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 Oct 2026

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10/11/2026

Average data

Episodes: 153

Frequency: every 21 days

Duration: 00:49:37

Top 5 authors

1. Pantheon Media (3 shows)

2. American Public Media (2 shows)

3. Osiris Media (2 shows)

4. Amy Lively (1 shows)

5. Brian Turner (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (21 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (10 shows)

3. Omny Studio (7 shows)

4. Acast (7 shows)

5. Libsyn (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Dolly Parton's America	WNYC Studios & OSM Audio	Music	12	Simplecast	68
2	A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs	Andrew Hickey	Music	261	Unknown	48
3	No Dogs in Space	The Last Podcast Network	Music	79	Simplecast	68
4	2004: The Year Indie Rock Broke	Nevermind Media	Music	6	Acast	59
5	HardLore	Colin Young, Bo Lueders, Knotfest	Music	222	Spotify for Podcasters	38
6	Monday Music Club with Will Anderson	Vox Media Podcast Network	Music	10	Megaphone	42
7	Our Thing: The Birth of Salsa in Nueva York	Futuro Media	Music	10	Acast	83
8	GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST	Grateful Dead	Music	136	ART19	68
9	Shawn Stockman's On That Note	Shawn Stockman	Music	94	Megaphone	48
10	Know Your Gear Podcast	Phillip Mcknight	Music	500	Buzzsprout	32
11	Ongoing History of New Music	Curiouscast	Music	552	Megaphone	62
12	The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers	Next Chapter Podcasts, Josh Adam Meyers	Music	422	Megaphone	58
13	Something About the Beatles	Evergreen Podcasts	Music	238	Megaphone	32
14	Who Cares About the Rock Hall?	Joe Kwaczala & Kristen Studard	Music	379	Megaphone	32
15	Classics For Kids	Naomi Lewin	Music	196	Unknown	43
16	Behind The Song: Classic Rock Chronicles	Gamut Podcast Network	Music	236	ART19	58
17	Drummer Seeks Musicians: The Making of U2	The Irish Times	Music	15	Acast	79
18	Xevi Had a Problem	Xevi	Music	39	Megaphone	43
19	Legend	BBC Radio 4	Music	19	BBC	73
20	The Nightingale of Iran	Danielle Dardashti, Galeet Dardashti	Music	19	PRX	74
21	Album \| آلبوم	Bardia Barj	Music	94	Acast	68
22	Composers Datebook	American Public Media	Music	30	American Public Media	42
23	A Heart for the Charts	Joel Whitburn Record Research	Music	3	Omny Studio	63
24	Decomposed with Jade Simmons	American Public Media	Music	6	American Public Media	47
25	Rock N Roll Story Guys Details temporarily unavailable	Story Guys Productions	Music	132	Unknown	32
26	Theme Time Radio Hour with your host Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan	Music	2	Megaphone	48
27	The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons	The Fretboard Journal	Music	176	Libsyn	52
28	Stuck in the '80s Podcast	Steve Spears	Music	600	Simplecast	42
29	Takin' A Walk - Music History with Buzz Knight	Buzz Knight Media Productions	Music	975	Omny Studio	48
30	For the Record: The 70s	Amy Lively	Music	68	Libsyn	38
31	Keeping The Rave Alive!	Kutski	Music	764	Libsyn	38
32	پادکست امیر بهاری	Amir Bahari	Music	1	Spotify for Podcasters	58
33	Gimme Some Truth	Obadiah Jones	Music	51	Podbean	52
34	Pod Only Knows: A Beach Boys Podcast	Pod Only Knows: A Beach Boys Podcast	Music	6	Spotify for Podcasters	27
35	Booked On Rock with Eric Senich	Eric Senich	Music	511	Spreaker	48
36	The Cobain 50	KEXP	Music	126	Omny Studio	69
37	Tape Spaghetti	Blake Wyland & Scott Marquart	Music	78	Megaphone	53
38	Buskin with The Beatles	Buskin with The Beatles	Music	100	Blubrry	38
39	Takin’ A Walk Nashville	Buzz Knight Media Productions	Music	67	Omny Studio	63
40	Rick Rubin - Biography Flash	Liquid Studios	Music	101	Megaphone	63
41	Folk Files	Olivia Harding	Music	37	RedCircle	78
42	Embrace Everything - The World of Gustav Mahler	Aaron Cohen	Music	42	ART19	58
43	club 30's with mjfangirl- a Michael Jackson Fan Podcast	mjfangirl	Music	87	Spotify for Podcasters	27
44	Jersey Made	Buzz Knight \| Music History Podcast Host	Music	11	Omny Studio	63
45	Lost Notes: Groupies	KCRW	Music	70	Unknown	53
46	History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff	Pantheon Media	Music	383	Megaphone	53
47	Insights & Sounds	John Sinclair	Music	17	Transistor	58
48	Digging Deep with Robert Plant	Robert Plant	Music	30	ART19	68
49	Political Beats	National Review	Music	162	Simplecast	58
50	Deep Cuts Lost & Found	DCLF	Music	82	Megaphone	79
51	The Rise and Fall of ...	BBC Radio 6 Music	Music	43	BBC	58
52	American Songcatcher	Nicholas Edward Williams	Music	53	Libsyn	58
53	Growin' Up Rock	Rock Star Copy LLC	Music	718	Megaphone	59
54	Under the Scales	Osiris Media	Music	203	Megaphone	53
55	Greatest Pop Stars	Billboard	Music	139	Megaphone	48
56	The Band: A History	The Band: A History	Music	77	Megaphone	43
57	داستان های احسانو / daastaan ehsaanoo	داستان و اپیزودهای احسان عبدی پور	Music	71	Castbox	32
58	Freedom Needs a Soundtrack	Rangzen Productions	Music	7	PRX	58
59	Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division & New Order	Joy Division / New Order	Music	19	Acast	58
60	ROCK AND/OR ROLL	Rock and/or Roll	Music	345	Megaphone	43
61	Summer Mix Ibiza Best Deep House Music Techno 2026 Dance Chill Out Lounge Podcast	Summer Mix Ibiza	Music	52	Ausha	52
62	Cassette Culture	Cassette Culture & DIY Music	Music	29	Omny Studio	78
63	The Brian Turner Show	Brian Turner	Music	219	Buzzsprout	38
64	The Story Behind The Song	Consequence Podcast Network	Music	83	RedCircle	68
66	Dance Classics mixed by Dj Luttz	Dj Luttz	Music	27	Podomatic	63
67	Tone-Talk.com	Tone-Talk	Music	230	Buzzsprout	38
68	Rock N Roll Archaeology	Pantheon Media	Music	59	Megaphone	49
69	Theoretikally R & B	Theoretikally R&B	Music	100	Podbean	43
70	BT RADIO : MIXES & MORE	Big Tigger	Music	97	Podomatic	49
71	TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast	Justin Gausman	Music	475	Libsyn	52
72	So Many Roads: A Grateful Dead Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	P.Bouley	Music	15	Buzzsprout	52
73	Totally 80s	Totally 80s	Music	69	ART19	73
74	Dolly Parton - Biography Flash	Inception Point AI	Music	80	Megaphone	63
75	Off The Record: David Bowie	iHeartPodcasts	Music	33	Omny Studio	62
76	Eras	BBC Radio 2	Music	39	BBC	48
77	From Akron & Beyond Podcast	The Summit FM	Music	101	Podbean	31
78	Inside the Milky Way - A Look at Early Alternative Music	ITMW Music	Music	111	Transistor	52
79	PHILM The Podcast	PHILM	Music	52	Acast	38
80	Let It Roll	Pantheon Media	Music	667	Megaphone	48
81	Rock That Doesn't Roll: The Story of Christian Music	Andrew Gill and Leah Payne	Music	74	PRX	63
82	No Nazi's Friend	No Nazi's Friend	Music	9	RSS.com	52
83	The Original Doll with James Rodriguez: Britney Spears and more	James Rodriguez	Music	494	Spotify for Podcasters	22
84	Nba_youngboy	Kentrell Gaulden	Music	1	Spotify for Podcasters	38
85	melanie martinez sped up	Kriii	Music	16	Hubhopper	43
86	Deep Dives and Deep Cuts: the History of Punk, Post-punk and New Wave (1976-1986)	DDDC	Music	137	Cast	58
87	Helping Friendly Podcast	Osiris Media	Music	834	Megaphone	43
88	Destroy! The Influence of Punk.	Richard Smith, BRB Studios, Inc.	Music	25	Acast	68
89	Stories in the Room: Michael Jackson's Thriller Album	Anthony Marinelli and Steven Ray	Music	60	RedCircle	43
90	Dig Me Out: 70s & 80s Metal	Beyond the hits—exploring the albums, bands, and moments that shaped the heavy 70s & 80s metal	Music	70	Substack	48
91	The Blues Legacy: Foundations of Modern Music	Earth Prime Productions LLC	Music	30	Spotify for Podcasters	32
92	Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper	Zach Cropper	Music	185	Buzzsprout	62
93	The Alphorn Podcast	Alphorn Association of North America	Music	59	Simplecast	48
94	TuneDig	TuneDig	Music	90	Spreaker	53
95	The Album Anniversary Podcast!	Caleb The Spy	Music	175	Spotify for Podcasters	27
97	The State of Sound Podcast	Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum	Music	31	Spotify for Podcasters	42
98	The Crate 808 Podcast	Crate 808	Music	100	Libsyn	42
100	Gone Before Their Time: The 27 Club Podcast	Hatchet	Music	5	Spotify for Podcasters	32

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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