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 23 May 2026

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05/23/2026

Average data

Episodes: 181

Frequency: every 33 days

Duration: 00:31:56

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 (25 shows)

2. ART19 (14 shows)

3. Acast (13 shows)

4. Spreaker (8 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	108	Megaphone	83
2	American Afterlife	Gamut Podcast Network	Fiction	19	ART19	69
3	Higher Grounds	YellaBird Media	Fiction	12	Transistor	79
4	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	388	ART19	63
5	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	659	Simplecast	68
6	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1248	Acast	69
7	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	168	Simplecast	68
8	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
9	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	159	Megaphone	78
10	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	722	Omny Studio	84
11	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
12	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
13	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
14	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	369	Audioboom	47
15	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	35	Acast	89
16	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
17	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
18	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
19	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	88	Acast	69
20	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
21	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	31	ART19	68
22	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	236	BBC	58
23	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	717	Spreaker	53
24	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
25	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
26	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	292	BBC	38
27	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	461	Audioboom	52
28	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
29	Imagination Amplified	GZM Shows	Fiction	85	ART19	73
30	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	79	Acast	74
31	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	450	Megaphone	69
32	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
33	The Case of Charles Dexter Ward	Julian Simpson	Fiction	11	Captivate	58
34	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	372	Audioboom	68
35	The Whisperer In Darkness	Julian Simpson	Fiction	10	Captivate	68
36	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	266	Audioboom	57
37	Lovecraft Investigations: The Call of Cthulhu - Pre-Launch	Julian Simpson	Fiction	3	Captivate	42
38	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
39	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
40	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
41	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	263	Megaphone	63
42	Dark Providence	Chaos Assembly	Fiction	13	Podbean	83
43	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
44	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	75	Megaphone	63
45	End of the Loop	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	19	Acast	69
46	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	174	Megaphone	42
47	What if it's True Podcast	Cameron Buckner	Fiction	718	Spreaker	43
48	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
49	CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)	CBSRMT-Restoration	Fiction	666	Spreaker	63
50	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
51	1865	Airship / Audible	Fiction	62	ART19	79
52	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
53	Camp Monsters	REI Co-op	Fiction	84	Simplecast	63
54	TJ & Amanda's 2nd Date Update	KJ103 (KJYO-FM)	Fiction	44	Spreaker	32
55	CBS Radio Mystery Theater	Entertainment Radio	Fiction	970	Spreaker	49
56	Voces del Abismo	Voces del Abismo	Fiction	551	Acast	48
57	Primal	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	RedCircle	78
58	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	28	PRX	53
59	OMINOUS THRILL: Her Horrorween	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	39	ART19	83
60	Tales to Terrify	Drew Sebesteny	Fiction	785	Acast	64
61	Bridgewater	iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild	Fiction	24	Omny Studio	73
62	Tales of the Night	Sonoro \| RDLN	Fiction	144	Simplecast	69
63	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	42	Acast	79
64	COLD TAPES	Free Turn	Fiction	85	Acast	54
65	Pixel Quest	Storybutton and Mr. Jim	Fiction	48	ART19	53
66	Camp Here & There	Blue Wolfe	Fiction	72	Spotify for Podcasters	59
67	36 Questions – The Podcast Musical	Two-Up	Fiction	5	Megaphone	48
68	Dogman & Werewolf Encounters	Dogman & Werewolf Encounters	Fiction	96	Spotify for Podcasters	28
69	PseudoPod	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	38
70	Shadows at the Door	Shadows at the Door Publishing \| Realm	Fiction	48	Megaphone	53
71	The Burned Photo	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	84
72	Give Me Away	Gideon Media	Fiction	54	Megaphone	59
73	Sherlock Holmes -Rathbone & Bruce	EntertainmentRadioBD	Fiction	124	Spreaker	38
74	Paralyzed	Bloody FM	Fiction	117	Simplecast	58
75	Discovering Dad	GZM Shows	Fiction	17	ART19	73
76	The Sheridan Tapes	Homestead on the Corner \| Realm	Fiction	174	Megaphone	63
77	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	2	BBC	38
78	Treasure Island 2020	GZM Shows	Fiction	11	ART19	68
79	Remy’s Life...Interrupted	GZM Shows	Fiction	180	ART19	52
80	Yours Truly Johnny Dollar Collection	CBS Radio	Fiction	730	Spreaker	38
81	Dark Woods	Endeavor Content	Fiction	10	Megaphone	53
82	Soft Voice	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	73
83	Re: Dracula	Regarding Audio Drama	Fiction	124	Megaphone	63
84	Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot (Audiobook Collection)	Agatha Christie	Fiction	17	RSS.com	52
85	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	147	Libsyn	32
86	What Happened in Skinner	Mazama Entertainment	Fiction	34	RedCircle	73
87	Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	68
88	Blood Ties	Audible	Fiction	7	ART19	53
89	The Last Movie	Public Radio Alliance	Fiction	15	Libsyn	58
90	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	39	BBC	28
91	The Darkive — Scary Stories, Horror Fiction, and Creepypastas	Craig Groshek	Fiction	25	Spotify for Podcasters	38
92	How it Ends	How it Ends	Fiction	85	Megaphone	74
93	Solo: A Zombie Apocalypse Details temporarily unavailable	Tim Mullins	Fiction	50	Audioboom	53
94	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
95	Last Dance	Blackabbey Productions	Fiction	18	Acast	69
96	TAGGED	Somethin' Else / Sony Music Entertainment	Fiction	3	Megaphone	53
97	Highgate Wood	Palimpsest Productions	Fiction	10	Megaphone	64
98	Who The F**K Killed My Sister?	Chris Sowa	Fiction	18	Buzzsprout	42
99	The Handmaid's Tale	Wondery	Fiction	6	ART19	69
100	The Cellar Letters	Jamie Petronis	Fiction	100	Acast	63

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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