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 19 Sep 2026

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09/19/2026

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Episodes: 246

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:38:30

Top 5 authors

1. Bloody FM (4 shows)

2. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

3. Voyage Media (4 shows)

4. Mark R. Healy (3 shows)

5. Dr. NoSleep Studios (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (32 shows)

2. Simplecast (16 shows)

3. Acast (12 shows)

4. Libsyn (6 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	Room 1D343: I'll Stop When They're Dead	Voyage Media	Fiction	11	Megaphone	72
4	The Adventure Zone	The McElroys	Fiction	419	Simplecast	58
5	The NoSleep Podcast	Creative Reason Media	Fiction	730	Audioboom	48
6	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	106	Megaphone	83
7	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	832	Simplecast	73
8	The Haunted Library	BBC Studios	Fiction	3	Omny Studio	53
9	Blood Stone	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	Megaphone	78
10	Welcome to Night Vale	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	380	Megaphone	53
11	Midnight Burger	Business Goose Media	Fiction	148	Megaphone	63
12	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	388	ART19	63
13	Bear Hunt	Goalhanger	Fiction	4	Megaphone	63
14	Old Gods of Appalachia	DeepNerd Media	Fiction	144	Acast	69
15	EXTRA ANORMAL Details temporarily unavailable	Paco Arias	Fiction	519	Simplecast	53
16	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	34	Acast	89
17	Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	956	Megaphone	53
18	It's Storytime with Wil Wheaton	Wil Wheaton	Fiction	54	Megaphone	58
19	THE DOUBLE[S]	Wolf at the Door	Fiction	10	Megaphone	68
20	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	658	Simplecast	68
21	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1246	Acast	69
22	Midnight Monologue	TheMidnightMonologue	Fiction	11	Podbean	48
23	The Sleepy Bookshelf: Just Jane	Slumber Studios	Fiction	11	ART19	62
24	Worlds Beyond Number	Worlds Beyond Number	Fiction	97	Simplecast	73
25	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	166	Simplecast	68
26	Legends of Avantris	Avantris Entertainment	Fiction	436	Podbean	52
27	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
28	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	368	Audioboom	47
29	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	718	Omny Studio	84
30	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
31	Full Body Chills	audiochuck	Fiction	144	Simplecast	63
32	The SCP Experience	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	562	Megaphone	59
33	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	159	Megaphone	78
34	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
35	Degenerated: a Horror Fiction Podcast	Erik Peabody, Geoff Sturtevant, Paul J. McSorley, and Drew Blood	Fiction	8	RSS.com	41
36	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
37	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
38	Stories from the Village of Nothing Much	Wellness Loud	Fiction	136	Megaphone	68
39	Drive Thru Magic	Atypical Artists	Fiction	10	ART19	83
40	Unobtainium Podcast	Adam Sigel & Dr. Amy Mainzer	Fiction	20	Acast	83
41	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
42	HumorUs Stories — Classic and Original Funny Stories	Don McDonald	Fiction	22	Acast	69
43	Scary Story Podcast	Scary Stories	Fiction	252	Spreaker	63
44	The Strata	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	163	Megaphone	58
45	The Harbingers	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	28	ART19	63
46	The Death of Edgar Allan Poe	My Victorian Nightmare	Fiction	6	Spotify for Podcasters	32
47	Matt From Nomad’s	Matt Crabtree	Fiction	108	Spotify for Podcasters	48
48	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
49	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	461	Audioboom	52
50	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	88	Acast	69
51	The Mysteries Of Derlin County	Brandon	Fiction	369	Libsyn	68
52	National Emergency	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	10	Acast	69
53	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	79	Acast	74
54	The Road of Shadows	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	68	Megaphone	69
55	The Fog City Mysteries: IN COLOR!	WHAT You Say Productions	Fiction	20	Captivate	58
56	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	291	BBC	38
57	The Warning Woods \| Horror Stories	Miles Tritle	Fiction	259	Megaphone	38
58	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
59	Last Resort	Voyage Media	Fiction	9	Megaphone	63
60	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
61	The Dr. John Delony Show	The Dr.John Delony Show	Fiction	100	Podbean	48
62	Night Falls: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Sleepiest: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Fiction	370	Megaphone	68
63	The Gentleman From Hell	Maeltopia	Fiction	138	Acast	59
64	Bloodrock Springs	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	23	Megaphone	58
65	Horror Stories	Horror Stories	Fiction	412	Megaphone	53
66	INSOMNIO	Fepo	Fiction	167	Simplecast	58
67	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	10	Captivate	53
68	Scare You To Sleep	Bloody FM	Fiction	466	Simplecast	68
69	Wolf 359	Kinda Evil Genius Productions, LLC	Fiction	100	Megaphone	74
70	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	31	ART19	68
71	HABLEMOS DE LO QUE NO EXISTE	César González _ EL NARRADOR _	Fiction	582	Spotify for Podcasters	28
72	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	53
73	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	231	BBC	58
74	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
75	DUST	Gunpowder & Sky	Fiction	47	Acast	74
76	Lighthouse Horror Podcast	Lighthouse Horror	Fiction	423	Spotify for Podcasters	41
77	The Truth	The Truth	Fiction	193	Megaphone	59
78	Paranormal	Fepo	Fiction	345	Simplecast	58
79	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	716	Spreaker	53
80	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	264	Audioboom	57
81	Send Me To Sleep	Send Me To Sleep	Fiction	1645	Simplecast	83
82	DERELICT	Night Rocket Productions	Fiction	44	Megaphone	53
83	The Sound Of Home	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	83
84	The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories	Scott Miller	Fiction	537	Simplecast	58
85	The Left Right Game	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
86	The Leviathan Chronicles	Leviathan Audio Productions	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
87	Camp Monsters	REI Co-op	Fiction	84	Simplecast	63
88	Dumb-Dumbs & Dragons: A D&D Podcast	Dumb-Dumbs & Dice	Fiction	477	Megaphone	78
89	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
90	TANIS	Public Radio Alliance	Fiction	65	Libsyn	78
91	Bunker 8	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	40	Acast	63
92	SCP Archives	Bloody FM	Fiction	324	Simplecast	83
93	Desert Skies	Jared Carter	Fiction	47	Megaphone	54
94	Bedtime Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	22	Megaphone	53
95	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
96	The Classic Tales Podcast	B.J. Harrison	Fiction	300	Libsyn	57
97	Writing Excuses	Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler	Fiction	1007	RedCircle	73
98	Archive 81	Dead Signals	Fiction	51	Libsyn	68
99	Tales of Harkshire	Artis House	Fiction	26	Podbean	73
100	Mission To Zyxx	Mission To Zyxx	Fiction	163	Simplecast	73

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