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 11 Jul 2026

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07/11/2026

Average data

Episodes: 314

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:42:02

Top 5 authors

1. Bloody FM (6 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 (32 shows)

2. Simplecast (19 shows)

3. Acast (11 shows)

4. Audioboom (7 shows)

5. Libsyn (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Table Read	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	125	Omny Studio	63
2	The Adventure Zone	The McElroys	Fiction	423	Simplecast	58
3	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	114	Megaphone	83
4	The NoSleep Podcast	Creative Reason Media	Fiction	735	Audioboom	48
5	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	849	Simplecast	73
6	Old Gods of Appalachia	DeepNerd Media	Fiction	149	Acast	69
7	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	394	ART19	63
8	Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	971	Megaphone	53
9	Midnight Burger	Business Goose Media	Fiction	110	Megaphone	63
10	Welcome to Night Vale	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	384	Megaphone	53
11	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	668	Simplecast	68
12	Worlds Beyond Number	Worlds Beyond Number	Fiction	100	Simplecast	73
13	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	177	Simplecast	68
14	EXTRA ANORMAL Details temporarily unavailable	Paco Arias	Fiction	519	Simplecast	53
15	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
16	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1279	Acast	69
17	Legends of Avantris	Avantris Entertainment	Fiction	445	Podbean	52
18	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	37	ART19	48
19	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	293	BBC	38
20	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	164	Megaphone	78
21	Captains Quadrant	Captains Quadrant	Fiction	293	Spotify for Podcasters	28
22	The SCP Experience	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	574	Megaphone	59
23	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
24	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	746	Omny Studio	84
25	Night Falls: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Sleepiest: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Fiction	377	Megaphone	68
26	The Road of Shadows	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	65	Acast	63
27	The Sound Of Home	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	83
28	National Emergency	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	13	Acast	69
29	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Simplecast	78
30	Full Body Chills	Audiochuck	Fiction	153	Simplecast	58
31	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
32	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	89	Acast	69
33	Last Resort	Voyage Media	Fiction	9	Megaphone	58
34	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
35	Midnight Shadows	rokonbiswas1280	Fiction	183	Podbean	48
36	Mission To Zyxx	Mission To Zyxx	Fiction	165	Simplecast	63
37	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
38	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
39	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	379	Audioboom	47
40	The Mysteries Of Derlin County	Brandon	Fiction	381	Libsyn	68
41	The Dark Somnium	Bloody FM	Fiction	278	Simplecast	53
42	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	39	Acast	89
43	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	264	BBC	58
44	Biome	Alex Zoubine	Fiction	26	RSS.com	52
45	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	722	Spreaker	53
46	Bunker 8	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	42	Acast	63
47	Desert Skies	Jared Carter	Fiction	47	Megaphone	54
48	Lighthouse Horror Podcast	Lighthouse Horror	Fiction	429	Spotify for Podcasters	41
49	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
50	The Harbingers	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	33	ART19	63
51	Scary Story Podcast	Scary Stories	Fiction	253	Spreaker	63
52	The Strata	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	163	Megaphone	58
53	SCP Archives	Bloody FM	Fiction	334	Simplecast	83
54	The Gentleman From Hell	Maeltopia	Fiction	152	Acast	59
55	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	117	Megaphone	73
56	Send Me To Sleep	Send Me To Sleep	Fiction	1677	Simplecast	83
57	Wolf 359	Kinda Evil Genius Productions, LLC	Fiction	100	Megaphone	74
58	The Leviathan Chronicles	Leviathan Audio Productions	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
59	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	81	Acast	74
60	DUST	Gunpowder & Sky	Fiction	47	Acast	74
61	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	87	Simplecast	63
62	The Warning Woods \| Horror Stories	Miles Tritle	Fiction	263	Simplecast	58
63	Horror Stories	Horror Stories	Fiction	450	Megaphone	53
64	Scare You To Sleep	Bloody FM	Fiction	473	Simplecast	68
65	HABLEMOS DE LO QUE NO EXISTE	César González _ EL NARRADOR _	Fiction	597	Spotify for Podcasters	28
66	Kahani Suno with Kabir and Sarah	Kabir and Sarah	Fiction	57	Podbean	22
67	Stories from the Village of Nothing Much	Wellness Loud	Fiction	141	Megaphone	68
68	The Cleaner	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	73
69	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
70	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	9	Captivate	53
71	The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories	Scott Miller	Fiction	600	Simplecast	58
72	TANIS	Public Radio Alliance	Fiction	65	Libsyn	78
73	Paranormal	Fepo	Fiction	351	Simplecast	58
74	Dumb-Dumbs & Dragons: A D&D Podcast	Dumb-Dumbs & Dice	Fiction	482	Megaphone	78
75	DERELICT	Night Rocket Productions	Fiction	44	Megaphone	53
76	Creepscast	Mr. Creeps	Fiction	307	Audioboom	53
77	The Truth	The Truth	Fiction	196	Megaphone	59
78	American Afterlife	Gamut Podcast Network	Fiction	19	ART19	69
79	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	379	Audioboom	68
80	Taking Time	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	73
81	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	455	Megaphone	69
82	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	466	Audioboom	52
83	La Mano Peluda	Radio Fórmula	Fiction	1282	RSS.com	32
84	The Classic Tales Podcast	B.J. Harrison	Fiction	300	Libsyn	57
85	INSOMNIO	Fepo	Fiction	173	Simplecast	58
86	The Left Right Game	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
87	LitReading - Original Short Stories and Classic Tales	Don McDonald	Fiction	124	Megaphone	49
88	Imagination Amplified	GZM Shows	Fiction	93	ART19	63
89	NIGHTLIGHT: A Horror Fiction Podcast	Ransom Media Productions	Fiction	133	Megaphone	32
90	Higher Grounds	YellaBird Media	Fiction	12	Transistor	79
91	The Amelia Project	Imploding Fictions	Fiction	149	Megaphone	48
92	Clarkesworld Magazine	Clarkesworld Magazine	Fiction	1196	Libsyn	43
93	The Void	StillGood Audio Fiction	Fiction	44	Megaphone	73
94	DC High Volume: Batman	DC \| Realm	Fiction	52	Megaphone	69
95	Kids Short Stories: a Bedtime Show By Mr Jim	iHeartPodcasts and Mr. Jim	Kids & Family	2000	Omny Studio	49
96	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
97	We Fix Space Junk	Battle Bird Productions	Fiction	87	Megaphone	63
98	CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)	CBSRMT-Restoration	Fiction	698	Spreaker	63
99	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
100	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	274	Audioboom	57

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