Jamie Petronis	Fiction	100	Acast	63
96	The Heresies Of Radulf Burntwine	Zachary Golden	Fiction	38	Megaphone	38
97	True Horror Stories	True Horror Stories	Fiction	598	Spreaker	64
98	Karma Stories	KCC Rob	Fiction	1005	Spotify for Podcasters	43
99	Marvel's Wastelanders: Black Widow	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	15	Megaphone	58
100	36 Questions – The Podcast Musical	Two-Up	Fiction	5	Megaphone	48

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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