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 18 Mar 2026

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03/18/2026

Average data

Episodes: 290

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:42:12

Top 5 authors

1. Bloody FM (5 shows)

2. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

3. NOISER (3 shows)

4. GZM Shows (3 shows)

5. Night Vale Presents (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (34 shows)

2. Simplecast (17 shows)

3. Acast (14 shows)

4. Libsyn (9 shows)

5. Audioboom (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Table Read	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	121	Omny Studio	63
2	The Red Weather	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	9	Omny Studio	53
3	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	110	Megaphone	83
4	The NoSleep Podcast	Creative Reason Media	Fiction	732	Audioboom	48
5	Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	961	Megaphone	53
6	The Adventure Zone	The McElroys	Fiction	421	Simplecast	58
7	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	837	Simplecast	73
8	Welcome to Night Vale	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	381	Megaphone	53
9	Midnight Burger	Business Goose Media	Fiction	107	Megaphone	63
10	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	389	ART19	63
11	Worlds Beyond Number	Worlds Beyond Number	Fiction	98	Simplecast	73
12	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	661	Simplecast	68
13	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1253	Acast	69
14	EXTRA ANORMAL Details temporarily unavailable	Paco Arias	Fiction	519	Simplecast	53
15	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
16	DERELICT	Night Rocket Productions	Fiction	44	Megaphone	53
17	How i Died	Audiohm Media	Fiction	78	Megaphone	53
18	Old Gods of Appalachia	DeepNerd Media	Fiction	146	Acast	69
19	Legends of Avantris	Avantris Entertainment	Fiction	438	Podbean	52
20	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
21	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	160	Megaphone	78
22	The SCP Experience	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	565	Megaphone	59
23	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	35	Acast	89
24	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
25	Hard Drive	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	Megaphone	73
26	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	726	Omny Studio	84
27	Night Falls: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Sleepiest: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Fiction	372	Megaphone	68
28	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	169	Simplecast	68
29	Full Body Chills	Audiochuck	Fiction	145	Simplecast	58
30	The Strata	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	163	Megaphone	58
31	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
32	The Cleaner	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	73
33	Bunker 8	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	40	Acast	63
34	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	79	Acast	74
35	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
36	Stories from the Village of Nothing Much	Wellness Loud	Fiction	137	Megaphone	68
37	Imagination Amplified	GZM Shows	Fiction	86	ART19	73
38	The Road of Shadows	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	64	Megaphone	63
39	The Leviathan Chronicles	Leviathan Audio Productions	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
40	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	89	Acast	69
41	The Dark Somnium	Bloody FM	Fiction	273	Simplecast	53
42	Send Me To Sleep	Send Me To Sleep	Fiction	1655	Simplecast	83
43	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	462	Audioboom	52
44	See You in Hell	Gary Whitta	Fiction	9	Acast	59
45	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
46	Sonic the Hedgehog Presents: The Chaotix Casefiles	Realm	Fiction	10	Megaphone	58
47	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
48	Scare You To Sleep	Bloody FM	Fiction	468	Simplecast	68
49	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
50	National Emergency	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	10	Acast	69
51	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	371	Audioboom	47
52	Paranormal	Fepo	Fiction	345	Simplecast	58
53	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
54	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	294	BBC	38
55	Wolf 359	Kinda Evil Genius Productions, LLC	Fiction	100	Megaphone	74
56	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	718	Spreaker	53
57	The Mysteries Of Derlin County	Brandon	Fiction	371	Libsyn	68
58	HABLEMOS DE LO QUE NO EXISTE	César González _ EL NARRADOR _	Fiction	587	Spotify for Podcasters	28
59	DC High Volume: Batman	DC \| Realm	Fiction	52	Megaphone	69
60	Scary Story Podcast	Scary Stories	Fiction	252	Spreaker	63
61	Desert Skies	Jared Carter	Fiction	47	Megaphone	54
62	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	241	BBC	58
63	Mission To Zyxx	Mission To Zyxx	Fiction	163	Simplecast	73
64	Creepscast	Mr. Creeps	Fiction	303	Audioboom	53
65	SCP Archives	Bloody FM	Fiction	326	Simplecast	83
66	The Murderer Killings - A True* Crime Podcast	Michael Satow & Jack Canfora	Fiction	10	Buzzsprout	57
67	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	31	ART19	68
68	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
69	Dumb-Dumbs & Dragons: A D&D Podcast	Dumb-Dumbs & Dice	Fiction	478	Megaphone	78
70	The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories	Scott Miller	Fiction	600	Simplecast	58
71	The Classic Tales Podcast	B.J. Harrison	Fiction	300	Libsyn	57
72	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
73	Archive 81	Dead Signals	Fiction	51	Libsyn	68
74	The Truth	The Truth	Fiction	194	Megaphone	59
75	Kahani Suno with Kabir and Sarah	Kabir and Sarah	Fiction	57	Podbean	22
76	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
77	The Amelia Project	Imploding Fictions	Fiction	147	Megaphone	48
78	Lighthouse Horror Podcast	Lighthouse Horror	Fiction	425	Spotify for Podcasters	41
79	Barmy Dale - Comedy Podcast (Sitcom)	Barmy Productions	Fiction	46	RedCircle	42
80	What if it's True Podcast	Cameron Buckner	Fiction	718	Spreaker	43
81	INSOMNIO	Fepo	Fiction	169	Simplecast	58
82	TANIS	Public Radio Alliance	Fiction	65	Libsyn	78
83	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	267	Audioboom	57
84	Horror Stories	Horror Stories	Fiction	424	Megaphone	53
85	1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle	Arthur Conan Doyle	Fiction	320	Libsyn	42
86	La Mano Peluda	Radio Fórmula	Fiction	1263	RSS.com	32
87	The Warning Woods \| Horror Stories	Miles Tritle	Fiction	260	Megaphone	38
88	Friends at the Table	Friends at the Table	Fiction	550	Libsyn	63
89	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
90	Batman: The Audio Adventures	Max	Fiction	23	Megaphone	63
91	Hi Nay	Motzie Dapul	Fiction	183	Acast	73
92	Redwood Bureau	Eeriecast Network	Fiction	121	Megaphone	53
93	DUST	Gunpowder & Sky	Fiction	47	Acast	74
94	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
95	Clarkesworld Magazine	Clarkesworld Magazine	Fiction	1196	Libsyn	43
96	Dead Air Theater	Edward Baker	Fiction	87	Acast	59
97	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
98	Camp Monsters	REI Co-op	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
99	The Left Right Game	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
100	WOE.BEGONE	WOE.BEGONE Industries LLC	Fiction	362	Acast	58

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