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 08 Jun 2026

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06/08/2026

Average data

Episodes: 316

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:42:09

Top 5 authors

1. Bloody FM (5 shows)

2. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

3. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

4. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

5. GZM Shows (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (27 shows)

2. Simplecast (18 shows)

3. Acast (12 shows)

4. Libsyn (8 shows)

5. Audioboom (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Old Gods of Appalachia	DeepNerd Media	Fiction	149	Acast	69
2	The NoSleep Podcast	Creative Reason Media	Fiction	735	Audioboom	48
3	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	114	Megaphone	83
4	The Adventure Zone	The McElroys	Fiction	423	Simplecast	58
5	Last Resort	Voyage Media	Fiction	9	Megaphone	58
6	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	849	Simplecast	73
7	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	394	ART19	63
8	Midnight Burger	Business Goose Media	Fiction	110	Megaphone	63
9	Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	971	Megaphone	53
10	Welcome to Night Vale	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	384	Megaphone	53
11	Higher Grounds	YellaBird Media	Fiction	12	Transistor	79
12	Biome	Alex Zoubine	Fiction	26	RSS.com	52
13	Table Read	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	125	Omny Studio	63
14	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	668	Simplecast	68
15	Legends of Avantris	Avantris Entertainment	Fiction	445	Podbean	52
16	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
17	EXTRA ANORMAL Details temporarily unavailable	Paco Arias	Fiction	519	Simplecast	53
18	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	177	Simplecast	68
19	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	164	Megaphone	78
20	Captains Quadrant	Captains Quadrant	Fiction	293	Spotify for Podcasters	28
21	The SCP Experience	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	574	Megaphone	59
22	The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories	Scott Miller	Fiction	600	Simplecast	58
23	Worlds Beyond Number	Worlds Beyond Number	Fiction	100	Simplecast	73
24	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1279	Acast	69
25	Night Falls: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Sleepiest: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Fiction	377	Megaphone	68
26	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
27	Matt From Nomad’s	Matt Crabtree	Fiction	125	Spotify for Podcasters	48
28	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	746	Omny Studio	84
29	Scare You To Sleep	Bloody FM	Fiction	473	Simplecast	68
30	Taking Time	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	73
31	The Road of Shadows	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	65	Acast	63
32	Saigon	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	10	Omny Studio	53
33	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
34	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	379	Audioboom	47
35	Full Body Chills	Audiochuck	Fiction	153	Simplecast	58
36	American Afterlife	Gamut Podcast Network	Fiction	19	ART19	69
37	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
38	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	293	BBC	38
39	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	722	Spreaker	53
40	National Emergency	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	13	Acast	69
41	The Harbingers	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	33	ART19	63
42	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	39	Acast	89
43	Stories from the Village of Nothing Much	Wellness Loud	Fiction	141	Megaphone	68
44	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
45	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	9	Captivate	53
46	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	89	Acast	69
47	The Mysteries Of Derlin County	Brandon	Fiction	381	Libsyn	68
48	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
49	Wolf 359	Kinda Evil Genius Productions, LLC	Fiction	100	Megaphone	74
50	The Strata	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	163	Megaphone	58
51	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	37	ART19	48
52	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	274	Audioboom	57
53	The Leviathan Chronicles	Leviathan Audio Productions	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
54	Mission To Zyxx	Mission To Zyxx	Fiction	165	Simplecast	63
55	Send Me To Sleep	Send Me To Sleep	Fiction	1677	Simplecast	83
56	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	117	Megaphone	73
57	The Classic Tales Podcast	B.J. Harrison	Fiction	300	Libsyn	57
58	The Red Weather	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	9	Omny Studio	53
59	Lighthouse Horror Podcast	Lighthouse Horror	Fiction	429	Spotify for Podcasters	41
60	Horror Stories	Horror Stories	Fiction	450	Megaphone	53
61	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	81	Acast	74
62	The Gentleman From Hell	Maeltopia	Fiction	152	Acast	59
63	The Truth	The Truth	Fiction	196	Megaphone	59
64	Dumb-Dumbs & Dragons: A D&D Podcast	Dumb-Dumbs & Dice	Fiction	482	Megaphone	78
65	The Dark Somnium	Bloody FM	Fiction	278	Simplecast	53
66	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
67	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Simplecast	78
68	The Cleaner	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	73
69	Desert Skies	Jared Carter	Fiction	47	Megaphone	54
70	SCP Archives	Bloody FM	Fiction	334	Simplecast	83
71	Kahani Suno with Kabir and Sarah	Kabir and Sarah	Fiction	57	Podbean	22
72	Creepscast	Mr. Creeps	Fiction	307	Audioboom	53
73	HABLEMOS DE LO QUE NO EXISTE	César González _ EL NARRADOR _	Fiction	597	Spotify for Podcasters	28
74	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	466	Audioboom	52
76	The Warning Woods \| Horror Stories	Miles Tritle	Fiction	263	Simplecast	58
77	The Amelia Project	Imploding Fictions	Fiction	149	Megaphone	48
78	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	264	BBC	58
79	Imagination Amplified	GZM Shows	Fiction	93	ART19	63
80	DERELICT	Night Rocket Productions	Fiction	44	Megaphone	53
81	The Left Right Game	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
82	TANIS	Public Radio Alliance	Fiction	65	Libsyn	78
83	Writing Excuses	Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler	Fiction	1012	RedCircle	63
84	Scary Story Podcast	Scary Stories	Fiction	253	Spreaker	63
85	The Mario Bros. Show	Rainstorm Productions	Fiction	140	Spotify for Podcasters	28
86	Kids Short Stories: a Bedtime Show By Mr Jim	iHeartPodcasts and Mr. Jim	Kids & Family	2000	Omny Studio	49
87	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	455	Megaphone	69
88	INSOMNIO	Fepo	Fiction	173	Simplecast	58
89	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
90	1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle	Arthur Conan Doyle	Fiction	325	Libsyn	42
91	We Fix Space Junk	Battle Bird Productions	Fiction	87	Megaphone	63
92	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	379	Audioboom	68
93	DUST	Gunpowder & Sky	Fiction	47	Acast	74
94	After Dark Horror Stories	After Dark Studios	Fiction	86	Megaphone	59
95	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
96	Paranormal	Fepo	Fiction	351	Simplecast	58
97	Clarkesworld Magazine	Clarkesworld Magazine	Fiction	1196	Libsyn	43
98	Bunker 8	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	42	Acast	63
99	Tales to Terrify	Drew Sebesteny	Fiction	790	Acast	64
100	طنزپردازی \| tanzpardazi	tanzpardazi \| طنزپردازی	Fiction	156	Libsyn	58

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