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 Nov 2026

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11/01/2026

Average data

Episodes: 127

Frequency: every 20 days

Duration: 00:50:06

Top 5 authors

1. Evergreen Podcasts (2 shows)

2. Paul and Steve Hanley (2 shows)

3. Osiris Media (2 shows)

4. Pantheon Media (2 shows)

5. American Public Media (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (19 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (14 shows)

3. Unknown (9 shows)

4. ART19 (7 shows)

5. Acast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Jersey Made	Buzz Knight \| Music History Podcast Host	Music	13	Omny Studio	63
2	Takin’ A Walk Nashville	Buzz Knight Media Productions	Music	69	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	2004: The Year Indie Rock Broke	Nevermind Media	Music	8	Acast	59
6	No Dogs in Space	The Last Podcast Network	Music	79	Simplecast	68
7	HardLore	Colin Young, Bo Lueders, Knotfest	Music	224	Spotify for Podcasters	38
8	Monday Music Club with Will Anderson	Vox Media Podcast Network	Music	11	Megaphone	42
9	GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST	Grateful Dead	Music	136	ART19	68
10	Shawn Stockman's On That Note	Shawn Stockman	Music	96	Megaphone	48
11	Know Your Gear Podcast	Phillip Mcknight	Music	501	Buzzsprout	32
12	Takin' A Walk - Music History with Buzz Knight	Buzz Knight Media Productions	Music	978	Omny Studio	48
13	Something About the Beatles	Evergreen Podcasts	Music	238	ART19	42
14	Ongoing History of New Music	Curiouscast	Music	554	Megaphone	62
15	One On One: The Official Tom Petty Podcast	Cup & Nuzzle	Music	5	Megaphone	37
16	Stories in the Room: Michael Jackson's Thriller Album	Anthony Marinelli and Steven Ray	Music	60	RedCircle	43
17	The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons	The Fretboard Journal	Music	176	Libsyn	52
18	Our Thing: The Birth of Salsa in Nueva York	Futuro Media	Music	11	Acast	73
19	Composers Datebook	American Public Media	Music	30	American Public Media	42
20	Behind The Song: Classic Rock Chronicles	Gamut Podcast Network	Music	238	ART19	58
21	Stuck in the '80s Podcast	Steve Spears	Music	600	Simplecast	42
22	Album \| آلبوم	Bardia Barj	Music	94	Acast	68
23	Drummer Seeks Musicians: The Making of U2	The Irish Times	Music	15	Acast	79
24	Lost Notes: Groupies	KCRW	Music	70	Unknown	53
25	Decomposed with Jade Simmons	American Public Media	Music	6	American Public Media	47
26	Classics For Kids	Naomi Lewin	Music	196	Unknown	43
27	The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers	Next Chapter Podcasts, Josh Adam Meyers	Music	424	Megaphone	58
28	Buy That Guitar Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Vintage Guitar magazine	Music	39	Unknown	78
29	Freedom Needs a Soundtrack	Rangzen Productions	Music	7	PRX	58
30	A (Mostly) 80s Music Podcast: What Difference Does It Make?	Dave Sloan and Holly Cantos - 80s Music Podcast	Music	319	Megaphone	62
31	Xevi Had a Problem	Xevi	Music	40	Megaphone	43
32	Theoretikally R & B	Theoretikally R&B	Music	100	Podbean	43
33	Keeping The Rave Alive!	Kutski	Music	766	Libsyn	38
34	Tinsel Tunes - The Christmas Music Podcast	Tinsel Tunes	Music	83	Spotify for Podcasters	42
35	Political Beats	National Review	Music	162	Simplecast	58
36	The Mighty VH Podcast	Tommy London & Tor	Music	27	Megaphone	48
37	Classic Rock Album Olympics	Evergreen Podcasts	Music	35	Libsyn	52
38	Rock N Roll Story Guys Details temporarily unavailable	Story Guys Productions	Music	132	Unknown	32
39	Embrace Everything - The World of Gustav Mahler	Aaron Cohen	Music	42	ART19	58
40	Inside the Milky Way - A Look at Early Alternative Music	ITMW Music	Music	111	Transistor	52
41	The Story Behind The Song	Consequence Podcast Network	Music	83	RedCircle	68
42	Gimme Some Truth	Obadiah Jones	Music	53	Podbean	52
43	Made In California: A Beach Boys Podcast	LBB Productions	Music	12	Spotify for Podcasters	27
44	Drum History	Bart Vanderzee	Music	280	Megaphone	48
45	The Soul Files	Eastside Radio 89.7 FM	Music	2	Unknown	64
46	Inak Ahang \| اینک آهنگ	خانه موزه بتهوون	Music	29	Acast	63
47	Let It Roll	Pantheon Media	Music	672	Megaphone	48
48	داستان های احسانو / daastaan ehsaanoo	داستان و اپیزودهای احسان عبدی پور	Music	71	Castbox	32
49	Rock's Backpages	Barney Hoskyns, Jasper Murison-Bowie, William Pike	Music	238	Megaphone	63
50	FatBeats: Behind The Counter	FatBeats	Music	10	Buzzsprout	58
51	Psychedelic Psoul	Jessie Delgado	Music	188	Buzzsprout	78
52	Eras	BBC Radio 2	Music	39	BBC	48
53	Discography	Marc With a C	Music	37	Acast	84
54	Who Cares About the Rock Hall?	Joe Kwaczala & Kristen Studard	Music	381	Megaphone	32
55	Oh! Brother Details temporarily unavailable	Paul and Steve Hanley	Music	74	Acast	43
56	History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff	Pantheon Media	Music	384	Megaphone	53
57	Holdin’ Court Podcast	REVOLT	Music	164	Megaphone	43
58	Pod Only Knows: A Beach Boys Podcast	Pod Only Knows: A Beach Boys Podcast	Music	7	Spotify for Podcasters	27
59	After Midnight: Phish's Big Cypress Festival	Osiris Media	Music	11	ART19	53
60	FreestyleMixtapes.Com \| Classic and New Freestyle Music	Rafael "DaUnknownAdmin" Reyes	Music	66	Blubrry Podcasting	38
61	Folk Files	Olivia Harding	Music	37	RedCircle	78
62	Summer Mix Ibiza Best Deep House Music Techno 2026 Dance Chill Out Lounge Podcast	Summer Mix Ibiza	Music	52	Ausha	52
63	The Band: A History	The Band: A History	Music	77	Megaphone	43
64	The Rise and Fall of ...	BBC Radio 6 Music	Music	43	BBC	58
65	Theme Time Radio Hour with your host Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan	Music	2	Megaphone	48
66	Greatest Pop Stars	Billboard	Music	141	Megaphone	48
67	The Cobain 50	KEXP	Music	126	Omny Studio	69
68	Rock That Doesn't Roll: The Story of Christian Music	Andrew Gill and Leah Payne	Music	75	PRX	63
69	American Songcatcher	Nicholas Edward Williams	Music	53	Libsyn	58
70	Digging Deep with Robert Plant	Robert Plant	Music	30	ART19	68
71	The Ballad Lounge Podcast	Rory Makem; Máirtín de Cógáin	Music	17	Spotify for Podcasters	42
72	The Chronicles of The King Podcast	Megan and Tessa	Music	42	Spotify for Podcasters	17
73	Women of Notes	Sandra Mogensen	Music	10	Transistor	73
74	Iowa Basement Tapes	Kristian Day	Music	408	Simplecast	63
75	Under the Scales	Osiris Media	Music	203	ART19	63
76	DJ M'Zo	DJ M'ZO	Music	12	Ausha	49
77	Juice WRLD death conspiracy theory	Carsen	Music	1	Spotify for Podcasters	38
78	Compleatly Beatles	Ian Boothby and David Dedrick	Music	16	Blubrry	49
79	Oh! Brother	Paul and Steve Hanley	Music	79	Spotify for Podcasters	28
80	Straight From The Hat With Ben Vaughn	Straight From The Hat	Music	17	Podbean	37
81	In The Roud - A Folk Song Podcast	Matt Quinn	Music	84	Libsyn	37
82	Heart Shaped Pod	You Don't Even Like Podcasts	Music	33	Spreaker	49
83	Explore the Symphony	Canada's National Arts Centre	Music	71	Unknown	49
84	Rick Rubin - Biography Flash	Liquid Studios	Music	0	Megaphone	53
85	Grateful Dead Sleep Stories	GD Sleep Strories	Music	135	Spotify for Podcasters	22
86	A Heart for the Charts	Joel Whitburn Record Research	Music	4	Omny Studio	63
87	The Hardest Podcast to Podcast	Ryan Schaap	Music	65	Libsyn	47
88	History of Jazz	Sami Çatak	Music	4	Spotify for Podcasters	63
89	Ranking The Beatles	Jonathan and Julia Pretus	Music	161	Spotify for Podcasters	58
90	Love is the Message: Dance, Music and Counterculture	Love is the Message podcast	Music	186	Spotify for Podcasters	42
91	Chris's Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast	Christopher Williams	Music	89	Buzzsprout	57
92	Defining Albums 1970s (1975 - 1979)	The Lowdown Music Podcast	Music	1	Spreaker	59
93	Riffology: Iconic Rock Albums Podcast	Riffology	Music	97	Unknown	52
94	Elvis The Ultimate Fan Channel	hgkx83	Music	62	Spotify for Podcasters	27
95	The Fully Vented Podcast	Fully Vented Media LLC	Music	39	Megaphone	48
96	Gruhn's Vault	George Gruhn	Music	23	Unknown	74
97	Cantando en Cubano	Gaspar Marrero	Music	129	Buzzsprout	68
98	The State of Sound Podcast	Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum	Music	31	Spotify for Podcasters	42
99	Banding Together: A Tulsa Music Podcast	Saied Music Company and Dan Potter	Music	4	Blubrry	21
100	The Classical Music Minute	Steven Hobé, Composer & Host	Music	299	Buzzsprout	68

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