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 29 Oct 2026

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10/29/2026

Average data

Episodes: 237

Frequency: every 19 days

Duration: 00:36:21

Top 5 authors

1. Bloody FM (5 shows)

2. GZM Shows (4 shows)

3. Voyage Media (4 shows)

4. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

5. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (30 shows)

2. Acast (15 shows)

3. Simplecast (15 shows)

4. Omny Studio (7 shows)

5. ART19 (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Table Read	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	125	Omny Studio	63
2	Midnight Radio	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	4	Omny Studio	53
3	Full Body Chills	Audiochuck	Fiction	153	Simplecast	58
4	The Red Room	Voyage Media	Fiction	11	Megaphone	83
5	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1278	Acast	69
6	The NoSleep Podcast	Creative Reason Media	Fiction	735	Audioboom	48
7	The Death of Edgar Allan Poe	My Victorian Nightmare	Fiction	6	Libsyn	62
8	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	848	Simplecast	73
9	The Adventure Zone	The McElroys	Fiction	423	Simplecast	58
10	Old Gods of Appalachia	DeepNerd Media	Fiction	149	Acast	69
11	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	114	Megaphone	83
12	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	668	Simplecast	68
13	Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	970	Megaphone	53
14	The Haunted Library	BBC Studios	Fiction	14	Omny Studio	73
15	Don't Mind	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	36	Megaphone	89
16	UnderGround Zero: 9/11 & The Mob \| Starring Michael Imperioli & Steve Schirripa	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	6	Omny Studio	53
17	Midnight Burger	Business Goose Media	Fiction	110	Megaphone	63
18	EXTRA ANORMAL Details temporarily unavailable	Paco Arias	Fiction	519	Simplecast	53
19	Welcome to Night Vale	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	384	Megaphone	53
20	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	394	ART19	63
21	Bear Hunt	Goalhanger	Fiction	10	Megaphone	83
22	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
23	Worlds Beyond Number	Worlds Beyond Number	Fiction	100	Simplecast	73
24	National Emergency	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	13	Acast	69
25	Legends of Avantris	Avantris Entertainment	Fiction	445	Podbean	52
26	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	39	Acast	89
27	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
28	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	164	Megaphone	78
29	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	177	Simplecast	68
30	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	745	Omny Studio	84
31	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	80	Acast	74
32	Scare You To Sleep	Bloody FM	Fiction	473	Simplecast	68
33	The SCP Experience	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	573	Megaphone	59
34	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
35	Tales of the Night	Sonoro \| RDLN	Fiction	148	Megaphone	69
36	The Harbingers	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	33	ART19	63
37	INSOMNIO	Fepo	Fiction	173	Simplecast	58
38	Care Protocol — An Original Limited Series	Don McDonald	Fiction	5	Acast	69
39	The Sleepy Bookshelf: Just Jane	Slumber Studios	Fiction	21	ART19	62
40	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
41	Unobtainium Podcast	Adam Sigel & Dr. Amy Mainzer	Fiction	22	Acast	89
42	Camp Monsters	REI Co-op	Fiction	87	Simplecast	63
43	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	117	Megaphone	73
44	The Strata	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	163	Megaphone	58
45	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	466	Audioboom	52
46	THE DOUBLE[S]	Wolf at the Door	Fiction	10	Megaphone	68
47	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
48	Scary Story Podcast	Scary Stories	Fiction	253	Spreaker	63
49	Matt From Nomad’s	Matt Crabtree	Fiction	125	Spotify for Podcasters	48
50	Blood Stone	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	Megaphone	78
51	The Hollow	GZM Shows	Fiction	13	ART19	63
52	The Road of Shadows	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	65	Acast	63
53	Horror Stories	Horror Stories	Fiction	449	Megaphone	53
54	Bloodrock Springs	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	18	Acast	63
55	The Dr. John Delony Show’s Podcast	The Dr. John Delony	Fiction	100	Podbean	27
56	Night Falls: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Sleepiest: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Fiction	377	Megaphone	68
57	FRIGHTLY! Scary Stories and Tales of Terror	Short Storyverses	Fiction	30	Acast	63
58	13 Days of Halloween	iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild	Fiction	57	Omny Studio	68
59	HumorUs Stories — Classic and Original Funny Stories	Don McDonald	Fiction	27	Acast	69
60	DERELICT	Night Rocket Productions	Fiction	44	Megaphone	53
61	HABLEMOS DE LO QUE NO EXISTE	César González _ EL NARRADOR _	Fiction	597	Spotify for Podcasters	28
62	The Mysteries Of Derlin County	Brandon	Fiction	380	Libsyn	68
63	Spooky Scary Storytime	Spooky Scary Storytime	Fiction	588	Spreaker	64
64	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
65	Bunker 8	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	41	Acast	63
66	Lighthouse Horror Podcast	Lighthouse Horror	Fiction	429	Spotify for Podcasters	41
67	Wolf 359	Kinda Evil Genius Productions, LLC	Fiction	100	Megaphone	74
68	Edge of the Forgotten	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	25	Megaphone	73
69	Room 1D343: I'll Stop When They're Dead	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	Megaphone	62
70	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
71	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	379	Audioboom	47
72	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	89	Acast	69
73	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
74	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	293	BBC	38
75	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	275	Megaphone	63
76	The Dark Somnium	Bloody FM	Fiction	278	Simplecast	53
77	The Gentleman From Hell	Maeltopia	Fiction	152	Acast	59
78	The Fog City Mysteries: IN COLOR!	WHAT You Say Productions	Fiction	21	Captivate	58
79	Stories from the Village of Nothing Much	Wellness Loud	Fiction	141	Megaphone	68
80	Archive 81	Dead Signals	Fiction	51	Libsyn	68
81	YAGA: The Official Podcast	Crave	Fiction	3	Omny Studio	47
82	OMINOUS THRILL: Her Horrorween	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	55	ART19	83
83	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	87	Simplecast	63
84	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
85	Paranormal	Fepo	Fiction	351	Simplecast	58
86	The Cleaner	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	73
87	Station 151	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	46	Megaphone	78
88	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	455	Megaphone	69
89	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	37	ART19	48
90	Dark Providence	Chaos Assembly	Fiction	13	Podbean	83
91	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	263	BBC	58
92	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	73	Megaphone	68
93	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
94	The Truth	The Truth	Fiction	196	Megaphone	59
95	The Survivor Tapes	Josh Sterling	Fiction	16	Spotify for Podcasters	58
96	Send Me To Sleep	Send Me To Sleep	Fiction	1677	Simplecast	83
97	TANIS	Public Radio Alliance	Fiction	65	Libsyn	78
98	Biome	Alex Zoubine	Fiction	26	RSS.com	52
99	Mina and Lucy's Guide to Slaying Dracula	GZM Shows	Fiction	25	ART19	48
100	Writing Excuses	Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler	Fiction	1012	RedCircle	63

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