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 11 May 2026

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05/11/2026

Average data

Episodes: 191

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:56:31

Top 5 authors

1. Pantheon Media (4 shows)

2. American Public Media (2 shows)

3. Gamut Podcast Network (2 shows)

4. Next Chapter Podcasts, Josh Adam Meyers (1 shows)

5. KCRW (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (23 shows)

2. Podbean (10 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

4. Libsyn (9 shows)

5. Unknown (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Takin’ A Walk Nashville	Buzz Knight Media Productions	Music	62	Omny Studio	63
2	A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs	Andrew Hickey	Music	261	Unknown	48
3	Dolly Parton's America	WNYC Studios & OSM Audio	Music	12	Simplecast	68
4	GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST	Grateful Dead	Music	135	ART19	68
5	Xevi Had a Problem	Xevi	Music	35	Megaphone	43
6	Shawn Stockman's On That Note	Shawn Stockman	Music	89	Megaphone	48
7	Know Your Gear Podcast	Phillip Mcknight	Music	493	Buzzsprout	32
8	The Hidden Stories of Music Podcast	Jeremyne Patellers LRT	Music	6	Podbean	52
9	No Dogs in Space	The Last Podcast Network	Music	74	Simplecast	68
10	Decomposed with Jade Simmons	American Public Media	Music	6	American Public Media	47
11	Takin' A Walk - Music History with Buzz Knight	Buzz Knight \| Music History Podcast Host	Music	961	Omny Studio	48
12	Something About the Beatles	Evergreen Podcasts	Music	235	Megaphone	32
13	HardLore	Colin Young, Bo Lueders, Knotfest	Music	217	Spotify for Podcasters	38
14	Ongoing History of New Music	Curiouscast	Music	547	Megaphone	62
15	Behind The Song: Classic Rock Chronicles	Gamut Podcast Network	Music	230	ART19	58
16	The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers	Next Chapter Podcasts, Josh Adam Meyers	Music	418	Megaphone	58
17	Lost Notes: Groupies	KCRW	Music	70	Unknown	53
18	Composers Datebook	American Public Media	Music	30	American Public Media	42
19	Sounds of the Caribbean with Selecta Jerry	Reggae Radio by Selecta Jerry	Music	224	Podbean	52
20	The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons	The Fretboard Journal	Music	174	Libsyn	52
21	Political Beats	National Review	Music	161	Simplecast	58
22	Stuck in the '80s Podcast	Steve Spears	Music	600	Simplecast	42
23	Rock N Roll Story Guys Details temporarily unavailable	Story Guys Productions	Music	132	Unknown	32
24	Harold's Old Time Radio	Harolds Old Time Radio	Music	1000	Spreaker	49
25	Drum History	Bart Vanderzee	Music	279	Megaphone	53
26	Greatest Pop Stars	Billboard	Music	133	Megaphone	58
27	Allison Unchained	Allison Hagendorf	Music	16	Megaphone	79
28	Classics For Kids	Naomi Lewin	Music	196	Unknown	43
29	The Rise and Fall of ...	BBC Radio 6 Music	Music	43	BBC	58
30	Embrace Everything - The World of Gustav Mahler	Aaron Cohen	Music	42	ART19	58
31	Tape Spaghetti	Blake Wyland & Scott Marquart	Music	73	Megaphone	53
32	Growin' Up Rock	Rock Star Copy LLC	Music	707	Megaphone	59
33	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
34	Rock N Roll Archaeology	Pantheon Media	Music	59	Megaphone	49
35	The Hardest Podcast to Podcast	Ryan Schaap	Music	62	Libsyn	47
36	Our Thing: The Birth of Salsa in Nueva York	Futuro Media	Music	10	Acast	83
37	Who Cares About the Rock Hall?	Joe Kwaczala & Kristen Studard	Music	373	Megaphone	32
38	The Cobain 50	KEXP	Music	126	Omny Studio	69
39	Off The Record - On The Charts: A Podcast	Offtherecordonthecharts	Music	15	Podbean	31
40	One Sweet Dream: A Beatles Podcast	Diana Erickson	Music	69	RedCircle	38
41	PHILM The Podcast	PHILM	Music	50	Acast	38
42	Love is the Message: Dance, Music and Counterculture	Love is the Message podcast	Music	183	Spotify for Podcasters	42
43	Summer Mix Ibiza Best Deep House Music Techno 2026 Dance Chill Out Lounge Podcast	Summer Mix Ibiza	Music	52	Ausha	52
44	Tone-Talk.com	Tone-Talk	Music	230	Buzzsprout	38
45	Booked On Rock with Eric Senich	Eric Senich	Music	498	Spreaker	48
46	Oh! Brother Details temporarily unavailable	Paul and Steve Hanley	Music	74	Acast	43
47	For the Record: The 70s	Amy Lively	Music	67	Libsyn	38
48	Cassette Culture	Cassette Culture & DIY Music	Music	28	Omny Studio	68
49	The Fully Vented Podcast	Fully Vented Media LLC	Music	38	Megaphone	48
50	Hidden History of Rock & Roll Details temporarily unavailable	Tiffany Scott	Music	20	Libsyn	58
51	Eras	BBC Radio 2	Music	35	BBC	48
52	Juice WRLD death conspiracy theory	Carsen	Music	1	Spotify for Podcasters	38
53	داستان های احسانو / daastaan ehsaanoo	داستان و اپیزودهای احسان عبدی پور	Music	71	Castbox	32
54	Keeping The Rave Alive!	Kutski	Music	759	Libsyn	38
55	ROCK AND/OR ROLL	Rock and/or Roll	Music	340	Megaphone	43
56	Let It Roll	Pantheon Media	Music	649	Megaphone	48
57	Mogul Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Gimlet	Music History	45	N/A	N/A
58	Into The Heart of U2 Podcast	Into The Heart of U2 Podcast	Music	33	Spotify for Podcasters	52
59	Under the Scales	Osiris Media	Music	203	Megaphone	53
60	One Hit Wonders	Podgo	Music	3	ART19	53
61	Ranking The Beatles	Jonathan and Julia Pretus	Music	160	Spotify for Podcasters	63
62	When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles	Ed Chen and Jon Stone, Lonnie Pena, Martin Quibell	Music	308	Podbean	37
63	Theme Time Radio Hour with your host Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan	Music	2	Megaphone	48
64	Straight From The Hat With Ben Vaughn	Straight From The Hat	Music	17	Podbean	37
65	History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff	Pantheon Media	Music	376	Megaphone	53
66	The Imbalanced History of Rock and Roll	The Imbalanced History of Rock and Roll	Music	396	Libsyn	38
67	TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast	Justin Gausman	Music	472	Libsyn	52
68	Album \| آلبوم	Bardia Barj	Music	92	Acast	68
69	Rick Rubin - Biography Flash	Inception Point AI	Music	96	Megaphone	63
70	Year of the Iggy	BDWPS.com	Music	11	Podomatic	69
71	Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division & New Order	Joy Division / New Order	Music	19	Acast	58
72	Rock's Backpages	Barney Hoskyns, Jasper Murison-Bowie, William Pike	Music	235	Megaphone	63
73	The Story Behind The Song	Consequence Podcast Network	Music	83	RedCircle	68
74	Madonna Songbook Podcast	Giulio Mazzoleni	Music	22	Podbean	42
75	The Brian Turner Show	Brian Turner	Music	215	Buzzsprout	38
76	Udo. Ein Leben an der Grenze	Norddeutscher Rundfunk	Music	7	NDR Info	48
77	FatBeats: Behind The Counter	FatBeats	Music	8	Buzzsprout	52
78	Anuel Aa	Julio Alejo	Music	1	Spotify for Podcasters	53
79	Bizarre Albums	Tony Thaxton	Music	181	Spotify for Podcasters	48
80	An Honest Man’s Podcast Talkin’ Mellencamp	mellencougarrock	Music	16	Podbean	31
81	Rock That Doesn't Roll: The Story of Christian Music	Andrew Gill and Leah Payne	Music	72	PRX	63
82	Totally 80s	Totally 80s	Music	69	ART19	73
83	Stories in the Room: Michael Jackson's Thriller Album	Anthony Marinelli and Steven Ray	Music	60	RedCircle	43
84	Pantheon - Home for Music Lovers	Pantheon Media	Music	2005	Megaphone	59
85	Dope Nostalgia	dopenostalgia	Music	314	Libsyn	58
87	JayQuan Presents:The Foundation	JayQuan	Music	50	Buzzsprout	32
88	Break Stuff: The Story of Woodstock '99	The Ringer	Music	9	Megaphone	48
89	The Rock & Roll History Show	Hudson River Radio .com	Music	188	Spreaker	38
90	Rock N Roll Story Guys	Gamut Podcast Network	Music	137	ART19	53
91	Centuries of Sound Details temporarily unavailable	James M Errington	Music	91	Unknown	49
92	Klassik für Klugscheisser	Bayerischer Rundfunk	Music	149	Bayerischer Rundfunk	52
93	The Band: A History	The Band: A History	Music	76	Megaphone	43
94	The Gone Sounds of Jazz with Sid Gribetz	gribetzsid	Music	100	Podbean	42
95	Michael Jackson: Unspun	the detail.	Music	15	Spotify for Podcasters	53
96	Rock & Metal Combat Podcast	Ian Wadley & Ralph Viera	Music	422	Podbean	21
97	Jazz Focus	jazzbnd	Music	100	Podbean	53
98	American Songcatcher	Nicholas Edward Williams	Music	52	Libsyn	58
99	club 30's with mjfangirl- a Michael Jackson Fan Podcast	mjfangirl	Music	84	Spotify for Podcasters	27
100	Deep Dives and Deep Cuts: the History of Punk, Post-punk and New Wave (1976-1986)	DDDC	Music	134	Cast	58

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