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 10 sept. 2026

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09/10/2026

Average data

Episodes: 260

Frequency: every 18 days

Duration: 00:40:56

Top 5 authors

1. Bloody FM (5 shows)

2. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

3. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

4. Dr. NoSleep Studios (3 shows)

5. Mark R. Healy (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (30 shows)

2. Simplecast (17 shows)

3. Acast (12 shows)

4. Libsyn (7 shows)

5. ART19 (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Table Read	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	119	Omny Studio	63
2	UnderGround Zero: 9/11 & The Mob \| Starring Michael Imperioli & Steve Schirripa	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	6	Omny Studio	53
3	Midnight Monologue	TheMidnightMonologue	Fiction	11	Podbean	48
4	The NoSleep Podcast	Creative Reason Media Inc.	Fiction	729	Audioboom	48
5	The Adventure Zone	The McElroys	Fiction	418	Simplecast	58
6	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	33	Acast	89
7	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	386	ART19	63
8	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	104	Megaphone	83
9	Midnight Burger	Business Goose Media	Fiction	148	Megaphone	63
10	Old Gods of Appalachia	DeepNerd Media	Fiction	144	Acast	69
11	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	829	Simplecast	73
12	Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	953	Megaphone	53
13	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	655	Simplecast	68
14	Welcome to Night Vale	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	379	Megaphone	53
15	EXTRA ANORMAL Details temporarily unavailable	Paco Arias	Fiction	519	Simplecast	53
16	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1242	Acast	69
17	Worlds Beyond Number	Worlds Beyond Number	Fiction	96	Simplecast	73
18	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
19	The Sleepy Bookshelf: Just Jane	Slumber Studios	Fiction	8	ART19	52
20	Legends of Avantris	Avantris Entertainment	Fiction	432	Podbean	52
21	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	157	Megaphone	78
22	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
23	HumorUs Stories — Classic and Original Funny Stories	Don McDonald	Fiction	20	Acast	69
24	Unobtainium Podcast	Adam Sigel & Dr. Amy Mainzer	Fiction	18	Acast	83
25	Degenerated: a Horror Fiction Podcast	Erik Peabody, Geoff Sturtevant, Paul J. McSorley, and Drew Blood	Fiction	6	RSS.com	41
26	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
27	The SCP Experience	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	560	Megaphone	59
28	The Strata	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	163	Megaphone	58
29	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	712	Omny Studio	84
30	THE DOUBLE[S]	Wolf at the Door	Fiction	9	Megaphone	48
31	Full Body Chills	audiochuck	Fiction	144	Simplecast	63
32	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	164	Simplecast	68
33	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
34	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
35	Night Falls: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Sleepiest: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Fiction	369	Megaphone	68
36	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
37	Last Resort	Voyage Media	Fiction	9	Megaphone	63
38	The Mysteries Of Derlin County	Brandon	Fiction	368	Libsyn	68
39	Blood Stone	Voyage Media	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
40	Scary Story Podcast	Scary Stories	Fiction	250	Spreaker	63
41	The Road of Shadows	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	68	Megaphone	69
42	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	88	Acast	69
43	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
44	Horror Stories	Horror Stories	Fiction	404	Megaphone	53
45	National Emergency	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	10	Acast	69
46	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
47	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	224	BBC	58
48	Bunker 8	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	40	Acast	63
49	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	53
50	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	31	ART19	68
51	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	460	Audioboom	52
52	Lighthouse Horror Podcast	Lighthouse Horror	Fiction	422	Spotify for Podcasters	41
53	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	366	Audioboom	47
54	HABLEMOS DE LO QUE NO EXISTE	César González _ EL NARRADOR _	Fiction	579	Spotify for Podcasters	28
55	Wolf 359	Kinda Evil Genius Productions, LLC	Fiction	100	Megaphone	74
56	Bloodrock Springs	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	23	Megaphone	58
57	The Warning Woods \| Horror Stories	Miles Tritle	Fiction	258	Megaphone	38
58	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	84	Acast	74
59	Scare You To Sleep	Bloody FM	Fiction	465	Simplecast	68
60	The Gentleman From Hell	Maeltopia	Fiction	136	Acast	59
61	Campfire Radio Theater	Haunted Air Audio	Fiction	51	Podbean	52
62	The Fog City Mysteries: IN COLOR!	WHAT You Say Productions	Fiction	20	Captivate	58
63	The Harbingers	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	28	ART19	63
64	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	290	BBC	38
65	Dumb-Dumbs & Dragons: A D&D Podcast	Dumb-Dumbs & Dice	Fiction	476	Megaphone	78
66	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
67	Paranormal	Fepo	Fiction	344	Simplecast	58
68	Camp Monsters	REI Co-op	Fiction	83	Simplecast	63
69	Bedtime Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	19	Megaphone	53
70	The Dr. John Delony Show	The Dr.John Delony Show	Fiction	100	Podbean	48
71	TANIS	Public Radio Alliance	Fiction	65	Libsyn	78
72	Creepscast	Mr. Creeps	Fiction	301	Audioboom	53
73	The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories	Scott Miller	Fiction	531	Simplecast	58
74	Matt From Nomad’s	Matt Crabtree	Fiction	104	Spotify for Podcasters	48
75	Archive 81	Dead Signals	Fiction	51	Libsyn	68
76	Station 151	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	39	Megaphone	78
77	DUST	Gunpowder & Sky	Fiction	47	Acast	74
78	Stories from the Village of Nothing Much	Wellness Loud	Fiction	135	Megaphone	68
79	The Leviathan Chronicles	Leviathan Audio Productions	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
80	Desert Skies	Jared Carter	Fiction	47	Megaphone	54
81	Biome	Alex Zoubine	Fiction	19	RSS.com	52
82	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
83	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
84	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	715	Spreaker	53
85	Drive Thru Magic	Atypical Artists	Fiction	7	ART19	63
86	INSOMNIO	Fepo	Fiction	167	Simplecast	58
87	Mission To Zyxx	Mission To Zyxx	Fiction	163	Simplecast	73
88	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
89	La Mano Peluda	Radio Fórmula	Fiction	1248	RSS.com	32
90	Send Me To Sleep	Send Me To Sleep	Fiction	1637	Simplecast	83
91	The Classic Tales Podcast	B.J. Harrison	Fiction	300	Libsyn	57
92	DERELICT	Night Rocket Productions	Fiction	44	Megaphone	53
93	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	262	Audioboom	57
94	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
95	DC High Volume: Batman	DC \| Realm	Fiction	52	Megaphone	69
96	The Left Right Game	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
97	The Dark Somnium	Bloody FM	Fiction	272	Simplecast	53
98	The Whisperer In Darkness	Julian Simpson	Fiction	10	Captivate	68
99	طنزپردازی \| tanzpardazi	tanzpardazi \| طنزپردازی	Fiction	153	Libsyn	58
100	Writing Excuses	Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler	Fiction	1006	RedCircle	73

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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