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 Oct 2026

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10/01/2026

Average data

Episodes: 242

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:37:53

Top 5 authors

1. Voyage Media (4 shows)

2. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

3. Dr. NoSleep Studios (3 shows)

4. Mark R. Healy (3 shows)

5. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (35 shows)

2. Simplecast (13 shows)

3. Acast (10 shows)

4. ART19 (6 shows)

5. Libsyn (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Table Read	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	121	Omny Studio	63
2	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	109	Megaphone	83
3	The NoSleep Podcast	Creative Reason Media	Fiction	731	Audioboom	48
4	The Adventure Zone	The McElroys	Fiction	421	Simplecast	58
5	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	836	Simplecast	73
6	Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	961	Megaphone	53
7	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	389	ART19	63
8	UnderGround Zero: 9/11 & The Mob \| Starring Michael Imperioli & Steve Schirripa	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	6	Omny Studio	53
9	Midnight Burger	Business Goose Media	Fiction	107	Megaphone	63
10	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	661	Simplecast	68
11	Old Gods of Appalachia	DeepNerd Media	Fiction	146	Acast	69
12	The Haunted Library	BBC Studios	Fiction	6	Omny Studio	63
13	EXTRA ANORMAL Details temporarily unavailable	Paco Arias	Fiction	519	Simplecast	53
14	Worlds Beyond Number	Worlds Beyond Number	Fiction	98	Simplecast	73
15	Drift Into Dreams A Closing Blessing Elevated Open	Jessica rodriguez	Fiction	136	RedCircle	43
16	Welcome to Night Vale	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	381	Megaphone	53
17	Bear Hunt	Goalhanger	Fiction	6	Megaphone	63
18	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	35	Acast	89
19	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1251	Acast	69
20	Legends of Avantris	Avantris Entertainment	Fiction	436	Podbean	52
21	Full Body Chills	Audiochuck	Fiction	145	Simplecast	58
22	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	160	Megaphone	78
23	Blood Stone	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	Megaphone	78
24	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	169	Simplecast	68
25	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
26	THE DOUBLE[S]	Wolf at the Door	Fiction	10	Megaphone	68
27	The SCP Experience	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	565	Megaphone	59
28	The Sleepy Bookshelf: Just Jane	Slumber Studios	Fiction	13	ART19	62
29	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	726	Omny Studio	84
30	Unobtainium Podcast	Adam Sigel & Dr. Amy Mainzer	Fiction	20	Acast	83
31	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
32	The Harbingers	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	29	ART19	63
33	The Road of Shadows	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	64	Megaphone	63
34	The Strata	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	163	Megaphone	58
35	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	462	Audioboom	52
36	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
37	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
38	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
39	Night Falls: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Sleepiest: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Fiction	371	Megaphone	68
40	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
41	HumorUs Stories — Classic and Original Funny Stories	Don McDonald	Fiction	23	Acast	69
42	Survival Dispatch Remnant	Christopher Heaven, CEO Survival Dispatch	Fiction	44	RSS.com	72
43	The Mysteries Of Derlin County	Brandon	Fiction	371	Libsyn	68
44	Tales of Harkshire	Artis House	Fiction	26	Podbean	73
45	Bloodrock Springs	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	23	Megaphone	58
46	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	89	Acast	69
47	Scary Story Podcast	Scary Stories	Fiction	252	Spreaker	63
48	Room 1D343: I'll Stop When They're Dead	Voyage Media	Fiction	11	Megaphone	72
49	Lighthouse Horror Podcast	Lighthouse Horror	Fiction	425	Spotify for Podcasters	41
50	Horror Stories	Horror Stories	Fiction	422	Megaphone	53
51	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
52	National Emergency	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	10	Acast	69
53	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
54	Drive Thru Magic	Atypical Artists	Fiction	13	ART19	83
55	The Dr. John Delony Show	The Dr.John Delony Show	Fiction	100	Podbean	48
56	Wolf 359	Kinda Evil Genius Productions, LLC	Fiction	100	Megaphone	74
57	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	370	Audioboom	47
58	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	79	Acast	74
59	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
60	Last Resort	Voyage Media	Fiction	9	Megaphone	63
61	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	240	BBC	58
62	The Warning Woods \| Horror Stories	Miles Tritle	Fiction	260	Megaphone	38
63	American Hostage	Criminal Content	Fiction	12	Spreaker	59
64	Kahani Suno with Kabir and Sarah	Kabir and Sarah	Fiction	57	Podbean	22
65	The Void	StillGood Audio Fiction	Fiction	58	Megaphone	79
66	Degenerated: a Horror Fiction Podcast	Erik Peabody, Geoff Sturtevant, Paul J. McSorley, and Drew Blood	Fiction	9	RSS.com	41
67	INSOMNIO	Fepo	Fiction	169	Simplecast	58
68	The Fog City Mysteries: IN COLOR!	WHAT You Say Productions	Fiction	20	Captivate	58
69	HABLEMOS DE LO QUE NO EXISTE	César González _ EL NARRADOR _	Fiction	586	Spotify for Podcasters	28
70	Wooden Overcoats	Wooden Overcoats Ltd	Fiction	59	Megaphone	53
71	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
72	Stories from the Village of Nothing Much	Wellness Loud	Fiction	137	Megaphone	68
73	Dumb-Dumbs & Dragons: A D&D Podcast	Dumb-Dumbs & Dice	Fiction	478	Megaphone	78
74	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	9	Captivate	53
75	Matt From Nomad’s	Matt Crabtree	Fiction	112	Spotify for Podcasters	48
76	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	294	BBC	38
77	Send Me To Sleep	Send Me To Sleep	Fiction	1653	Simplecast	83
78	Bunker 8	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	40	Acast	63
79	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	31	ART19	68
80	Scare You To Sleep	Bloody FM	Fiction	467	Simplecast	68
81	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
82	Station 151	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	42	Megaphone	78
83	DERELICT	Night Rocket Productions	Fiction	44	Megaphone	53
84	The Truth	The Truth	Fiction	194	Megaphone	59
85	Camp Monsters	REI Co-op	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
86	Creepscast	Mr. Creeps	Fiction	303	Audioboom	53
87	TANIS	Public Radio Alliance	Fiction	65	Libsyn	78
88	The Left Right Game	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
89	The Leviathan Chronicles	Leviathan Audio Productions	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
90	The Classic Tales Podcast	B.J. Harrison	Fiction	300	Libsyn	57
91	Bedtime Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	27	Megaphone	53
92	The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories	Scott Miller	Fiction	600	Simplecast	58
93	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	266	Audioboom	57
94	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	718	Spreaker	53
95	Writing Excuses	Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler	Fiction	1008	RedCircle	63
96	DC High Volume: Batman	DC \| Realm	Fiction	52	Megaphone	69
97	The Cleaner	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	73
98	We Fix Space Junk	Battle Bird Productions	Fiction	87	Megaphone	63
99	The Death of Edgar Allan Poe	My Victorian Nightmare	Fiction	6	Libsyn	62
100	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69

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