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 30 Sep 2026

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09/30/2026

Average data

Episodes: 204

Frequency: every 28 days

Duration: 00:33:15

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (6 shows)

2. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

3. Bloody FM (4 shows)

4. GZM Shows (4 shows)

5. NOISER (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (23 shows)

2. Acast (11 shows)

3. Simplecast (10 shows)

4. ART19 (10 shows)

5. Spreaker (10 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	109	Megaphone	83
2	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	836	Simplecast	73
3	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	389	ART19	63
4	UnderGround Zero: 9/11 & The Mob \| Starring Michael Imperioli & Steve Schirripa	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	6	Omny Studio	53
5	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	660	Simplecast	68
6	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	35	Acast	89
7	Drift Into Dreams A Closing Blessing Elevated Open	Jessica rodriguez	Fiction	131	RedCircle	43
8	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1249	Acast	69
9	Bear Hunt	Goalhanger	Fiction	6	Megaphone	63
10	The Haunted Library	BBC Studios	Fiction	5	Omny Studio	63
11	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	168	Simplecast	68
12	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	160	Megaphone	78
13	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
14	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
15	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	724	Omny Studio	84
16	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
17	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
18	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	462	Audioboom	52
19	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
20	Tales of Harkshire	Artis House	Fiction	26	Podbean	73
21	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	369	Audioboom	47
22	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
23	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	88	Acast	69
24	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
25	Survival Dispatch Remnant	Christopher Heaven, CEO Survival Dispatch	Fiction	44	RSS.com	72
26	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	292	BBC	38
27	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
28	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	78	Acast	74
29	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	266	Audioboom	57
30	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
31	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	238	BBC	58
32	Camp Monsters	REI Co-op	Fiction	84	Simplecast	63
33	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	9	Captivate	53
34	The Death of Edgar Allan Poe	My Victorian Nightmare	Fiction	6	Libsyn	62
35	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	31	ART19	68
36	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
37	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	717	Spreaker	53
38	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
39	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
40	CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)	CBSRMT-Restoration	Fiction	668	Spreaker	63
41	The Whisperer In Darkness	Julian Simpson	Fiction	10	Captivate	68
42	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	75	Megaphone	63
43	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
44	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
45	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
46	Tales of the Night	Sonoro \| RDLN	Fiction	144	Simplecast	69
47	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
48	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	451	Megaphone	69
49	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
50	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	263	Megaphone	63
51	CBS Radio Mystery Theater \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	156	Spreaker	59
52	Campfire Radio Theater	Haunted Air Audio	Fiction	51	Podbean	52
53	CBS Radio Mystery Theater	Entertainment Radio	Fiction	970	Spreaker	49
54	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
55	Edge of the Forgotten	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	21	Megaphone	73
56	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	28	PRX	53
57	OMINOUS THRILL: Her Horrorween	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	39	ART19	83
58	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	373	Audioboom	68
59	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	42	Acast	79
60	Imagination Amplified	GZM Shows	Fiction	86	ART19	73
61	Ravi \| پادکست فارسی راوی	arash kaviani	Fiction	65	Simplecast	69
62	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	14	BBC	42
63	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	174	Megaphone	42
64	What if it's True Podcast	Cameron Buckner	Fiction	718	Spreaker	43
65	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	39	BBC	28
66	Bridgewater	iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild	Fiction	24	Omny Studio	73
67	Don't Mind	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	34	Megaphone	89
68	American Afterlife	Gamut Podcast Network	Fiction	19	ART19	69
69	Pixel Quest	Storybutton and Mr. Jim	Fiction	48	ART19	53
70	پادکستِ هرروز	Harrooz Team	Fiction	519	Acast	53
71	End of the Loop	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	19	Acast	69
72	Weekly Spooky \| Scary Stories for Halloween	Henrique Couto \| Scary Stories & Horror Expert	Fiction	1134	Spreaker	63
73	Re: Dracula	Regarding Audio Drama	Fiction	126	Megaphone	63
74	TAGGED	Somethin' Else / Sony Music Entertainment	Fiction	3	Megaphone	53
75	Discovering Dad	GZM Shows	Fiction	17	ART19	73
76	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	2	BBC	38
77	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
78	1865	Airship / Audible	Fiction	62	ART19	79
79	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	147	Libsyn	32
80	The Gospel of Haven	Bloody FM, Daisy McNamara	Fiction	27	Simplecast	73
81	The Sheridan Tapes	Homestead on the Corner \| Realm	Fiction	174	Megaphone	63
82	Tumanbay	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	45	Omny Studio	53
83	Sherlock Holmes -Rathbone & Bruce	EntertainmentRadioBD	Fiction	123	Spreaker	38
84	Boston Blackie Podcast; Master Detective	Radio Memories Network	Fiction	489	Libsyn	32
85	The Burned Photo	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	84
86	The Shadow \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	129	Spreaker	59
87	Higher Grounds	YellaBird Media	Fiction	12	Transistor	79
88	Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	68
89	Roanoke Falls: A Horror History	Realm	Fiction	7	Megaphone	59
90	The Last Movie	Public Radio Alliance	Fiction	15	Libsyn	58
91	Voces del Abismo	Voces del Abismo	Fiction	552	Acast	48
92	scared with jess	Jess	Fiction	34	Spotify for Podcasters	28
93	The You and Ryan Show	Ryan Chase	Fiction	13	Megaphone	53
94	Elephant Graveyard	Abuda	Fiction	10	RedCircle	79
95	Tales to Terrify	Drew Sebesteny	Fiction	785	Acast	64
96	HAUNTED: The Audio Drama	Impala Films	Fiction	163	Spreaker	59
97	明朝那些事	当年明月	Fiction	268	Firstory	39
98	Primal	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	RedCircle	78
99	Paralyzed	Bloody FM	Fiction	117	Simplecast	58
100	Weeping Cedars	J.W.G. Wise	Fiction	115	Unknown	53

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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