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 25 Oct 2026

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10/25/2026

Average data

Episodes: 231

Frequency: every 24 days

Duration: 00:36:33

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (6 shows)

2. GZM Shows (6 shows)

3. Chilling Entertainment (5 shows)

4. Bloody FM (3 shows)

5. NOISER (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (21 shows)

2. Spreaker (13 shows)

3. Acast (11 shows)

4. ART19 (11 shows)

5. Simplecast (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Midnight Radio	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	3	Omny Studio	53
2	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1274	Acast	69
3	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	113	Megaphone	83
4	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	846	Simplecast	73
5	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	393	ART19	63
6	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	667	Simplecast	68
7	The Death of Edgar Allan Poe	My Victorian Nightmare	Fiction	6	Libsyn	62
8	The Haunted Library	BBC Studios	Fiction	12	Omny Studio	73
9	Bear Hunt	Goalhanger	Fiction	9	Megaphone	63
10	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	38	Acast	89
11	UnderGround Zero: 9/11 & The Mob \| Starring Michael Imperioli & Steve Schirripa	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	6	Omny Studio	53
12	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	175	Simplecast	68
13	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
14	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	741	Omny Studio	84
15	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
16	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	378	Audioboom	47
17	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	163	Megaphone	78
18	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	80	Acast	74
19	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
20	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
21	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	298	BBC	38
22	Camp Monsters	REI Co-op	Fiction	87	Simplecast	63
23	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
24	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
25	Tales of the Night	Sonoro \| RDLN	Fiction	147	Megaphone	69
26	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	721	Spreaker	53
27	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	272	Audioboom	57
28	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	466	Audioboom	52
29	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	259	BBC	58
30	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	271	Megaphone	63
31	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
32	OMINOUS THRILL: Her Horrorween	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	52	ART19	83
33	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	89	Acast	69
34	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
35	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
36	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	35	ART19	48
37	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	86	Simplecast	63
38	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
39	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	454	Megaphone	69
40	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	72	Megaphone	68
41	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	78	Megaphone	63
42	CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)	CBSRMT-Restoration	Fiction	693	Spreaker	63
43	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
44	Imagination Amplified	GZM Shows	Fiction	91	ART19	73
45	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	378	Audioboom	68
46	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
47	Weekly Spooky \| Scary Stories for Halloween	Henrique Couto \| Scary Stories & Horror Expert	Fiction	1163	Spreaker	63
48	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
49	Edge of the Forgotten	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	24	Megaphone	73
50	Bridgewater	iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild	Fiction	25	Omny Studio	58
51	CBS Radio Mystery Theater	Entertainment Radio	Fiction	970	Spreaker	49
52	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
53	Ravi \| پادکست فارسی راوی	arash kaviani	Fiction	65	Simplecast	69
54	Dreadful, Inc. Presents: Blood Moon Radio	Dreadful, Inc.	Fiction	2	Spotify for Podcasters	52
55	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
56	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	28	PRX	53
57	The Survivor Tapes	Josh Sterling	Fiction	15	Spotify for Podcasters	58
58	Campfire Radio Theater	Haunted Air Audio	Fiction	52	Podbean	52
59	Dark Providence	Chaos Assembly	Fiction	13	Podbean	83
60	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
61	Scary Stories for Sleep : The Spooky Hunter	The Spooky Hunter	Fiction	53	Acast	48
62	The Ranting Podcast	With Nick and Miranda	Fiction	163	Spotify for Podcasters	42
63	Don't Mind	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	35	Megaphone	89
64	CBS Radio Mystery Theater \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	179	Spreaker	59
65	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	176	Megaphone	42
66	Voces del Abismo	Voces del Abismo	Fiction	559	Acast	48
67	Sherlock Holmes -Rathbone & Bruce	EntertainmentRadioBD	Fiction	123	Spreaker	38
68	PseudoPod	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	38
69	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
70	Pixel Quest	Storybutton and Mr. Jim	Fiction	49	ART19	53
71	What if it's True Podcast	Cameron Buckner	Fiction	719	Spreaker	43
72	Tales to Terrify	Drew Sebesteny	Fiction	789	Acast	64
73	Boston Blackie Podcast; Master Detective	Radio Memories Network	Fiction	495	Libsyn	32
74	Your Mom's Romance Shelf	Alli Mowrey	Fiction	3	Unknown	63
75	The Shadow \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	152	Spreaker	59
76	1865	Airship / Audible	Fiction	62	ART19	79
77	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	2	BBC	38
78	پادکستِ هرروز	Harrooz Team	Fiction	540	Acast	53
79	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	14	BBC	42
80	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	43	BBC	28
81	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	41	Acast	69
82	明朝那些事	当年明月	Fiction	268	Firstory	39
83	Gunsmoke	The Old Time Radio	Fiction	250	Spreaker	70
84	The Burned Photo	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	84
85	Ghost - Scary Stories	Caloroga Shark Media \| Award-winning writers	Fiction	269	Spreaker	69
86	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	9	Captivate	53
87	The Sheridan Tapes	Homestead on the Corner \| Realm	Fiction	174	Megaphone	63
88	Remy’s Life...Interrupted	GZM Shows	Fiction	183	ART19	52
89	Treasure Island 2020	GZM Shows	Fiction	14	ART19	48
90	The Hidden People	DWM \| Realm	Fiction	86	Megaphone	79
91	Re: Dracula	Regarding Audio Drama	Fiction	138	Megaphone	63
92	TRUE Scary Stories for Sleep +Rain Sounds	Midnight Lullaby	Fiction	48	Spotify for Podcasters	48
93	Fear From the Heartland — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	131	Audioboom	57
94	Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar	Jacab R Singer	Fiction	712	Spreaker	49
95	قصص رون	فانز قصص رون	Fiction	913	Spotify for Podcasters	28
96	Discovering Dad	GZM Shows	Fiction	20	ART19	53
97	CBS Radio Mystery Theater - 1978	theaterofthemind-otr.com	Fiction	115	Spreaker	69
98	Midnight Radio	Martlet Radio	Fiction	12	Libsyn	48
99	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
100	Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal	Cineverse, Bloody FM, Echoverse	Fiction	12	Simplecast	73

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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