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 Aug 2026

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08/23/2026

Average data

Episodes: 230

Frequency: every 26 days

Duration: 00:35:44

Top 5 authors

1. GZM Shows (7 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (6 shows)

3. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

4. Bloody FM (4 shows)

5. NOISER (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (22 shows)

2. ART19 (13 shows)

3. Spreaker (13 shows)

4. Simplecast (10 shows)

5. Acast (10 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	387	ART19	63
2	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	104	Megaphone	83
3	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	33	Acast	89
4	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	829	Simplecast	73
5	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	656	Simplecast	68
6	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1242	Acast	69
7	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
8	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	158	Megaphone	78
9	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
10	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	713	Omny Studio	84
11	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	164	Simplecast	68
12	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
13	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	715	Spreaker	53
14	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	84	Acast	74
15	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
16	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	290	BBC	38
17	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
18	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	88	Acast	69
19	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
20	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	225	BBC	58
21	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	366	Audioboom	47
22	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
23	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	460	Audioboom	52
24	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	31	ART19	68
25	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
26	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
27	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
28	CBS Radio Mystery Theater	Entertainment Radio	Fiction	970	Spreaker	49
29	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	370	Audioboom	68
30	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	53
31	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	448	Megaphone	69
32	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	262	Audioboom	57
33	OMINOUS THRILL	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	38	ART19	89
34	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	10	Captivate	53
35	CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)	CBSRMT-Restoration	Fiction	653	Spreaker	63
36	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
37	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
38	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
39	Ravi \| پادکست فارسی راوی	arash kaviani	Fiction	65	Simplecast	69
40	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	262	Megaphone	63
41	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
42	American Afterlife	Gamut Podcast Network	Fiction	19	ART19	69
43	Campfire Radio Theater	Haunted Air Audio	Fiction	51	Podbean	52
44	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	75	Megaphone	63
45	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
46	The Whisperer In Darkness	Julian Simpson	Fiction	10	Captivate	68
47	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
48	Camp Monsters	REI Co-op	Fiction	83	Simplecast	63
49	Tales to Terrify	Drew Sebesteny	Fiction	783	Acast	64
50	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	170	Megaphone	42
51	TJ & Amanda's 2nd Date Update	KJ103 (KJYO-FM)	Fiction	32	Spreaker	32
52	What if it's True Podcast	Cameron Buckner	Fiction	718	Spreaker	43
53	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
54	Imagination Amplified	GZM Shows	Fiction	83	ART19	73
55	CBS Radio Mystery Theater \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	141	Spreaker	59
56	PseudoPod	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	38
57	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
58	1865	Airship / Audible	Fiction	62	ART19	79
59	Voces del Abismo	Voces del Abismo	Fiction	549	Acast	48
60	Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	68
61	Remy’s Life...Interrupted	GZM Shows	Fiction	181	ART19	52
62	Edge of the Forgotten	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
63	Tales of the Night	Sonoro \| RDLN	Fiction	142	Simplecast	69
64	Higher Grounds	YellaBird Media	Fiction	12	Transistor	79
65	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	1	BBC	38
66	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	27	PRX	59
67	Pixel Quest	Storybutton and Mr. Jim	Fiction	48	ART19	53
68	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
69	Bridgewater	iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild	Fiction	24	Omny Studio	73
70	The Heresies Of Radulf Burntwine	Zachary Golden	Fiction	36	Megaphone	38
71	The Sheridan Tapes	Homestead on the Corner \| Realm	Fiction	174	Megaphone	63
72	Camp Here & There	Blue Wolfe	Fiction	72	Spotify for Podcasters	59
73	Sherlock Holmes -Rathbone & Bruce	EntertainmentRadioBD	Fiction	123	Spreaker	38
74	Discovering Dad	GZM Shows	Fiction	16	ART19	73
75	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	38
76	Paralyzed	Bloody FM	Fiction	117	Simplecast	58
77	Tomorrow	GZM Shows	Fiction	54	ART19	73
78	The Shadow \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	114	Spreaker	59
79	Marvel’s Wastelanders: Wolverine	Marvel & Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
80	Weekly Spooky \| Scary Stories for Halloween	Henrique Couto \| Scary Stories & Horror Expert	Fiction	1119	Spreaker	63
81	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	37	BBC	28
82	明朝那些事	当年明月	Fiction	268	Firstory	39
83	پادکستِ هرروز	Harrooz Team	Fiction	506	Acast	53
84	Arc	BBC Sounds	Fiction	21	BBC	63
85	TRUE Scary Stories for Sleep +Rain Sounds	Midnight Lullaby	Fiction	48	Spotify for Podcasters	48
86	Yours Truly Johnny Dollar Collection	CBS Radio	Fiction	715	Spreaker	38
87	Primal	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	RedCircle	78
88	The Gospel of Haven	Bloody FM, Daisy McNamara	Fiction	26	Simplecast	73
89	The Burned Photo	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	84
90	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	143	Libsyn	32
91	True Horror Stories	True Horror Stories	Fiction	593	Spreaker	64
92	قصص رون	فانز قصص رون	Fiction	890	Spotify for Podcasters	28
93	Re: Dracula	Regarding Audio Drama	Fiction	113	Megaphone	53
94	Gaslight	QCODE	Fiction	12	Megaphone	58
95	The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 1	Adam Graham	Fiction	802	Spreaker	73
96	The Ranting Podcast	With Nick and Miranda	Fiction	146	Spotify for Podcasters	42
97	Who The F**K Killed My Sister?	Chris Sowa	Fiction	18	Buzzsprout	42
98	Dark Woods	Endeavor Content	Fiction	10	Megaphone	53
99	End of the Loop	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	19	Acast	69
100	Treasure Island 2020	GZM Shows	Fiction	11	ART19	68

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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