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 16 Jul 2026

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07/16/2026

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Episodes: 152

Frequency: every 20 days

Duration: 00:52:24

Top 5 authors

1. Pantheon Media (3 shows)

2. Osiris Media (2 shows)

3. American Public Media (2 shows)

4. Breaking Atoms (1 shows)

5. Olivia Harding (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (25 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (11 shows)

3. Podbean (8 shows)

4. Libsyn (8 shows)

5. Unknown (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Takin’ A Walk Nashville	Buzz Knight Media Productions	Music	63	Omny Studio	63
2	A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs	Andrew Hickey	Music	261	Unknown	48
3	Our Thing: The Birth of Salsa in Nueva York	Futuro Media	Music	11	Acast	73
4	Dolly Parton's America	WNYC Studios & OSM Audio	Music	12	Simplecast	68
5	HardLore	Colin Young, Bo Lueders, Knotfest	Music	218	Spotify for Podcasters	38
6	Takin' A Walk - Music History with Buzz Knight	Buzz Knight \| Music History Podcast Host	Music	965	Omny Studio	48
7	GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST	Grateful Dead	Music	135	ART19	68
8	Decomposed with Jade Simmons	American Public Media	Music	6	American Public Media	47
9	No Dogs in Space	The Last Podcast Network	Music	75	Simplecast	68
10	The Band: A History	The Band: A History	Music	76	Megaphone	43
11	Shawn Stockman's On That Note	Shawn Stockman	Music	91	Megaphone	48
12	Album \| آلبوم	Bardia Barj	Music	92	Acast	68
13	Ongoing History of New Music	Curiouscast	Music	549	Megaphone	62
14	Behind The Song: Classic Rock Chronicles	Gamut Podcast Network	Music	232	ART19	58
15	Know Your Gear Podcast	Phillip Mcknight	Music	495	Buzzsprout	32
16	The Nightingale of Iran	Danielle Dardashti, Galeet Dardashti	Music	19	PRX	74
17	The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers	Next Chapter Podcasts, Josh Adam Meyers	Music	420	Megaphone	58
18	Freedom Needs a Soundtrack	Rangzen Productions	Music	7	PRX	58
19	Embrace Everything - The World of Gustav Mahler	Aaron Cohen	Music	42	ART19	58
20	Political Beats	National Review	Music	161	Simplecast	58
21	Something About the Beatles	Evergreen Podcasts	Music	236	Megaphone	32
22	Classics For Kids	Naomi Lewin	Music	196	Unknown	43
23	DJ Drama’s Gangsta Grillz Podcast	Khalabo Ink Society	Music	10	ART19	58
24	Xevi Had a Problem	Xevi	Music	36	Megaphone	43
25	History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff	Pantheon Media	Music	378	Megaphone	53
26	Greatest Pop Stars	Billboard	Music	134	Megaphone	58
27	Stuck in the '80s Podcast	Steve Spears	Music	600	Simplecast	42
28	The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons	The Fretboard Journal	Music	175	Libsyn	52
29	Composers Datebook	American Public Media	Music	30	American Public Media	42
30	The Rise and Fall of ...	BBC Radio 6 Music	Music	43	BBC	58
31	Rock N Roll Story Guys Details temporarily unavailable	Story Guys Productions	Music	132	Unknown	32
32	Tone-Talk.com	Tone-Talk	Music	230	Buzzsprout	38
33	Tape Spaghetti	Blake Wyland & Scott Marquart	Music	75	Megaphone	53
34	Theme Time Radio Hour with your host Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan	Music	2	Megaphone	48
35	Lost Notes: Groupies	KCRW	Music	70	Unknown	53
36	The Cobain 50	KEXP	Music	126	Omny Studio	69
37	American Songcatcher	Nicholas Edward Williams	Music	52	Libsyn	58
38	Folk Files	Olivia Harding	Music	36	RedCircle	78
39	داستان های احسانو / daastaan ehsaanoo	داستان و اپیزودهای احسان عبدی پور	Music	71	Castbox	32
40	I'd Buy That For A Dollar	idbuythat	Music	333	Podbean	47
41	Drum History	Bart Vanderzee	Music	279	Megaphone	53
42	Under the Scales	Osiris Media	Music	203	Megaphone	53
43	Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division & New Order	Joy Division / New Order	Music	19	Acast	58
44	The Imbalanced History of Rock and Roll	The Imbalanced History of Rock and Roll	Music	398	Libsyn	38
45	Rock N Roll Archaeology	Pantheon Media	Music	59	Megaphone	49
46	The Story Behind The Song	Consequence Podcast Network	Music	83	RedCircle	68
47	CD Burners	Emo Nite	Music	128	Acast	49
48	Straight From The Hat With Ben Vaughn	Straight From The Hat	Music	17	Podbean	37
49	Inside the Milky Way - A Look at Early Alternative Music	ITMW Music	Music	107	Transistor	52
50	Legend	BBC Radio 4	Music	19	BBC	73
51	Ghost Notes	12tone & Polyphonic	Music	94	ART19	68
52	TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast	Justin Gausman	Music	473	Libsyn	52
53	Allison Unchained	Allison Hagendorf	Music	16	Megaphone	79
54	Keeping The Rave Alive!	Kutski	Music	760	Libsyn	38
55	Opening The Doors	Bradley Netherton	Music	51	Captivate	63
56	Rock That Doesn't Roll: The Story of Christian Music	Andrew Gill and Leah Payne	Music	73	PRX	63
57	When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles	Ed Chen and Jon Stone, Lonnie Pena, Martin Quibell	Music	310	Podbean	37
58	Brooklyn's Finest: The Making Of Reasonable Doubt by Jay-Z	Breaking Atoms	Music	7	Acast	63
59	The Gone Sounds of Jazz with Sid Gribetz	gribetzsid	Music	100	Podbean	42
60	Break Stuff: The Story of Woodstock '99	The Ringer	Music	9	Megaphone	48
61	Eras	BBC Radio 2	Music	39	BBC	48
62	Madonna Songbook Podcast	Giulio Mazzoleni	Music	22	Podbean	42
63	FatBeats: Behind The Counter	FatBeats	Music	9	Buzzsprout	52
64	ROCK AND/OR ROLL	Rock and/or Roll	Music	341	Megaphone	43
65	Humanitarian - The Real Michael Jackson	Paul Dwyer	Music	16	Buzzsprout	83
66	One Sweet Dream: A Beatles Podcast	Diana Erickson	Music	69	RedCircle	38
67	Best Artists of Country	Podgo	Music	18	Libsyn	48
68	Anuel AA	Obed Santos	Music	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
69	Off The Record: David Bowie	iHeartPodcasts	Music	33	Omny Studio	62
70	club 30's with mjfangirl- a Michael Jackson Fan Podcast	mjfangirl	Music	85	Spotify for Podcasters	27
71	Billy Joel - Biography Flash Details temporarily unavailable	Inception Point Ai	Music	1	Spreaker	59
72	Let It Roll	Pantheon Media	Music	655	Megaphone	48
73	After Midnight: Phish's Big Cypress Festival	Osiris Media	Music	11	Megaphone	43
74	Rick Rubin - Biography Flash	Inception Point AI	Music	98	Megaphone	63
75	BT RADIO : MIXES & MORE	Big Tigger	Music	97	Podomatic	49
76	Rock and Roll Heaven	LD, TJ2 and Will The Thrill	Music	335	Megaphone	53
77	Into The Heart of U2 Podcast	Into The Heart of U2 Podcast	Music	33	Spotify for Podcasters	52
78	Nba_youngboy	Kentrell Gaulden	Music	1	Spotify for Podcasters	38
79	Booty Bumps	iQoniK	Music	12	Simplecast	53
80	Vintage Country Radio	The Gathering Nerds studios	Music	13	Podbean	38
81	For the Record: The 70s	Amy Lively	Music	67	Libsyn	38
82	Hearing The Pulitzers	hearingthepulitzers	Music	76	Podbean	42
83	The Blues Legacy: Foundations of Modern Music	Earth Prime Productions LLC	Music	30	Spotify for Podcasters	32
84	Ranking The Beatles	Jonathan and Julia Pretus	Music	160	Spotify for Podcasters	63
85	Rock History Project	Rock History Project	Music	13	Spotify for Podcasters	63
86	Guess the Year	Cortland Rose Studio	Music	91	Spotify for Podcasters	22
87	Tinsel Tunes - The Christmas Music Podcast	Tinsel Tunes	Music	83	Spotify for Podcasters	42
88	Booked On Rock with Eric Senich	Eric Senich	Music	502	Spreaker	48
89	A (Mostly) 80s Music Podcast: What Difference Does It Make?	Dave Sloan and Holly Cantos - 80s Music Podcast	Music	314	Megaphone	62
90	The Holmes Archive of Electronic Music	Thom Holmes	Music	100	Podbean	52
91	Growin' Up Rock	Rock Star Copy LLC	Music	710	Megaphone	59
92	Buy That Guitar Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Vintage Guitar magazine	Music	37	Unknown	78
93	Ugly Things	Ugly Things Magazine	Music	55	Megaphone	59
95	Big Band Bash	Frank Miller	Music	405	Libsyn	43
96	Summer Mix Ibiza Best Deep House Music Techno 2026 Dance Chill Out Lounge Podcast	Summer Mix Ibiza	Music	52	Ausha	52
97	Holdin’ Court Podcast	REVOLT	Music	162	Megaphone	43
98	Score Snacks – der Filmmusik-Podcast	SWR Kultur	Music	197	Unknown	38
99	The Blog Era	ItsTheReal	Music	13	Megaphone	53
100	رادیو سرگذشت/RadioSargozasht	رادیو سرگذشت	Music	22	Spotify for Podcasters	48

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