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 29 Oct 2026

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10/29/2026

Average data

Episodes: 207

Frequency: every 29 days

Duration: 00:37:11

Top 5 authors

1. Chilling Entertainment (5 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (5 shows)

3. Bloody FM (4 shows)

4. QCODE (3 shows)

5. NOISER (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (28 shows)

2. Acast (11 shows)

3. Spreaker (10 shows)

4. Simplecast (9 shows)

5. ART19 (9 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Midnight Radio	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	4	Omny Studio	53
2	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1278	Acast	69
3	The Death of Edgar Allan Poe	My Victorian Nightmare	Fiction	6	Libsyn	62
4	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	848	Simplecast	73
5	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	114	Megaphone	83
6	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	668	Simplecast	68
7	The Haunted Library	BBC Studios	Fiction	14	Omny Studio	73
8	Don't Mind	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	36	Megaphone	89
9	UnderGround Zero: 9/11 & The Mob \| Starring Michael Imperioli & Steve Schirripa	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	6	Omny Studio	53
10	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	394	ART19	63
11	Bear Hunt	Goalhanger	Fiction	10	Megaphone	83
12	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
13	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	39	Acast	89
14	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
15	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	164	Megaphone	78
16	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	177	Simplecast	68
17	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	745	Omny Studio	84
18	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	80	Acast	74
19	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
20	Tales of the Night	Sonoro \| RDLN	Fiction	148	Megaphone	69
21	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
22	Camp Monsters	REI Co-op	Fiction	87	Simplecast	63
23	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	117	Megaphone	73
24	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	466	Audioboom	52
25	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
26	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
27	Edge of the Forgotten	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	25	Megaphone	73
28	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
29	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	379	Audioboom	47
30	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	89	Acast	69
31	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
32	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	293	BBC	38
33	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	275	Megaphone	63
34	OMINOUS THRILL: Her Horrorween	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	55	ART19	83
35	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	87	Simplecast	63
36	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
37	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	455	Megaphone	69
38	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	37	ART19	48
39	Dark Providence	Chaos Assembly	Fiction	13	Podbean	83
40	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	263	BBC	58
41	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	73	Megaphone	68
42	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
43	The Survivor Tapes	Josh Sterling	Fiction	16	Spotify for Podcasters	58
44	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	721	Spreaker	53
45	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	78	Megaphone	63
46	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
47	Dreadful, Inc. Presents: Blood Moon Radio	Dreadful, Inc.	Fiction	2	Spotify for Podcasters	52
48	Campfire Radio Theater	Haunted Air Audio	Fiction	52	Podbean	52
49	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	28	PRX	53
50	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	273	Audioboom	57
51	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
52	Imagination Amplified	GZM Shows	Fiction	93	ART19	63
53	CBS Radio Mystery Theater	Entertainment Radio	Fiction	970	Spreaker	49
54	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
55	What if it's True Podcast	Cameron Buckner	Fiction	720	Spreaker	43
56	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
57	CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)	CBSRMT-Restoration	Fiction	697	Spreaker	63
58	Bridgewater	iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild	Fiction	25	Omny Studio	58
59	Ghost - Scary Stories	Caloroga Shark Media \| Award-winning writers	Fiction	269	Spreaker	69
60	Weekly Spooky \| Scary Stories for Halloween	Henrique Couto \| Scary Stories & Horror Expert	Fiction	1169	Spreaker	63
61	The Ranting Podcast	With Nick and Miranda	Fiction	166	Spotify for Podcasters	42
62	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	379	Audioboom	68
63	Voces del Abismo	Voces del Abismo	Fiction	560	Acast	48
64	1865	Airship / Audible Original	Fiction	25	ART19	79
65	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	41	Acast	69
66	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
67	Sherlock Holmes -Rathbone & Bruce	EntertainmentRadioBD	Fiction	123	Spreaker	38
68	Ravi \| پادکست فارسی راوی	arash kaviani	Fiction	65	Simplecast	69
69	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
70	Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal	Cineverse, Bloody FM, Echoverse	Fiction	12	Simplecast	73
71	The Sheridan Tapes	Homestead on the Corner \| Realm	Fiction	174	Megaphone	63
72	The Burned Photo	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	84
73	TAGGED	Somethin' Else / Sony Music Entertainment	Fiction	3	Megaphone	53
74	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	42
75	Someone Just Like You: Horror Stories	Jeremy Ellett	Fiction	29	Megaphone	68
76	CBS Radio Mystery Theater \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	183	Spreaker	59
77	Last Known Position	QCODE	Fiction	9	Megaphone	73
78	Soft Voice	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	73
79	Pixel Quest	Storybutton and Mr. Jim	Fiction	50	ART19	53
80	Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	68
81	پادکستِ هرروز	Harrooz Team	Fiction	543	Acast	53
82	Waiting For October	D.J. Sylvis	Fiction	27	Megaphone	58
83	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	178	Megaphone	42
84	明朝那些事	当年明月	Fiction	268	Firstory	39
85	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	9	Captivate	53
86	VARÚÐ RPG	Blighthouse Studio	Fiction	32	Acast	94
87	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	2	BBC	38
88	قصص رون	فانز قصص رون	Fiction	916	Spotify for Podcasters	28
89	Lethal Lit: A Tig Torres Mystery	iHeartPodcasts and Einhorn's Epic Productions	Fiction	19	Omny Studio	58
90	Classic Gothic Audiobooks: Haunted Castles, Victorian Horror & Dark Secrets	Free Audiobook Library	Fiction	57	Spreaker	53
91	Paralyzed	Bloody FM	Fiction	117	Simplecast	58
92	Dogman & Werewolf Encounters	Dogman & Werewolf Encounters	Fiction	99	Spotify for Podcasters	28
93	Blood Ties	Audible Original	Fiction	6	ART19	63
94	Re: Dracula	Regarding Audio Drama	Fiction	142	Megaphone	63
95	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	156	Libsyn	32
96	Dark Woods	Endeavor Content	Fiction	10	Megaphone	53
97	PseudoPod	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	38
98	HEMOPHOBIA	C. S. W.	Fiction	21	Megaphone	73
99	Silent Key	ARC Productions	Fiction	2	Acast	69
100	Fear From the Heartland — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	132	Audioboom	57

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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