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 12 Sep 2026

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09/12/2026

Average data

Episodes: 273

Frequency: every 18 days

Duration: 00:41:00

Top 5 authors

1. Bloody FM (5 shows)

2. Voyage Media (3 shows)

3. Dr. NoSleep Studios (3 shows)

4. Mark R. Healy (3 shows)

5. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (28 shows)

2. Simplecast (19 shows)

3. Acast (13 shows)

4. ART19 (7 shows)

5. Libsyn (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	UnderGround Zero: 9/11 & The Mob \| Starring Michael Imperioli & Steve Schirripa	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	6	Omny Studio	53
2	Table Read	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	125	Omny Studio	63
3	Midnight Monologue	TheMidnightMonologue	Fiction	12	Podbean	48
4	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	115	Megaphone	83
5	The NoSleep Podcast	Creative Reason Media	Fiction	736	Audioboom	48
6	The Adventure Zone	The McElroys	Fiction	423	Simplecast	58
7	Old Gods of Appalachia	DeepNerd Media	Fiction	149	Acast	69
8	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	40	Acast	89
9	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	854	Simplecast	73
10	Midnight Burger	Business Goose Media	Fiction	112	Megaphone	63
11	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	390	ART19	63
12	Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	974	Megaphone	53
13	Welcome to Night Vale	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	386	Simplecast	63
14	Bear Hunt	Goalhanger	Fiction	11	Megaphone	83
15	EXTRA ANORMAL Details temporarily unavailable	Paco Arias	Fiction	519	Simplecast	53
16	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	670	Simplecast	68
17	Worlds Beyond Number	Worlds Beyond Number	Fiction	100	Simplecast	73
18	Degenerated: a Horror Fiction Podcast	Erik Peabody, Geoff Sturtevant, Paul J. McSorley, and Drew Blood	Fiction	15	RSS.com	41
19	The Sleepy Bookshelf: Just Jane	Slumber Studios	Fiction	24	ART19	62
20	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1283	Acast	69
21	Unobtainium Podcast	Adam Sigel & Dr. Amy Mainzer	Fiction	23	Acast	89
22	Legends of Avantris	Avantris Entertainment	Fiction	445	Podbean	52
23	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
24	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	179	Simplecast	68
25	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	382	Audioboom	47
26	Full Body Chills	Audiochuck	Fiction	154	Simplecast	58
27	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	165	Megaphone	78
28	HumorUs Stories — Classic and Original Funny Stories	Don McDonald	Fiction	27	Acast	69
29	THE DOUBLE[S]	Wolf at the Door	Fiction	10	Megaphone	68
30	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
31	The SCP Experience	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	576	Megaphone	59
32	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	751	Omny Studio	84
33	The Strata	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	163	Megaphone	58
34	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
35	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
36	The Harbingers	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	34	ART19	63
37	The Road of Shadows	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	65	Acast	63
38	Last Resort	Voyage Media	Fiction	9	Megaphone	58
39	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	117	Megaphone	73
40	Night Falls: Bedtime Stories For Sleep	Sleepiest: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Fiction	380	Megaphone	73
41	The Mysteries Of Derlin County	Brandon	Fiction	383	Libsyn	68
42	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	90	Acast	69
43	The Truth	The Truth	Fiction	197	Megaphone	59
44	Blood Stone	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	Megaphone	78
45	Horror Stories	Horror Stories	Fiction	457	Megaphone	53
46	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	270	BBC	58
47	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
48	Scare You To Sleep	Bloody FM	Fiction	473	Simplecast	68
49	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
50	Scary Story Podcast	Scary Stories	Fiction	253	Spreaker	63
51	HABLEMOS DE LO QUE NO EXISTE	César González _ EL NARRADOR _	Fiction	600	Spotify for Podcasters	28
52	Wolf 359	Kinda Evil Genius Productions, LLC	Fiction	100	Megaphone	74
53	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	294	BBC	38
54	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	467	Audioboom	52
55	National Emergency	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	14	Acast	69
56	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
57	Matt From Nomad’s	Matt Crabtree	Fiction	128	Spotify for Podcasters	48
58	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	82	Acast	74
59	Tales of Harkshire	Artis House	Fiction	26	Podbean	73
60	The Gentleman From Hell	Maeltopia	Fiction	154	Acast	59
61	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	34	ART19	68
62	Bloodrock Springs	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	18	Acast	63
63	Lighthouse Horror Podcast	Lighthouse Horror	Fiction	430	Spotify for Podcasters	41
64	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
65	The Fog City Mysteries: IN COLOR!	WHAT You Say Productions	Fiction	21	Captivate	58
66	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
67	Paranormal	Fepo	Fiction	352	Simplecast	58
68	The Warning Woods \| Horror Stories	Miles Tritle	Fiction	264	Simplecast	58
69	Dumb-Dumbs & Dragons: A D&D Podcast	Dumb-Dumbs & Dice	Fiction	483	Megaphone	78
70	Bunker 8	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	42	Acast	63
71	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	723	Spreaker	53
72	INSOMNIO	Fepo	Fiction	175	Simplecast	58
73	La Mano Peluda	Radio Fórmula	Fiction	1287	RSS.com	32
74	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	8	Captivate	53
75	TANIS	Public Radio Alliance	Fiction	65	Libsyn	78
76	The Classic Tales Podcast	B.J. Harrison	Fiction	300	Libsyn	57
77	The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories	Scott Miller	Fiction	600	Simplecast	58
78	Bedtime Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	37	Megaphone	53
79	The Left Right Game	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
80	Campfire Radio Theater	Haunted Air Audio	Fiction	52	Podbean	52
81	SCP Archives	Bloody FM	Fiction	337	Simplecast	83
82	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
83	Stories from the Village of Nothing Much	Wellness Loud	Fiction	142	Megaphone	68
84	Mission To Zyxx	Mission To Zyxx	Fiction	165	Simplecast	63
85	The Sound Of Home	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	83
86	Send Me To Sleep	Send Me To Sleep	Fiction	1683	Simplecast	83
87	Creepscast	Mr. Creeps	Fiction	308	Audioboom	53
88	The Dr. John Delony Show	The Dr.John Delony Show	Fiction	100	Podbean	48
89	Archive 81	Dead Signals	Fiction	51	Libsyn	68
90	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
91	Desert Skies	Jared Carter	Fiction	47	Megaphone	54
92	The Leviathan Chronicles	Leviathan Audio Productions	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
93	Camp Monsters	REI Co-op	Fiction	87	Simplecast	63
94	Drive Thru Magic	Atypical Artists	Fiction	22	ART19	83
95	Writing Excuses	Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler	Fiction	1013	RedCircle	63
96	The Amelia Project	Imploding Fictions	Fiction	150	Megaphone	48
97	The Dark Somnium	Bloody FM	Fiction	279	Simplecast	53
98	Something Scary	Underscore Talent Management	Fiction	417	Megaphone	64
99	Station 151	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	47	Megaphone	78
100	DERELICT	Night Rocket Productions	Fiction	44	Megaphone	53

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