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 04 Oct 2026

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10/04/2026

Average data

Episodes: 173

Frequency: every 19 days

Duration: 00:49:01

Top 5 authors

1. Pantheon Media (4 shows)

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

3. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

4. Inception Point AI (2 shows)

5. American Public Media (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (25 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

3. Acast (8 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (7 shows)

5. Omny Studio (7 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	Takin' A Walk - Music History with Buzz Knight	Buzz Knight \| Music History Podcast Host	Music	966	Omny Studio	48
7	Monday Music Club with Will Anderson	Vox Media Podcast Network	Music	6	Megaphone	42
8	HardLore	Colin Young, Bo Lueders, Knotfest	Music	219	Spotify for Podcasters	38
9	2004: The Year Indie Rock Broke	Nevermind Media	Music	3	Megaphone	53
10	GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST	Grateful Dead	Music	135	ART19	68
11	Shawn Stockman's On That Note	Shawn Stockman	Music	91	Megaphone	48
12	Legend	BBC Radio 4	Music	19	BBC	73
13	Straight Stuntin' Digital with BX Thunder & Yami Doll	StreetSweepers Ent. Inc	Music	3	Simplecast	58
14	Ongoing History of New Music	Curiouscast	Music	549	Megaphone	62
15	Our Thing: The Birth of Salsa in Nueva York	Futuro Media	Music	11	Acast	73
16	Know Your Gear Podcast	Phillip Mcknight	Music	495	Buzzsprout	32
17	Drummer Seeks Musicians: The Making of U2	The Irish Times	Music	15	Acast	79
18	Xevi Had a Problem	Xevi	Music	37	Megaphone	43
19	The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers	Next Chapter Podcasts, Josh Adam Meyers	Music	420	Megaphone	58
20	Behind The Song: Classic Rock Chronicles	Gamut Podcast Network	Music	232	ART19	58
21	Eras	BBC Radio 2	Music	39	BBC	48
22	Composers Datebook	American Public Media	Music	30	American Public Media	42
23	Decomposed with Jade Simmons	American Public Media	Music	6	American Public Media	47
24	Something About the Beatles	Evergreen Podcasts	Music	236	Megaphone	32
25	Album \| آلبوم	Bardia Barj	Music	92	Acast	68
26	Stuck in the '80s Podcast	Steve Spears	Music	600	Simplecast	42
27	Lost Notes: Groupies	KCRW	Music	70	Unknown	53
28	Rock N Roll Story Guys Details temporarily unavailable	Story Guys Productions	Music	132	Unknown	32
29	Classics For Kids	Naomi Lewin	Music	196	Unknown	43
30	Theme Time Radio Hour with your host Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan	Music	2	Megaphone	48
31	Pod Only Knows: A Beach Boys Podcast	Pod Only Knows: A Beach Boys Podcast	Music	5	Spotify for Podcasters	27
32	Freedom Needs a Soundtrack	Rangzen Productions	Music	7	PRX	58
33	Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division & New Order	Joy Division / New Order	Music	19	Acast	58
34	The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons	The Fretboard Journal	Music	175	Libsyn	52
35	Keeping The Rave Alive!	Kutski	Music	761	Libsyn	38
36	Rock That Doesn't Roll: The Story of Christian Music	Andrew Gill and Leah Payne	Music	73	PRX	63
37	Who Cares About the Rock Hall?	Joe Kwaczala & Kristen Studard	Music	375	Megaphone	32
38	Political Beats	National Review	Music	161	Simplecast	58
39	Embrace Everything - The World of Gustav Mahler	Aaron Cohen	Music	42	ART19	58
40	Drum History	Bart Vanderzee	Music	279	Megaphone	53
41	PHILM The Podcast	PHILM	Music	51	Acast	38
42	So Many Roads: A Grateful Dead Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	P.Bouley	Music	15	Buzzsprout	52
43	Tape Spaghetti	Blake Wyland & Scott Marquart	Music	75	Megaphone	53
44	Cassette Culture	Cassette Culture & DIY Music	Music	29	Omny Studio	78
45	Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast	Riki Rachtman	Music	3	Libsyn	52
46	Holdin’ Court Podcast	REVOLT	Music	162	Megaphone	43
47	Booked On Rock with Eric Senich	Eric Senich	Music	504	Spreaker	48
48	History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff	Pantheon Media	Music	378	Megaphone	53
49	BT RADIO : MIXES & MORE	Big Tigger	Music	97	Podomatic	49
50	Love is the Message: Dance, Music and Counterculture	Love is the Message podcast	Music	184	Spotify for Podcasters	42
51	Digging Deep with Robert Plant	Robert Plant	Music	30	ART19	68
52	Greatest Pop Stars	Billboard	Music	135	Megaphone	58
53	ROCK AND/OR ROLL	Rock and/or Roll	Music	342	Megaphone	43
54	The Rise and Fall of ...	BBC Radio 6 Music	Music	43	BBC	58
55	داستان های احسانو / daastaan ehsaanoo	داستان و اپیزودهای احسان عبدی پور	Music	71	Castbox	32
56	The Ruler's Back: The Making of The Blueprint by Jay-Z	Breaking Atoms	Music	4	Acast	63
57	Inak Ahang \| اینک آهنگ	خانه موزه بتهوون	Music	28	Acast	63
58	Let It Roll	Pantheon Media	Music	656	Megaphone	48
59	Under the Scales	Osiris Media	Music	203	Megaphone	53
60	Larry's Country Diner	Gabriel Communications	Music	84	Megaphone	43
61	Ugly Things	Ugly Things Magazine	Music	55	Megaphone	59
62	Guess the Year	Cortland Rose Studio	Music	91	Spotify for Podcasters	22
63	Inside the Milky Way - A Look at Early Alternative Music	ITMW Music	Music	108	Transistor	52
64	club 30's with mjfangirl- a Michael Jackson Fan Podcast	mjfangirl	Music	85	Spotify for Podcasters	27
65	TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast	Justin Gausman	Music	473	Libsyn	52
66	The Cobain 50	KEXP	Music	126	Omny Studio	69
67	Tone-Talk.com	Tone-Talk	Music	230	Buzzsprout	38
68	The Brian Turner Show	Brian Turner	Music	217	Buzzsprout	38
69	Rick Rubin - Biography Flash	Inception Point AI	Music	99	Megaphone	63
70	Folk Files	Olivia Harding	Music	36	RedCircle	78
71	The Opposites: De Rest Is Geschiedenis	NPO Luister / Zwart	Music	20	Unknown	69
72	Meet Me in the City	Dan, Will, and Shawn	Music	47	Substack	43
73	Off The Record: David Bowie	iHeartPodcasts	Music	33	Omny Studio	62
74	A (Mostly) 80s Music Podcast: What Difference Does It Make?	Dave Sloan and Holly Cantos - 80s Music Podcast	Music	316	Megaphone	62
75	50 Years of Hip Hop Podcast Series	iHeartPodcasts	Music	13	Omny Studio	47
76	GSMC Classics: The History of Rock and Roll	GSMC Music & Theater Network	Music	32	Spreaker	59
77	Discography	Marc With a C	Music	37	Acast	84
78	I'd Buy That For A Dollar	idbuythat	Music	333	Podbean	47
79	Pamela Des Barres' Pajama Party!	Pantheon Media	Music	45	Megaphone	63
80	The Pickle and Boot Shop Podcast	Joe Yerke and Reese Roper	Music	0	Buzzsprout	37
81	No Nazi's Friend	John Hancock	Music	2	RSS.com	52
82	Gaucho Amigos	baddantakes	Music	53	Buzzsprout	69
83	Deep Dives and Deep Cuts: the History of Punk, Post-punk and New Wave (1976-1986)	DDDC	Music	135	Cast	58
84	Summer Mix Ibiza Best Deep House Music Techno 2026 Dance Chill Out Lounge Podcast	Summer Mix Ibiza	Music	52	Ausha	52
85	The Story Behind The Song	Consequence Podcast Network	Music	83	RedCircle	68
87	Anuel Aa	Julio Alejo	Music	1	Spotify for Podcasters	53
89	Pantheon - Home for Music Lovers	Pantheon Media	Music	2005	Megaphone	59
90	History of Rock and Roll	Sasha Wideman	Music	6	Spotify for Podcasters	33
91	FatBeats: Behind The Counter	FatBeats	Music	9	Buzzsprout	52
92	Old School Throw Down	BC Corbin	Music	198	Captivate	58
93	The J. S. Bach Files Podcast	Terence J. O'Grady	Music	50	Podbean	37
94	Growin' Up Rock	Rock Star Copy LLC	Music	712	Megaphone	59
95	The Alphorn Podcast	Alphorn Association of North America	Music	56	Simplecast	48
96	Best Yacht Rock Mixes Ever!	Robert	Music	3	Podomatic	68
97	Country Hits 101	Country 93.5 FM	Music	1	Spotify for Podcasters	43
98	Josh Haden's Mémoire Podcast	Josh Haden plays albums from his father jazz bassist Charlie Haden's record collection.	Music	59	Substack	42
99	Harold's Old Time Radio	Harolds Old Time Radio	Music	1000	Spreaker	49
100	Dolly Parton - Biography Flash	Inception Point AI	Music	80	Megaphone	63

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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