Apple Podcast Rankings - USA - Music History

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 01 Oct 2026

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10/01/2026

Average data

Episodes: 161

Frequency: every 19 days

Duration: 00:51:47

Top 5 authors

1. Pantheon Media (4 shows)

2. Evergreen Podcasts (2 shows)

3. Breaking Atoms (2 shows)

4. Buzz Knight | Music History Podcast Host (2 shows)

5. American Public Media (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (27 shows)

2. Acast (10 shows)

3. Libsyn (7 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (7 shows)

5. Omny Studio (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Jersey Made	Buzz Knight \| Music History Podcast Host	Music	7	Omny Studio	63
2	Takin’ A Walk Nashville	Buzz Knight Media Productions	Music	64	Omny Studio	63
3	Dolly Parton's America	WNYC Studios & OSM Audio	Music	12	Simplecast	68
4	A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs	Andrew Hickey	Music	261	Unknown	48
5	No Dogs in Space	The Last Podcast Network	Music	76	Simplecast	68
6	Monday Music Club with Will Anderson	Vox Media Podcast Network	Music	6	Megaphone	42
7	Takin' A Walk - Music History with Buzz Knight	Buzz Knight \| Music History Podcast Host	Music	965	Omny Studio	48
8	2004: The Year Indie Rock Broke	Nevermind Media	Music	3	Megaphone	53
9	Drummer Seeks Musicians: The Making of U2	The Irish Times	Music	15	Acast	79
10	HardLore	Colin Young, Bo Lueders, Knotfest	Music	219	Spotify for Podcasters	38
11	GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST	Grateful Dead	Music	135	ART19	68
12	Ongoing History of New Music	Curiouscast	Music	549	Megaphone	62
13	Shawn Stockman's On That Note	Shawn Stockman	Music	91	Megaphone	48
14	Our Thing: The Birth of Salsa in Nueva York	Futuro Media	Music	11	Acast	73
15	Legend	BBC Radio 4	Music	19	BBC	73
16	Freedom Needs a Soundtrack	Rangzen Productions	Music	7	PRX	58
17	Behind The Song: Classic Rock Chronicles	Gamut Podcast Network	Music	232	ART19	58
18	Know Your Gear Podcast	Phillip Mcknight	Music	495	Buzzsprout	32
19	Eras	BBC Radio 2	Music	39	BBC	48
20	Tape Spaghetti	Blake Wyland & Scott Marquart	Music	75	Megaphone	53
21	Something About the Beatles	Evergreen Podcasts	Music	236	Megaphone	32
22	Decomposed with Jade Simmons	American Public Media	Music	6	American Public Media	47
23	The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers	Next Chapter Podcasts, Josh Adam Meyers	Music	420	Megaphone	58
24	Album \| آلبوم	Bardia Barj	Music	92	Acast	68
25	Composers Datebook	American Public Media	Music	30	American Public Media	42
26	Lost Notes: Groupies	KCRW	Music	70	Unknown	53
27	Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast	Riki Rachtman	Music	3	Libsyn	52
28	Rock N Roll Story Guys Details temporarily unavailable	Story Guys Productions	Music	132	Unknown	32
29	The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons	The Fretboard Journal	Music	175	Libsyn	52
30	Xevi Had a Problem	Xevi	Music	36	Megaphone	43
31	Classics For Kids	Naomi Lewin	Music	196	Unknown	43
32	Pod Only Knows: A Beach Boys Podcast	Pod Only Knows: A Beach Boys Podcast	Music	5	Spotify for Podcasters	27
33	Straight Stuntin' Digital with BX Thunder & Yami Doll	StreetSweepers Ent. Inc	Music	3	Simplecast	58
34	Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division & New Order	Joy Division / New Order	Music	19	Acast	58
35	Love is the Message: Dance, Music and Counterculture	Love is the Message podcast	Music	184	Spotify for Podcasters	42
36	FatBeats: Behind The Counter	FatBeats	Music	9	Buzzsprout	52
37	History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff	Pantheon Media	Music	378	Megaphone	53
38	Stuck in the '80s Podcast	Steve Spears	Music	600	Simplecast	42
39	Rick Rubin - Biography Flash	Inception Point AI	Music	98	Megaphone	63
40	Inak Ahang \| اینک آهنگ	خانه موزه بتهوون	Music	28	Acast	63
41	Booked On Rock with Eric Senich	Eric Senich	Music	503	Spreaker	48
42	No Nazi's Friend	John Hancock	Music	2	RSS.com	52
43	Inside the Milky Way - A Look at Early Alternative Music	ITMW Music	Music	107	Transistor	52
44	The Ruler's Back: The Making of The Blueprint by Jay-Z	Breaking Atoms	Music	4	Acast	63
45	Guess the Year	Cortland Rose Studio	Music	91	Spotify for Podcasters	22
46	داستان های احسانو / daastaan ehsaanoo	داستان و اپیزودهای احسان عبدی پور	Music	71	Castbox	32
47	Gimme Some Truth	Obadiah Jones	Music	48	Podbean	52
48	The Cobain 50	KEXP	Music	126	Omny Studio	69
49	Rock N Roll Archaeology	Pantheon Media	Music	59	Megaphone	49
50	Theme Time Radio Hour with your host Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan	Music	2	Megaphone	48
51	Rock That Doesn't Roll: The Story of Christian Music	Andrew Gill and Leah Payne	Music	73	PRX	63
52	Ugly Things	Ugly Things Magazine	Music	55	Megaphone	59
53	Keeping The Rave Alive!	Kutski	Music	761	Libsyn	38
54	Tone-Talk.com	Tone-Talk	Music	230	Buzzsprout	38
55	Growin' Up Rock	Rock Star Copy LLC	Music	710	Megaphone	59
56	Rock's Backpages	Barney Hoskyns, Jasper Murison-Bowie, William Pike	Music	236	Megaphone	63
57	Greatest Pop Stars	Billboard	Music	135	Megaphone	58
58	Political Beats	National Review	Music	161	Simplecast	58
59	The Nightingale of Iran	Danielle Dardashti, Galeet Dardashti	Music	19	PRX	74
60	Let It Roll	Pantheon Media	Music	655	Megaphone	48
61	club 30's with mjfangirl- a Michael Jackson Fan Podcast	mjfangirl	Music	85	Spotify for Podcasters	27
62	Theoretikally R & B	Theoretikally R&B	Music	100	Podbean	43
63	In The Roud - A Folk Song Podcast	Matt Quinn	Music	81	Libsyn	37
64	Heavy Metal 101	Eric Schwartz	Music	65	Spotify for Podcasters	73
65	TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast	Justin Gausman	Music	473	Libsyn	52
66	Folk Files	Olivia Harding	Music	36	RedCircle	78
67	Summer Mix Ibiza Best Deep House Music Techno 2026 Dance Chill Out Lounge Podcast	Summer Mix Ibiza	Music	52	Ausha	52
68	I'd Buy That For A Dollar	idbuythat	Music	333	Podbean	47
69	Drum History	Bart Vanderzee	Music	279	Megaphone	53
70	Discography	Marc With a C	Music	37	Acast	84
71	The Rise and Fall of ...	BBC Radio 6 Music	Music	43	BBC	58
72	Mogul Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Gimlet	Music History	45	N/A	N/A
73	From Akron & Beyond Podcast	The Summit FM	Music	101	Podbean	31
74	Chris's Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast	Christopher Williams	Music	84	Buzzsprout	47
75	Totally 80s	Totally 80s	Music	69	ART19	73
76	Break Stuff: The Story of Woodstock '99	The Ringer \| Luminary	Music	9	Acast	48
77	Who Cares About the Rock Hall?	Joe Kwaczala & Kristen Studard	Music	374	Megaphone	32
78	Harold's Old Time Radio	Harolds Old Time Radio	Music	1000	Spreaker	49
79	Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast	Breaking Atoms	Music	260	Acast	42
80	Pamela Des Barres' Pajama Party!	Pantheon Media	Music	45	Megaphone	63
81	For the Record: The 70s	Amy Lively	Music	67	Libsyn	38
82	Straight From The Hat With Ben Vaughn	Straight From The Hat	Music	17	Podbean	37
83	Big Band Bash	Frank Miller	Music	405	Libsyn	43
84	Highway Hi-Fi Podcast	Ryan & Joe	Music	100	Megaphone	38
85	Classic Rock Album Olympics	Evergreen Podcasts	Music	33	Megaphone	52
86	Psychedelic Psoul	Jessie Delgado	Music	185	Buzzsprout	78
87	ROCK AND/OR ROLL	Rock and/or Roll	Music	341	Megaphone	43
88	Off The Record: David Bowie	iHeartPodcasts	Music	33	Omny Studio	62
89	Embrace Everything - The World of Gustav Mahler	Aaron Cohen	Music	42	ART19	58
90	Play That Rock n‘ Roll	playthatpodcast	Music	123	Megaphone	43
91	Grateful Shows	J.Y. Pod	Music	21	Captivate	89
92	The Band: A History	The Band: A History	Music	76	Megaphone	43
93	Music History Monday	Robert Greenberg	Music	120	Blubrry Podcasting	59
95	PHILM The Podcast	PHILM	Music	51	Acast	38
96	Fixing A Hole - The Beatles podcast you didn't know you needed	Paul Humbley & Mark Wakely	Music	68	Transistor	62
97	Into The Heart of U2 Podcast	Into The Heart of U2 Podcast	Music	33	Spotify for Podcasters	52
98	The Story Behind The Song	Consequence Podcast Network	Music	83	RedCircle	68
99	Rock and Roll Heaven	LD, TJ2 and Will The Thrill	Music	335	Megaphone	53
100	Holdin’ Court Podcast	REVOLT	Music	162	Megaphone	43

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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