Apple Podcast Rankings - USA - Fiction

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 01 Feb 2026

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02/01/2026

Average data

Episodes: 294

Frequency: every 14 days

Duration: 00:40:03

Top 5 authors

1. Bloody FM (5 shows)

2. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

3. GZM Shows (3 shows)

4. NOISER (3 shows)

5. Mark R. Healy (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (32 shows)

2. Simplecast (15 shows)

3. Acast (14 shows)

4. Libsyn (9 shows)

5. Audioboom (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Table Read	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	119	Omny Studio	63
2	The Red Weather	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	9	Omny Studio	53
3	Hard Drive	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	Megaphone	73
4	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	104	Megaphone	83
5	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	829	Simplecast	73
6	The Adventure Zone	The McElroys	Fiction	418	Simplecast	58
7	See You in Hell	Gary Whitta	Fiction	9	Acast	59
8	The NoSleep Podcast	Creative Reason Media Inc.	Fiction	729	Audioboom	48
9	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	386	ART19	63
10	Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	953	Megaphone	53
11	Sonic the Hedgehog Presents: The Chaotix Casefiles	Realm	Fiction	10	Megaphone	58
12	Mirror Falls (with Tod Maffin)	Tod Maffin	Comedy	13	RedCircle	38
13	The Murderer Killings - A True* Crime Podcast	Michael Satow & Jack Canfora	Fiction	10	Buzzsprout	57
14	Midnight Burger	Business Goose Media	Fiction	148	Megaphone	63
15	Welcome to Night Vale	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	379	Megaphone	53
16	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
17	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	655	Simplecast	68
18	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	33	Acast	89
19	Old Gods of Appalachia	DeepNerd Media	Fiction	144	Acast	69
20	Babalu	Uneasy Tiger	Fiction	13	Acast	79
21	EXTRA ANORMAL Details temporarily unavailable	Paco Arias	Fiction	519	Simplecast	53
22	Legends of Avantris	Avantris Entertainment	Fiction	432	Podbean	52
23	Worlds Beyond Number	Worlds Beyond Number	Fiction	96	Simplecast	73
24	Harvey in Hell	Chris McClure	Fiction	24	Acast	38
25	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1242	Acast	69
26	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
27	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	164	Simplecast	68
28	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	157	Megaphone	78
29	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
30	Full Body Chills	audiochuck	Fiction	144	Simplecast	63
31	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	712	Omny Studio	84
32	Night Falls: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Sleepiest: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Fiction	369	Megaphone	68
33	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	88	Acast	69
34	The SCP Experience	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	560	Megaphone	59
35	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
36	The Leviathan Chronicles	Leviathan Audio Productions	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
37	Send Me To Sleep	Send Me To Sleep	Fiction	1637	Simplecast	83
38	Wanderer Chronicles Radio	Asa Bove Sobelow	Fiction	117	Buzzsprout	73
39	The Strata	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	163	Megaphone	58
40	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
41	Scare You To Sleep	Bloody FM	Fiction	465	Simplecast	68
42	Kahani Suno with Kabir and Sarah	Kabir and Sarah	Fiction	56	Podbean	22
43	Bunker 8	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	40	Acast	63
44	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	366	Audioboom	47
45	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	715	Spreaker	53
46	Mission To Zyxx	Mission To Zyxx	Fiction	163	Simplecast	73
47	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
48	Stories from the Village of Nothing Much	Wellness Loud	Fiction	135	Megaphone	68
49	Season's Readings – Christmas Stories and Holiday Tales	Short Storyverses	Fiction	21	Acast	69
50	The Road of Shadows	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	68	Megaphone	69
51	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	460	Audioboom	52
52	The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories	Scott Miller	Fiction	531	Simplecast	58
53	The Dark Somnium	Bloody FM	Fiction	272	Simplecast	53
54	The ladyaureliaravenshadepresents’s Podcast	ladyaureliaravenshadepresents	Fiction	45	Podbean	62
55	The Truth	The Truth	Fiction	193	Megaphone	59
56	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	224	BBC	58
57	Wolf 359	Kinda Evil Genius Productions, LLC	Fiction	100	Megaphone	74
58	SCP Archives	Bloody FM	Fiction	322	Simplecast	83
59	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
60	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	262	Audioboom	57
61	DC High Volume: Batman	DC \| Realm	Fiction	52	Megaphone	69
62	The Gentleman From Hell	Maeltopia	Fiction	136	Acast	59
63	Desert Skies	Jared Carter	Fiction	47	Megaphone	54
64	Paranormal	Fepo	Fiction	344	Simplecast	58
65	The Mysteries Of Derlin County	Brandon	Fiction	368	Libsyn	68
66	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	290	BBC	38
67	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	31	ART19	68
68	How i Died	Audiohm Media	Fiction	78	Megaphone	53
69	Lighthouse Horror Podcast	Lighthouse Horror	Fiction	422	Spotify for Podcasters	41
70	Bloodrock Springs	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	23	Megaphone	58
71	Once Upon A Wasteland: A Fallout Story	Brad Williams	Fiction	38	Captivate	63
72	Dumb-Dumbs & Dragons: A D&D Podcast	Dumb-Dumbs & Dice	Fiction	476	Megaphone	78
73	HABLEMOS DE LO QUE NO EXISTE	César González _ EL NARRADOR _	Fiction	579	Spotify for Podcasters	28
74	DERELICT	Night Rocket Productions	Fiction	44	Megaphone	53
75	The Warning Woods \| Horror Stories	Miles Tritle	Fiction	258	Megaphone	38
76	The Classic Tales Podcast	B.J. Harrison	Fiction	300	Libsyn	57
77	Creepscast	Mr. Creeps	Fiction	301	Audioboom	53
78	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
79	Scary Story Podcast	Scary Stories	Fiction	250	Spreaker	63
80	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	84	Acast	74
81	La Mano Peluda	Radio Fórmula	Fiction	1248	RSS.com	32
82	Imagination Amplified	GZM Shows	Fiction	83	ART19	73
83	DUST	Gunpowder & Sky	Fiction	47	Acast	74
84	The Amelia Project	Imploding Fictions	Fiction	151	Megaphone	48
85	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
86	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
87	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
88	Horror Stories	Horror Stories	Fiction	404	Megaphone	53
89	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	53
90	Conversations with Ghosts	Dead Signals	Fiction	18	Libsyn	62
91	Oakbridge - A Sci-Fi Mystery Audio Drama	97toNow Productions	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
92	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	447	Megaphone	69
93	Acephale: Horror Fiction	Jeffrey Walker	Fiction	75	Megaphone	38
94	Clarkesworld Magazine	Clarkesworld Magazine	Fiction	1196	Libsyn	43
95	1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales	Jon Hagadorn	Fiction	670	Libsyn	32
96	1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle	Arthur Conan Doyle	Fiction	313	Libsyn	42
97	Archive 81	Dead Signals	Fiction	51	Libsyn	68
98	Writing Excuses	Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler	Fiction	1006	RedCircle	73
99	Raw thoughts	Andrew Wilson	Fiction	30	Spreaker	43
100	Meet Cute Originals	Meet Cute	Fiction	435	Megaphone	79

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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