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 Oct 2026

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10/16/2026

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Episodes: 167

Frequency: every 18 days

Duration: 00:50:10

Top 5 authors

1. Osiris Media (3 shows)

2. Bart Vanderzee (2 shows)

3. American Public Media (2 shows)

4. John Sinclair (1 shows)

5. Rangzen Productions (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (24 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

3. ART19 (8 shows)

4. Acast (7 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Dolly Parton's America	WNYC Studios & OSM Audio	Music	12	Simplecast	68
2	One On One: The Official Tom Petty Podcast	Cup & Nuzzle	Music	4	Megaphone	37
3	A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs	Andrew Hickey	Music	261	Unknown	48
4	2004: The Year Indie Rock Broke	Nevermind Media	Music	7	Acast	59
5	No Dogs in Space	The Last Podcast Network	Music	79	Simplecast	68
6	Monday Music Club with Will Anderson	Vox Media Podcast Network	Music	10	Megaphone	42
7	Takin' A Walk - Music History with Buzz Knight	Buzz Knight Media Productions	Music	976	Omny Studio	48
8	Takin’ A Walk Nashville	Buzz Knight Media Productions	Music	68	Omny Studio	63
9	HardLore	Colin Young, Bo Lueders, Knotfest	Music	223	Spotify for Podcasters	38
10	Jersey Made	Buzz Knight \| Music History Podcast Host	Music	12	Omny Studio	63
11	GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST	Grateful Dead	Music	136	ART19	68
12	Our Thing: The Birth of Salsa in Nueva York	Futuro Media	Music	11	Acast	73
13	Shawn Stockman's On That Note	Shawn Stockman	Music	95	Megaphone	48
14	A (Mostly) 80s Music Podcast: What Difference Does It Make?	Dave Sloan and Holly Cantos - 80s Music Podcast	Music	318	Megaphone	62
15	Something About the Beatles	Evergreen Podcasts	Music	238	Megaphone	32
16	Know Your Gear Podcast	Phillip Mcknight	Music	500	Buzzsprout	32
17	Ongoing History of New Music	Curiouscast	Music	553	Megaphone	62
18	Decomposed with Jade Simmons	American Public Media	Music	6	American Public Media	47
19	Xevi Had a Problem	Xevi	Music	39	Megaphone	43
20	Classics For Kids	Naomi Lewin	Music	196	Unknown	43
21	Stuck in the '80s Podcast	Steve Spears	Music	600	Simplecast	42
22	Behind The Song: Classic Rock Chronicles	Gamut Podcast Network	Music	237	ART19	58
23	The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers	Next Chapter Podcasts, Josh Adam Meyers	Music	423	Megaphone	58
24	Eras	BBC Radio 2	Music	39	BBC	48
25	The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons	The Fretboard Journal	Music	176	Libsyn	52
26	Composers Datebook	American Public Media	Music	30	American Public Media	42
27	Pod Only Knows: A Beach Boys Podcast	Pod Only Knows: A Beach Boys Podcast	Music	7	Spotify for Podcasters	27
28	Theme Time Radio Hour with your host Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan	Music	2	Megaphone	48
29	The Nightingale of Iran	Danielle Dardashti, Galeet Dardashti	Music	19	PRX	74
30	Album \| آلبوم	Bardia Barj	Music	94	Acast	68
31	Tape Spaghetti	Blake Wyland & Scott Marquart	Music	78	Megaphone	53
32	Rock N Roll Story Guys Details temporarily unavailable	Story Guys Productions	Music	132	Unknown	32
33	Folk Files	Olivia Harding	Music	37	RedCircle	78
34	Lost Notes: Groupies	KCRW	Music	70	Unknown	53
35	The Cobain 50	KEXP	Music	126	Omny Studio	69
36	Under the Scales	Osiris Media	Music	203	Megaphone	53
37	The Rise and Fall of ...	BBC Radio 6 Music	Music	43	BBC	58
38	Drummer Seeks Musicians: The Making of U2	The Irish Times	Music	15	Acast	79
39	Who Cares About the Rock Hall?	Joe Kwaczala & Kristen Studard	Music	379	Megaphone	32
40	Rick Rubin - Biography Flash	Liquid Studios	Music	0	Megaphone	53
41	Buskin with The Beatles	Buskin with The Beatles	Music	100	Blubrry	38
42	Drum History	Bart Vanderzee	Music	280	Megaphone	48
43	Booked On Rock with Eric Senich	Eric Senich	Music	511	Spreaker	48
44	History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff	Pantheon Media	Music	383	Megaphone	53
45	Embrace Everything - The World of Gustav Mahler	Aaron Cohen	Music	42	ART19	58
46	Legend	BBC Radio 4	Music	19	BBC	73
47	club 30's with mjfangirl- a Michael Jackson Fan Podcast	mjfangirl	Music	87	Spotify for Podcasters	27
48	Rock's Backpages	Barney Hoskyns, Jasper Murison-Bowie, William Pike	Music	238	Megaphone	63
49	Holdin’ Court Podcast	REVOLT	Music	164	Megaphone	43
50	No Nazi's Friend	No Nazi's Friend	Music	9	RSS.com	52
51	داستان های احسانو / daastaan ehsaanoo	داستان و اپیزودهای احسان عبدی پور	Music	71	Castbox	32
52	Political Beats	National Review	Music	162	Simplecast	58
53	FatBeats: Behind The Counter	FatBeats	Music	10	Buzzsprout	58
54	Music History Today Network	Music History Today Podcast Network	Music	2000	Spotify for Podcasters	22
55	Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division & New Order	Joy Division / New Order	Music	19	Acast	58
57	Rock That Doesn't Roll: The Story of Christian Music	Andrew Gill and Leah Payne	Music	75	PRX	63
58	A Heart for the Charts	Joel Whitburn Record Research	Music	3	Omny Studio	63
59	Sloancast	Rob Butcher and Ken Gildner	Music	65	Spotify for Podcasters	48
60	Bluegrass BKLYN	Mike Willner	Music	141	Podbean	52
61	Helping Friendly Podcast	Osiris Media	Music	834	Megaphone	43
62	Fuck you very, very much! Die größten Beefs im Musikbiz	ARD Kultur	Music	39	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	38
63	Juice WRLD death conspiracy theory	Carsen	Music	1	Spotify for Podcasters	38
64	Rock & Roll Nuggets - The Myths, the Legends & the Lore	frank	Music	15	Buzzsprout	32
65	Jazz and America	WUCF JAZZ	Music	47	Libsyn	53
66	Inak Ahang \| اینک آهنگ	خانه موزه بتهوون	Music	29	Acast	63
67	Deep Cuts Lost & Found	DCLF	Music	82	Megaphone	79
68	Ghost Notes	12tone & Polyphonic	Music	95	ART19	68
69	The Band: A History	The Band: A History	Music	77	Megaphone	43
70	Digging Deep with Robert Plant	Robert Plant	Music	30	ART19	68
71	The Gone Sounds of Jazz with Sid Gribetz	gribetzsid	Music	100	Podbean	42
72	The Story Behind The Song	Consequence Podcast Network	Music	83	RedCircle	68
73	For the Record: The 70s	Amy Lively	Music	68	Libsyn	38
74	I'd Buy That For A Dollar	idbuythat	Music	337	Podbean	47
75	Tinsel Tunes - The Christmas Music Podcast	Tinsel Tunes	Music	83	Spotify for Podcasters	42
76	Women of Substance Music Podcast	Bree Noble	Music	919	Podetize	32
77	Global English Songs Music Library Details temporarily unavailable	GMI-Global Music Industry	Music	250	RSS.com	68
78	Inside the Milky Way - A Look at Early Alternative Music	ITMW Music	Music	111	Transistor	52
79	Big Band Bash	Frank Miller	Music	393	Libsyn	43
80	Tone-Talk.com	Tone-Talk	Music	230	Buzzsprout	38
81	Keeping The Rave Alive!	Kutski	Music	765	Libsyn	38
82	The State of Sound Podcast	Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum	Music	31	Spotify for Podcasters	42
83	Dolly Parton - Biography Flash	Inception Point AI	Music	80	Megaphone	63
84	Insights & Sounds	John Sinclair	Music	17	Transistor	58
85	Freedom Needs a Soundtrack	Rangzen Productions	Music	7	PRX	58
86	The Metallica Podcast: Volume 1 — The Black Album	Metallica & Amazon	Music	11	ART19	42
87	One Sweet Dream: A Beatles Podcast	Diana Erickson	Music	69	RedCircle	38
88	The Fully Vented Podcast	Fully Vented Media LLC	Music	39	Megaphone	48
89	So Many Roads: A Grateful Dead Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	P.Bouley	Music	15	Buzzsprout	52
90	Drum History	Bart Vanderzee	Music	280	Megaphone	48
91	PHILM The Podcast	PHILM	Music	52	Acast	38
92	Festival Circuit	Osiris Media	Music	5	ART19	53
93	Grateful Dead Sleep Stories	GD Sleep Strories	Music	132	Spotify for Podcasters	22
94	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
95	The Beatles are the Greatest Rock Band of All Time and I Can Prove It	Riley Haas	Music	15	Pinecast	69
96	Gaucho Amigos	baddantakes	Music	54	Buzzsprout	69
97	The Violin Chronicles Podcast	Linda Lespets	Music	49	Podbean	42
98	Gimme Some Truth	Obadiah Jones	Music	52	Podbean	52
99	DJ Drama’s Gangsta Grillz Podcast	Khalabo Ink Society	Music	10	ART19	58
100	Play That Rock n‘ Roll	playthatpodcast	Music	123	Megaphone	43

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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