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 06 Aug 2026

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08/06/2026

Average data

Episodes: 172

Frequency: every 39 days

Duration: 00:51:56

Top 5 authors

1. Osiris Media (4 shows)

2. Gamut Podcast Network (2 shows)

3. American Public Media (2 shows)

4. Pantheon Media (1 shows)

5. Futuro Media (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (21 shows)

2. Podbean (9 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

4. Libsyn (7 shows)

5. ART19 (7 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	Takin' A Walk - Music History with Buzz Knight	Buzz Knight \| Music History Podcast Host	Music	960	Omny Studio	48
6	Our Thing: The Birth of Salsa in Nueva York	Futuro Media	Music	10	Acast	83
7	HardLore	Colin Young, Bo Lueders, Knotfest	Music	216	Spotify for Podcasters	38
8	Shawn Stockman's On That Note	Shawn Stockman	Music	89	Megaphone	48
9	Decomposed with Jade Simmons	American Public Media	Music	6	American Public Media	47
10	No Dogs in Space	The Last Podcast Network	Music	73	Simplecast	63
11	Know Your Gear Podcast	Phillip Mcknight	Music	493	Buzzsprout	32
12	Ongoing History of New Music	Curiouscast	Music	547	Megaphone	62
13	Xevi Had a Problem	Xevi	Music	34	Megaphone	43
14	Behind The Song: Classic Rock Chronicles	Gamut Podcast Network	Music	230	ART19	58
15	The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers	Next Chapter Podcasts, Josh Adam Meyers	Music	418	Megaphone	58
16	Stuck in the '80s Podcast	Steve Spears	Music	600	Simplecast	42
17	Album \| آلبوم	Bardia Barj	Music	92	Acast	68
18	Composers Datebook	American Public Media	Music	30	American Public Media	42
19	Classics For Kids	Naomi Lewin	Music	196	Unknown	43
20	The Rise and Fall of ...	BBC Radio 6 Music	Music	43	BBC	58
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	376	Megaphone	53
24	Discography	Marc With a C	Music	35	Acast	84
25	Rock N Roll Story Guys Details temporarily unavailable	Story Guys Productions	Music	132	Unknown	32
26	For the Record: The 70s	Amy Lively	Music	67	Libsyn	38
27	club 30's with mjfangirl- a Michael Jackson Fan Podcast	mjfangirl	Music	84	Spotify for Podcasters	27
28	Lost Notes: Groupies	KCRW	Music	70	Unknown	53
29	Under the Scales	Osiris Media	Music	203	Megaphone	53
30	Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division & New Order	Joy Division / New Order	Music	19	Acast	58
32	The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons	The Fretboard Journal	Music	174	Libsyn	52
33	Tape Spaghetti	Blake Wyland & Scott Marquart	Music	73	Megaphone	53
34	داستان های احسانو / daastaan ehsaanoo	داستان و اپیزودهای احسان عبدی پور	Music	71	Castbox	32
35	Tone-Talk.com	Tone-Talk	Music	230	Buzzsprout	38
36	Eras	BBC Radio 2	Music	35	BBC	48
37	Harold's Old Time Radio	Harolds Old Time Radio	Music	1000	Spreaker	49
38	Bluegrass BKLYN	Mike Willner	Music	131	Podbean	52
39	The Album Anniversary Podcast!	Caleb The Spy	Music	170	Spotify for Podcasters	27
40	So Many Roads: A Grateful Dead Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	P.Bouley	Music	15	Buzzsprout	52
41	Nba_youngboy	Kentrell Gaulden	Music	1	Spotify for Podcasters	38
42	Embrace Everything - The World of Gustav Mahler	Aaron Cohen	Music	42	ART19	58
43	Gimme Some Truth	Obadiah Jones	Music	46	Podbean	52
44	The Cobain 50	KEXP	Music	126	Omny Studio	69
45	Booked On Rock with Eric Senich	Eric Senich	Music	498	Spreaker	48
46	Rock's Backpages	Barney Hoskyns, Jasper Murison-Bowie, William Pike	Music	235	Megaphone	63
47	TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast	Justin Gausman	Music	472	Libsyn	52
48	After Midnight: Phish's Big Cypress Festival	Osiris Media	Music	11	Megaphone	43
49	One Sweet Dream: A Beatles Podcast	Diana Erickson	Music	69	RedCircle	38
50	When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles	Ed Chen and Jon Stone, Lonnie Pena, Martin Quibell	Music	308	Podbean	37
51	Straight From The Hat With Ben Vaughn	Straight From The Hat	Music	17	Podbean	37
52	FatBeats: Behind The Counter	FatBeats	Music	8	Buzzsprout	52
53	The Band: A History	The Band: A History	Music	76	Megaphone	43
54	Break Stuff: The Story of Woodstock '99	The Ringer	Music	9	Megaphone	48
55	Rock That Doesn't Roll: The Story of Christian Music	Andrew Gill and Leah Payne	Music	72	PRX	63
56	Only In The Green Room	Mount Tam Media	Music	61	Transistor	63
57	The Nightingale of Iran	Danielle Dardashti, Galeet Dardashti	Music	19	PRX	74
58	Political Beats	National Review	Music	161	Simplecast	58
59	Greatest Pop Stars	Billboard	Music	132	Megaphone	58
60	CD Burners	Emo Nite	Music	128	Acast	49
61	Keeping The Rave Alive!	Kutski	Music	758	Libsyn	38
62	Rock & Metal Combat Podcast	Ian Wadley & Ralph Viera	Music	422	Podbean	21
63	The Story Behind The Song	Consequence Podcast Network	Music	83	RedCircle	68
64	Country Hits 101	Country 93.5 FM	Music	1	Spotify for Podcasters	43
65	Broken Bow Tapes	John P. Williams	Music	4	Captivate	58
66	Growin' Up Rock	Rock Star Copy LLC	Music	706	Megaphone	59
67	Buy That Guitar Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Vintage Guitar magazine	Music	37	Unknown	78
69	Digging Deep with Robert Plant	Robert Plant	Music	30	ART19	68
70	Theme Time Radio Hour with your host Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan	Music	2	Megaphone	48
71	Holdin’ Court Podcast	REVOLT	Music	161	Megaphone	43
72	Who Cares About the Rock Hall?	Joe Kwaczala & Kristen Studard	Music	372	Megaphone	32
73	Allison Unchained	Allison Hagendorf	Music	16	Megaphone	79
74	Summer Mix Ibiza Best Deep House Music Techno 2026 Dance Chill Out Lounge Podcast	Summer Mix Ibiza	Music	52	Ausha	52
75	Vintage Country Radio	The Gathering Nerds studios	Music	13	Podbean	38
76	The Hardest Podcast to Podcast	Ryan Schaap	Music	62	Libsyn	47
77	Stones Touring Party	iHeartPodcasts	Music	25	Omny Studio	79
78	Big Band Bash	Frank Miller	Music	405	Libsyn	43
79	Juice WRLD death conspiracy theory	Carsen	Music	1	Spotify for Podcasters	38
80	Ranking The Beatles	Jonathan and Julia Pretus	Music	160	Spotify for Podcasters	63
81	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
82	A (Mostly) 80s Music Podcast: What Difference Does It Make?	Dave Sloan and Holly Cantos - 80s Music Podcast	Music	314	Megaphone	62
83	Alive Again	Osiris Media	Music	5	Acast	58
84	American Songcatcher	Nicholas Edward Williams	Music	52	Libsyn	58
85	The Metallica Podcast: Volume 1 — The Black Album	Metallica & Amazon	Music	11	ART19	42
86	Rock N Roll Story Guys	Gamut Podcast Network	Music	137	ART19	53
87	Oh! Brother	Paul and Steve Hanley	Music	76	Spotify for Podcasters	28
88	Helping Friendly Podcast	Osiris Media	Music	834	Megaphone	43
89	I'd Buy That For A Dollar	idbuythat	Music	332	Podbean	47
90	BT RADIO : MIXES & MORE	Big Tigger	Music	97	Podomatic	49
91	Juke In The Back	Matt The Cat	Music	4	Unknown	59
92	The Beethoven Files Podcast	Terence J. O'Grady	Music	60	Podbean	37
93	Dig Me Out: 70s & 80s Metal	Beyond the hits—exploring the albums, bands, and moments that shaped the heavy 70s & 80s metal	Music	67	Substack	48
94	Creature Tomb Podcast	Creature Tomb Podcast	Music	3	Podbean	47
95	Honcho Campout's Camp Cast	Honcho Campout	Music	5	Acast	63
96	DJ Drama’s Gangsta Grillz Podcast	Khalabo Ink Society	Music	10	ART19	58
97	Women of Substance Music Podcast	Bree Noble	Music	907	Podetize	32
98	Dolly Parton - Biography Flash	Inception Point AI	Music	80	Megaphone	63
99	Dance Classics mixed by Dj Luttz	Dj Luttz	Music	27	Podomatic	63
100	80's Music Rewind	Ruth and Lori	Music	125	Buzzsprout	48

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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