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 09 Jul 2026

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07/09/2026

Average data

Episodes: 300

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:40:14

Top 5 authors

1. Bloody FM (5 shows)

2. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

3. Voyage Media (4 shows)

4. GZM Shows (3 shows)

5. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (35 shows)

2. Simplecast (16 shows)

3. Acast (11 shows)

4. Audioboom (6 shows)

5. ART19 (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Table Read	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	121	Omny Studio	63
2	The NoSleep Podcast	Creative Reason Media	Fiction	731	Audioboom	48
3	The Adventure Zone	The McElroys	Fiction	420	Simplecast	58
4	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	389	ART19	63
5	Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	959	Megaphone	53
6	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	108	Megaphone	83
7	Midnight Burger	Business Goose Media	Fiction	107	Megaphone	63
8	Old Gods of Appalachia	DeepNerd Media	Fiction	146	Acast	69
9	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	834	Simplecast	73
10	Worlds Beyond Number	Worlds Beyond Number	Fiction	98	Simplecast	73
11	EXTRA ANORMAL Details temporarily unavailable	Paco Arias	Fiction	519	Simplecast	53
12	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	660	Simplecast	68
13	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
14	Welcome to Night Vale	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	380	Megaphone	53
15	Legends of Avantris	Avantris Entertainment	Fiction	436	Podbean	52
16	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	160	Megaphone	78
17	The SCP Experience	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	564	Megaphone	59
18	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	292	BBC	38
19	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	168	Simplecast	68
20	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1248	Acast	69
21	Captains Quadrant	Captains Quadrant	Fiction	293	Spotify for Podcasters	28
22	National Emergency	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	10	Acast	69
23	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	723	Omny Studio	84
24	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
25	The Road of Shadows	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	68	Megaphone	69
26	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
27	Night Falls: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Sleepiest: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Fiction	371	Megaphone	68
28	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
29	Full Body Chills	audiochuck	Fiction	144	Simplecast	63
30	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
31	Bunker 8	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	40	Acast	63
32	The Mysteries Of Derlin County	Brandon	Fiction	370	Libsyn	68
33	Scary Story Podcast	Scary Stories	Fiction	252	Spreaker	63
34	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
35	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	88	Acast	69
36	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
37	The Harbingers	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	29	ART19	63
38	Midnight Shadows	rokonbiswas1280	Fiction	183	Podbean	48
39	Desert Skies	Jared Carter	Fiction	47	Megaphone	54
40	LitReading - Original Short Stories and Classic Tales	Don McDonald	Fiction	124	Megaphone	49
41	Last Resort	Voyage Media	Fiction	9	Megaphone	63
42	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	237	BBC	58
43	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	78	Acast	74
44	Biome	Alex Zoubine	Fiction	22	RSS.com	52
45	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
46	Paranormal	Fepo	Fiction	345	Simplecast	58
47	Higher Grounds	YellaBird Media	Fiction	12	Transistor	79
48	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
49	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	35	Acast	89
50	Lighthouse Horror Podcast	Lighthouse Horror	Fiction	425	Spotify for Podcasters	41
51	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	369	Audioboom	47
52	Wolf 359	Kinda Evil Genius Productions, LLC	Fiction	100	Megaphone	74
53	Mission To Zyxx	Mission To Zyxx	Fiction	163	Simplecast	73
54	The Gentleman From Hell	Maeltopia	Fiction	140	Acast	59
55	The Strata	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	163	Megaphone	58
56	HABLEMOS DE LO QUE NO EXISTE	César González _ EL NARRADOR _	Fiction	585	Spotify for Podcasters	28
57	The Warning Woods \| Horror Stories	Miles Tritle	Fiction	260	Megaphone	38
58	Kahani Suno with Kabir and Sarah	Kabir and Sarah	Fiction	57	Podbean	22
59	The Leviathan Chronicles	Leviathan Audio Productions	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
60	The Truth	The Truth	Fiction	194	Megaphone	59
61	The Sound Of Home	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	83
62	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	8	Captivate	53
63	American Afterlife	Gamut Podcast Network	Fiction	19	ART19	69
64	Horror Stories	Horror Stories	Fiction	419	Megaphone	53
65	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	31	ART19	68
66	DUST	Gunpowder & Sky	Fiction	47	Acast	74
67	Scare You To Sleep	Bloody FM	Fiction	467	Simplecast	68
68	INSOMNIO	Fepo	Fiction	169	Simplecast	58
69	Dumb-Dumbs & Dragons: A D&D Podcast	Dumb-Dumbs & Dice	Fiction	478	Megaphone	78
70	Creepscast	Mr. Creeps	Fiction	303	Audioboom	53
71	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	450	Megaphone	69
72	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
73	The Cleaner	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	73
74	TANIS	Public Radio Alliance	Fiction	65	Libsyn	78
75	DERELICT	Night Rocket Productions	Fiction	44	Megaphone	53
76	The Left Right Game	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
77	The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories	Scott Miller	Fiction	600	Simplecast	58
78	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	717	Spreaker	53
79	Send Me To Sleep	Send Me To Sleep	Fiction	1651	Simplecast	83
80	SCP Archives	Bloody FM	Fiction	325	Simplecast	83
81	NIGHTLIGHT: A Horror Fiction Podcast	Ransom Media Productions	Fiction	133	Megaphone	32
82	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	462	Audioboom	52
83	Stories from the Village of Nothing Much	Wellness Loud	Fiction	137	Megaphone	68
84	We Fix Space Junk	Battle Bird Productions	Fiction	87	Megaphone	63
85	Sorry About The Murder	TA2 Productions	Fiction	39	Megaphone	89
86	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
87	WOE.BEGONE	WOE.BEGONE Industries LLC	Fiction	361	Acast	58
88	The Classic Tales Podcast	B.J. Harrison	Fiction	300	Libsyn	57
89	The Void	StillGood Audio Fiction	Fiction	58	Megaphone	79
90	La Mano Peluda	Radio Fórmula	Fiction	1259	RSS.com	32
91	Taking Time	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	73
92	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
93	The Amelia Project	Imploding Fictions	Fiction	147	Megaphone	48
94	The Dark Somnium	Bloody FM	Fiction	272	Simplecast	53
95	Imagination Amplified	GZM Shows	Fiction	85	ART19	73
96	Saigon	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	10	Omny Studio	53
97	Kaboom: An Audio Adventure Podcast	BYUradio	Fiction	78	Unknown	78
98	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	266	Audioboom	57
99	Kids Short Stories: a Bedtime Show By Mr Jim	iHeartPodcasts and Mr. Jim	Kids & Family	2000	Omny Studio	49
100	Writing Excuses	Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler	Fiction	1008	RedCircle	63

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