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 05 Aug 2026

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08/05/2026

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Episodes: 155

Frequency: every 18 days

Duration: 01:35:14

Top 5 authors

1. Pantheon Media (4 shows)

2. Evergreen Podcasts (2 shows)

3. American Public Media (2 shows)

4. Rock Star Copy LLC (1 shows)

5. Naomi Lewin (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (22 shows)

2. Acast (8 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

4. Podbean (7 shows)

5. Unknown (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Takin’ A Walk Nashville	Buzz Knight Media Productions	Music	61	Omny Studio	63
2	A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs	Andrew Hickey	Music	261	Unknown	48
3	GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST	Grateful Dead	Music	135	ART19	68
4	Dolly Parton's America	WNYC Studios & OSM Audio	Music	12	Simplecast	68
5	Our Thing: The Birth of Salsa in Nueva York	Futuro Media	Music	10	Acast	83
6	Takin' A Walk - Music History with Buzz Knight	Buzz Knight \| Music History Podcast Host	Music	958	Omny Studio	48
7	HardLore	Colin Young, Bo Lueders, Knotfest	Music	216	Spotify for Podcasters	38
8	Shawn Stockman's On That Note	Shawn Stockman	Music	87	Megaphone	48
9	No Dogs in Space	The Last Podcast Network	Music	73	Simplecast	63
10	Decomposed with Jade Simmons	American Public Media	Music	6	American Public Media	47
11	Know Your Gear Podcast	Phillip Mcknight	Music	493	Buzzsprout	32
12	Xevi Had a Problem	Xevi	Music	34	Megaphone	43
13	Ongoing History of New Music	Curiouscast	Music	546	Megaphone	62
14	Stuck in the '80s Podcast	Steve Spears	Music	600	Simplecast	42
15	Album \| آلبوم	Bardia Barj	Music	92	Acast	68
16	Composers Datebook	American Public Media	Music	30	American Public Media	42
17	Behind The Song: Classic Rock Chronicles	Gamut Podcast Network	Music	229	ART19	58
18	The Rise and Fall of ...	BBC Radio 6 Music	Music	43	BBC	58
19	The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers	Next Chapter Podcasts, Josh Adam Meyers	Music	417	Megaphone	58
20	For the Record: The 70s	Amy Lively	Music	67	Libsyn	38
21	Something About the Beatles	Evergreen Podcasts	Music	235	Megaphone	32
22	Freedom Needs a Soundtrack	Rangzen Productions	Music	7	PRX	58
23	History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff	Pantheon Media	Music	375	Megaphone	53
24	Discography	Marc With a C	Music	34	Acast	84
25	The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons	The Fretboard Journal	Music	174	Libsyn	52
26	club 30's with mjfangirl- a Michael Jackson Fan Podcast	mjfangirl	Music	83	Spotify for Podcasters	27
27	The Album Anniversary Podcast!	Caleb The Spy	Music	169	Spotify for Podcasters	27
28	Classics For Kids	Naomi Lewin	Music	197	Unknown	43
30	داستان های احسانو / daastaan ehsaanoo	داستان و اپیزودهای احسان عبدی پور	Music	71	Castbox	32
31	Eras	BBC Radio 2	Music	35	BBC	48
32	Tone-Talk.com	Tone-Talk	Music	230	Buzzsprout	38
33	Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division & New Order	Joy Division / New Order	Music	19	Acast	58
34	Lost Notes: Groupies	KCRW	Music	70	Unknown	53
35	Under the Scales	Osiris Media	Music	203	Megaphone	53
36	Gimme Some Truth	Obadiah Jones	Music	45	Podbean	52
37	When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles	Ed Chen and Jon Stone, Lonnie Pena, Martin Quibell	Music	308	Podbean	37
38	Embrace Everything - The World of Gustav Mahler	Aaron Cohen	Music	42	ART19	58
39	FatBeats: Behind The Counter	FatBeats	Music	8	Buzzsprout	52
40	The Nightingale of Iran	Danielle Dardashti, Galeet Dardashti	Music	19	PRX	74
41	Rock N Roll Story Guys Details temporarily unavailable	Story Guys Productions	Music	132	Unknown	32
42	The Band: A History	The Band: A History	Music	76	Megaphone	43
43	Booked On Rock with Eric Senich	Eric Senich	Music	497	Spreaker	48
44	The Cobain 50	KEXP	Music	126	Omny Studio	69
45	Break Stuff: The Story of Woodstock '99	The Ringer	Music	9	Megaphone	48
46	Harold's Old Time Radio	Harolds Old Time Radio	Music	1000	Spreaker	49
47	Theme Time Radio Hour with your host Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan	Music	2	Megaphone	48
48	Bluegrass BKLYN	Mike Willner	Music	130	Podbean	52
49	Political Beats	National Review	Music	161	Simplecast	58
50	Nba_youngboy	Kentrell Gaulden	Music	1	Spotify for Podcasters	38
51	Rock's Backpages	Barney Hoskyns, Jasper Murison-Bowie, William Pike	Music	235	Megaphone	63
52	Allison Unchained	Allison Hagendorf	Music	16	Megaphone	79
53	TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast	Justin Gausman	Music	472	Libsyn	52
54	One Sweet Dream: A Beatles Podcast	Diana Erickson	Music	69	RedCircle	38
55	CD Burners	Emo Nite	Music	127	Acast	43
56	Vintage Country Radio	The Gathering Nerds studios	Music	13	Podbean	38
57	Rock & Metal Combat Podcast	Ian Wadley & Ralph Viera	Music	422	Podbean	21
58	Juice WRLD death conspiracy theory	Carsen	Music	1	Spotify for Podcasters	38
59	American Songcatcher	Nicholas Edward Williams	Music	52	Libsyn	58
60	Summer Mix Ibiza Best Deep House Music Techno 2026 Dance Chill Out Lounge Podcast	Summer Mix Ibiza	Music	52	Ausha	52
61	豐音樂 Feng Yin Yue－华语流行音乐青春小传	熊儒賢、陳永龍	Music	300	Unknown	43
62	Greatest Pop Stars	Billboard	Music	132	Megaphone	58
63	So Many Roads: A Grateful Dead Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	P.Bouley	Music	15	Buzzsprout	52
64	An Honest Man’s Podcast Talkin’ Mellencamp	mellencougarrock	Music	15	Podbean	31
65	Tape Spaghetti	Blake Wyland & Scott Marquart	Music	73	Megaphone	53
66	Keeping The Rave Alive!	Kutski	Music	758	Libsyn	38
67	Straight From The Hat With Ben Vaughn	Straight From The Hat	Music	17	Podbean	37
68	Country Hits 101	Country 93.5 FM	Music	1	Spotify for Podcasters	43
69	The Story Behind The Song	Consequence Podcast Network	Music	83	RedCircle	68
70	The Imbalanced History of Rock and Roll	The Imbalanced History of Rock and Roll	Music	396	Libsyn	38
71	Let It Roll	Pantheon Media	Music	648	Megaphone	48
72	Buy That Guitar Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Vintage Guitar magazine	Music	37	Unknown	78
73	Carolina Calling: A Music & History Podcast	The Bluegrass Situation	Music	8	RedCircle	48
74	Ugly Things	Ugly Things Magazine	Music	54	Megaphone	59
75	The Discographers	CLUB FAIL	Music	74	Simplecast	63
76	Broken Bow Tapes	John P. Williams	Music	4	Captivate	58
77	DJ Drama’s Gangsta Grillz Podcast	Khalabo Ink Society	Music	10	ART19	58
78	Legend	BBC Radio 4	Music	19	BBC	73
79	Chris's Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast	Christopher Williams	Music	82	Buzzsprout	57
80	Kennst du BTS? Eine Band aus Korea verändert die Welt	ARD Kultur	Music	7	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	38
81	Growin' Up Rock	Rock Star Copy LLC	Music	706	Megaphone	59
83	The Grateful Dead 60 Years in San Francisco	Pantheon Media	Music	6	Megaphone	63
84	Musical Vitamins	Max Feng	Music	8	RedCircle	38
85	WAN DEEP SESSION	QUANTOM \| Techno Collective Records Ltd.	Music	252	podcasts.com	48
86	Oh! Brother Details temporarily unavailable	Paul and Steve Hanley	Music	74	Acast	43
87	Holdin’ Court Podcast	REVOLT	Music	161	Megaphone	43
88	Lyrics Of Their Life - The Music Biography Podcast	Adam Hampton	Music	102	Audioboom	58
89	Classic Rock Album Olympics	Evergreen Podcasts	Music	32	Megaphone	52
90	Love is the Message: Dance, Music and Counterculture	Love is the Message podcast	Music	183	Spotify for Podcasters	42
91	Toppermost Of The Poppermost	toppermost poppermost	Music	106	Zencastr	42
92	Rock N Roll Archaeology	Pantheon Media	Music	59	Megaphone	49
93	PHILM The Podcast	PHILM	Music	50	Acast	38
94	The Alphorn Podcast	Alphorn Association of North America	Music	48	Simplecast	48
95	Inak Ahang \| اینک آهنگ	خانه موزه بتهوون	Music	28	Acast	63
96	Rick Rubin - Biography Flash	Inception Point AI	Music	96	Megaphone	63
97	The Blues Legacy: Foundations of Modern Music	Earth Prime Productions LLC	Music	30	Spotify for Podcasters	32
98	Mogul Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Gimlet	Music History	45	N/A	N/A
99	Music History Monday	Robert Greenberg	Music	120	Blubrry Podcasting	59
100	The Clave Chronicles	Rebecca Bodenheimer	Music	63	Buzzsprout	48

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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