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 27 Sep 2025

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09/27/2025

Average data

Episodes: 199

Frequency: every 32 days

Duration: 00:32:16

Top 5 authors

1. Voyage Media (5 shows)

2. GZM Shows (5 shows)

3. BBC Radio 4 (5 shows)

4. DWM | Realm (4 shows)

5. Bloody FM (4 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (30 shows)

2. Acast (13 shows)

3. ART19 (12 shows)

4. Spreaker (8 shows)

5. Simplecast (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	115	Megaphone	83
2	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	390	ART19	63
3	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	165	Megaphone	78
4	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	670	Simplecast	68
5	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1283	Acast	69
6	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
7	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	751	Omny Studio	84
8	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
9	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
10	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	382	Audioboom	47
11	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	467	Audioboom	52
12	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	90	Acast	69
13	Camp Monsters	REI Co-op	Fiction	87	Simplecast	63
14	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	179	Simplecast	68
15	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
16	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
17	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	117	Megaphone	73
18	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	723	Spreaker	53
19	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	81	Megaphone	63
20	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
21	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
22	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	270	BBC	58
23	Soft Voice	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	73
24	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	456	Megaphone	69
25	What if it's True Podcast	Cameron Buckner	Fiction	722	Spreaker	43
26	Bridgewater	iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild	Fiction	24	Omny Studio	68
27	The ladyaureliaravenshadepresents’s Podcast	ladyaureliaravenshadepresents	Fiction	45	Podbean	62
28	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
29	Endgame	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	Megaphone	89
30	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
31	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	34	ART19	68
32	The Search For Gillian Gold - A Paranormal Mystery Podcast	Nine Ladies Productions	Fiction	17	Buzzsprout	58
33	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	381	Audioboom	68
34	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
35	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
36	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	277	Megaphone	63
37	The Grimoire Diaries	Stone Fable	Fiction	28	Acast	94
38	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	294	BBC	38
39	Elias The Caretaker	Voyage Media	Fiction	11	RedCircle	78
40	Primal	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	RedCircle	78
41	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	275	Audioboom	57
42	Give Me Away	Gideon Media	Fiction	54	Megaphone	59
43	A Litter of Bones by JD Kirk - Full Cast Recording	Zertex Media Ltd	Fiction	9	Podbean	52
44	The Bright Sessions	Atypical Artists	Fiction	127	ART19	73
45	Paralyzed	Bloody FM	Fiction	117	Simplecast	58
46	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
47	Ravi \| پادکست فارسی راوی	arash kaviani	Fiction	65	Simplecast	69
48	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
49	The Hidden People	DWM \| Realm	Fiction	89	Megaphone	73
50	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
51	A MURDER IN MONTECITO	Sonoro	Fiction	8	Megaphone	58
52	CBS Radio Mystery Theater	Entertainment Radio	Fiction	970	Spreaker	49
53	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	72	Simplecast	78
54	OMINOUS THRILL	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	55	ART19	89
55	TAGGED	Somethin' Else / Sony Music Entertainment	Fiction	3	Megaphone	53
56	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	160	Libsyn	32
57	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	88	Simplecast	63
58	Weekly Spooky \| Scary Stories for Halloween	Henrique Couto \| Scary Stories & Horror Expert	Fiction	1179	Spreaker	63
59	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	180	Megaphone	42
60	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
61	Tales to Terrify	Drew Sebesteny	Fiction	791	Acast	64
62	The Genome Killer	Voyage Media	Fiction	11	Megaphone	73
63	1865	Airship / Audible Original	Fiction	25	ART19	79
64	End of the Loop	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	18	Acast	69
65	TJ & Amanda's 2nd Date Update	KJ103 (KJYO-FM)	Fiction	56	Spreaker	32
66	Don't Mind	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	36	Megaphone	89
67	How it Ends	How it Ends	Fiction	85	Megaphone	74
68	The Twelvelms Conspiracy	Eira Major's Hanging Sloth	Fiction	14	Acast	89
69	Voces del Abismo	Voces del Abismo	Fiction	563	Acast	48
70	PseudoPod	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	38
71	Weeping Cedars	J.W.G. Wise	Fiction	115	Unknown	53
72	Remy’s Life...Interrupted	GZM Shows	Fiction	180	ART19	52
73	The Mind Doctor	Voyage Media	Fiction	11	Megaphone	73
74	Imagination Amplified	GZM Shows	Fiction	92	ART19	73
75	Re: Dracula	Regarding Audio Drama	Fiction	150	Megaphone	63
76	Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	68
77	The Handmaid's Tale	Wondery	Fiction	6	ART19	69
78	CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)	CBSRMT-Restoration	Fiction	705	Spreaker	63
79	Campfire Radio Theater	Haunted Air Audio	Fiction	52	Podbean	52
80	Tales of the Night	Sonoro \| RDLN	Fiction	149	Megaphone	69
81	پادکستِ هرروز	Harrooz Team	Fiction	550	Acast	53
82	پادکست شنود	Mona Zare	Fiction	15	Acast	69
83	Aftershock	Nomadic Engine	Fiction	24	Acast	58
84	Sherlock Holmes -Rathbone & Bruce	EntertainmentRadioBD	Fiction	123	Spreaker	38
85	Tomorrow	GZM Shows	Fiction	54	ART19	73
86	Think Fast	DWM \| Realm	Fiction	16	Megaphone	89
87	Pixel Quest	Storybutton and Mr. Jim	Fiction	51	ART19	53
88	Strange Matter: The Witch Who Came in From the Cold	Realm	Fiction	117	Megaphone	89
89	M.U.S.E.	DWM \| Realm	Fiction	10	Megaphone	63
90	Blood Ties	Audible Original	Fiction	6	ART19	63
91	The Sheridan Tapes	Homestead on the Corner \| Realm	Fiction	175	Megaphone	63
92	Violet Eyes	James Renner	Fiction	35	Acast	84
93	Longtime, First Time	KNUCKLEDRAGGER STUDIOS	Fiction	15	Ausha	84
94	Camp Here & There	Blue Wolfe	Fiction	73	Spotify for Podcasters	59
95	Uncanny Valley	DWM \| Realm	Fiction	12	Megaphone	63
96	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	28
97	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	2	BBC	38
98	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	28	PRX	53
99	明朝那些事	当年明月	Fiction	268	Firstory	39
100	The Cellar Letters	Jamie Petronis	Fiction	100	Acast	63

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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