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 Sep 2026

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09/11/2026

Average data

Episodes: 274

Frequency: every 18 days

Duration: 00:40:24

Top 5 authors

1. Bloody FM (5 shows)

2. Chilling Entertainment (3 shows)

3. Dr. NoSleep Studios (3 shows)

4. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

5. Mark R. Healy (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (32 shows)

2. Simplecast (17 shows)

3. Acast (12 shows)

4. Libsyn (6 shows)

5. Podbean (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Table Read	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	120	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	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	108	Megaphone	83
5	The NoSleep Podcast	Creative Reason Media	Fiction	731	Audioboom	48
6	The Adventure Zone	The McElroys	Fiction	420	Simplecast	58
7	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	35	Acast	89
8	Old Gods of Appalachia	DeepNerd Media	Fiction	145	Acast	69
9	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	834	Simplecast	73
10	Midnight Burger	Business Goose Media	Fiction	107	Megaphone	63
11	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	388	ART19	63
12	Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	959	Megaphone	53
13	Welcome to Night Vale	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	380	Megaphone	53
14	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	659	Simplecast	68
15	Worlds Beyond Number	Worlds Beyond Number	Fiction	97	Simplecast	73
16	EXTRA ANORMAL Details temporarily unavailable	Paco Arias	Fiction	519	Simplecast	53
17	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1248	Acast	69
18	Bear Hunt	Goalhanger	Fiction	5	Megaphone	63
19	Unobtainium Podcast	Adam Sigel & Dr. Amy Mainzer	Fiction	20	Acast	83
20	The Sleepy Bookshelf: Just Jane	Slumber Studios	Fiction	12	ART19	62
21	Legends of Avantris	Avantris Entertainment	Fiction	436	Podbean	52
22	HumorUs Stories — Classic and Original Funny Stories	Don McDonald	Fiction	23	Acast	69
23	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
24	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	159	Megaphone	78
25	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
26	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
27	Full Body Chills	audiochuck	Fiction	144	Simplecast	63
28	The Strata	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	163	Megaphone	58
29	The SCP Experience	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	564	Megaphone	59
30	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	722	Omny Studio	84
31	Degenerated: a Horror Fiction Podcast	Erik Peabody, Geoff Sturtevant, Paul J. McSorley, and Drew Blood	Fiction	8	RSS.com	41
32	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	369	Audioboom	47
33	Night Falls: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Sleepiest: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Fiction	371	Megaphone	68
34	THE DOUBLE[S]	Wolf at the Door	Fiction	10	Megaphone	68
35	The Mysteries Of Derlin County	Brandon	Fiction	369	Libsyn	68
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	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	168	Simplecast	68
39	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	88	Acast	69
40	Last Resort	Voyage Media	Fiction	9	Megaphone	63
41	The Road of Shadows	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	68	Megaphone	69
42	The Harbingers	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	29	ART19	63
43	Horror Stories	Horror Stories	Fiction	418	Megaphone	53
44	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
45	Blood Stone	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	Megaphone	78
46	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
47	Scary Story Podcast	Scary Stories	Fiction	252	Spreaker	63
48	The Truth	The Truth	Fiction	194	Megaphone	59
49	National Emergency	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	10	Acast	69
50	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
51	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	236	BBC	58
52	HABLEMOS DE LO QUE NO EXISTE	César González _ EL NARRADOR _	Fiction	585	Spotify for Podcasters	28
53	Lighthouse Horror Podcast	Lighthouse Horror	Fiction	424	Spotify for Podcasters	41
54	The Fog City Mysteries: IN COLOR!	WHAT You Say Productions	Fiction	20	Captivate	58
55	The Gentleman From Hell	Maeltopia	Fiction	140	Acast	59
56	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
57	The Warning Woods \| Horror Stories	Miles Tritle	Fiction	260	Megaphone	38
58	Scare You To Sleep	Bloody FM	Fiction	467	Simplecast	68
59	Bunker 8	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	40	Acast	63
60	Dumb-Dumbs & Dragons: A D&D Podcast	Dumb-Dumbs & Dice	Fiction	478	Megaphone	78
61	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	461	Audioboom	52
62	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
63	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	31	ART19	68
64	Matt From Nomad’s	Matt Crabtree	Fiction	109	Spotify for Podcasters	48
65	Wolf 359	Kinda Evil Genius Productions, LLC	Fiction	100	Megaphone	74
66	Bloodrock Springs	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	23	Megaphone	58
67	Paranormal	Fepo	Fiction	345	Simplecast	58
68	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	292	BBC	38
69	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	79	Acast	74
70	Campfire Radio Theater	Haunted Air Audio	Fiction	51	Podbean	52
71	Desert Skies	Jared Carter	Fiction	47	Megaphone	54
72	TANIS	Public Radio Alliance	Fiction	65	Libsyn	78
73	The Dr. John Delony Show	The Dr.John Delony Show	Fiction	100	Podbean	48
74	Stories from the Village of Nothing Much	Wellness Loud	Fiction	137	Megaphone	68
75	The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories	Scott Miller	Fiction	577	Simplecast	58
76	INSOMNIO	Fepo	Fiction	169	Simplecast	58
77	Bedtime Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	24	Megaphone	53
78	Tales of Harkshire	Artis House	Fiction	26	Podbean	73
79	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
80	Archive 81	Dead Signals	Fiction	51	Libsyn	68
81	Mission To Zyxx	Mission To Zyxx	Fiction	163	Simplecast	73
82	The Leviathan Chronicles	Leviathan Audio Productions	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
83	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
84	Creepscast	Mr. Creeps	Fiction	303	Audioboom	53
85	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
86	La Mano Peluda	Radio Fórmula	Fiction	1259	RSS.com	32
87	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	717	Spreaker	53
88	Camp Monsters	REI Co-op	Fiction	84	Simplecast	63
89	Send Me To Sleep	Send Me To Sleep	Fiction	1649	Simplecast	83
90	Station 151	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	41	Megaphone	78
91	DUST	Gunpowder & Sky	Fiction	47	Acast	74
92	SCP Archives	Bloody FM	Fiction	325	Simplecast	83
93	Writing Excuses	Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler	Fiction	1008	RedCircle	63
94	The Left Right Game	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
95	DERELICT	Night Rocket Productions	Fiction	44	Megaphone	53
96	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
97	The Classic Tales Podcast	B.J. Harrison	Fiction	300	Libsyn	57
98	Não Inviabilize	Déia Freitas	Fiction	1378	Spotify for Podcasters	28
99	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	9	Captivate	53
100	DC High Volume: Batman	DC \| Realm	Fiction	52	Megaphone	69

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