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 18 Jul 2026

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07/18/2026

Average data

Episodes: 164

Frequency: every 18 days

Duration: 00:52:25

Top 5 authors

1. Pantheon Media (3 shows)

2. American Public Media (2 shows)

3. Big Tigger (1 shows)

4. Scott Parker (1 shows)

5. Andy Whitby (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (21 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (13 shows)

3. Libsyn (10 shows)

4. Podbean (9 shows)

5. Unknown (6 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	HardLore	Colin Young, Bo Lueders, Knotfest	Music	216	Spotify for Podcasters	38
5	Our Thing: The Birth of Salsa in Nueva York	Futuro Media	Music	10	Acast	83
6	Dolly Parton's America	WNYC Studios & OSM Audio	Music	12	Simplecast	68
7	Takin' A Walk - Music History with Buzz Knight	Buzz Knight \| Music History Podcast Host	Music	960	Omny Studio	48
8	Decomposed with Jade Simmons	American Public Media	Music	6	American Public Media	47
9	No Dogs in Space	The Last Podcast Network	Music	73	Simplecast	63
10	Know Your Gear Podcast	Phillip Mcknight	Music	493	Buzzsprout	32
11	Shawn Stockman's On That Note	Shawn Stockman	Music	89	Megaphone	48
12	Ongoing History of New Music	Curiouscast	Music	547	Megaphone	62
13	Album \| آلبوم	Bardia Barj	Music	92	Acast	68
14	The Band: A History	The Band: A History	Music	76	Megaphone	43
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	Embrace Everything - The World of Gustav Mahler	Aaron Cohen	Music	42	ART19	58
18	Behind The Song: Classic Rock Chronicles	Gamut Podcast Network	Music	230	ART19	58
19	Freedom Needs a Soundtrack	Rangzen Productions	Music	7	PRX	58
20	The Nightingale of Iran	Danielle Dardashti, Galeet Dardashti	Music	19	PRX	74
21	Classics For Kids	Naomi Lewin	Music	196	Unknown	43
22	Something About the Beatles	Evergreen Podcasts	Music	235	Megaphone	32
23	Greatest Pop Stars	Billboard	Music	132	Megaphone	58
24	Composers Datebook	American Public Media	Music	30	American Public Media	42
25	Rock N Roll Story Guys Details temporarily unavailable	Story Guys Productions	Music	132	Unknown	32
26	Allison Unchained	Allison Hagendorf	Music	16	Megaphone	79
27	Tone-Talk.com	Tone-Talk	Music	230	Buzzsprout	38
28	Political Beats	National Review	Music	161	Simplecast	58
29	Lost Notes: Groupies	KCRW	Music	70	Unknown	53
30	Xevi Had a Problem	Xevi	Music	34	Megaphone	43
31	The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons	The Fretboard Journal	Music	174	Libsyn	52
32	Country Hits 101	Country 93.5 FM	Music	1	Spotify for Podcasters	43
33	Folk Files	Olivia Harding	Music	35	RedCircle	78
34	DJ Drama’s Gangsta Grillz Podcast	Khalabo Ink Society	Music	10	ART19	58
35	Straight From The Hat With Ben Vaughn	Straight From The Hat	Music	17	Podbean	37
36	History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff	Pantheon Media	Music	376	Megaphone	53
37	The Rise and Fall of ...	BBC Radio 6 Music	Music	43	BBC	58
38	داستان های احسانو / daastaan ehsaanoo	داستان و اپیزودهای احسان عبدی پور	Music	71	Castbox	32
39	Keeping The Rave Alive!	Kutski	Music	758	Libsyn	38
40	Tape Spaghetti	Blake Wyland & Scott Marquart	Music	73	Megaphone	53
41	Eras	BBC Radio 2	Music	35	BBC	48
42	Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division & New Order	Joy Division / New Order	Music	19	Acast	58
43	A (Mostly) 80s Music Podcast: What Difference Does It Make?	Dave Sloan and Holly Cantos - 80s Music Podcast	Music	314	Megaphone	62
44	club 30's with mjfangirl- a Michael Jackson Fan Podcast	mjfangirl	Music	84	Spotify for Podcasters	27
45	The Story Behind The Song	Consequence Podcast Network	Music	83	RedCircle	68
46	TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast	Justin Gausman	Music	472	Libsyn	52
47	Break Stuff: The Story of Woodstock '99	The Ringer	Music	9	Megaphone	48
48	Big Band Bash	Frank Miller	Music	405	Libsyn	43
49	American Songcatcher	Nicholas Edward Williams	Music	52	Libsyn	58
50	Into The Heart of U2 Podcast	Into The Heart of U2 Podcast	Music	33	Spotify for Podcasters	52
51	Legend	BBC Radio 4	Music	19	BBC	73
52	Growin' Up Rock	Rock Star Copy LLC	Music	706	Megaphone	59
53	Gimme Some Truth	Obadiah Jones	Music	46	Podbean	52
54	Theme Time Radio Hour with your host Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan	Music	2	Megaphone	48
55	The Imbalanced History of Rock and Roll	The Imbalanced History of Rock and Roll	Music	396	Libsyn	38
56	Rock N Roll Archaeology	Pantheon Media	Music	59	Megaphone	49
57	The Cobain 50	KEXP	Music	126	Omny Studio	69
58	Booked On Rock with Eric Senich	Eric Senich	Music	498	Spreaker	48
59	PHILM The Podcast	PHILM	Music	50	Acast	38
60	The Shakedown Archives	The Shakedown Archives	Music	93	Spotify for Podcasters	38
61	For the Record: The 70s	Amy Lively	Music	67	Libsyn	38
62	Inside the Milky Way - A Look at Early Alternative Music	ITMW Music	Music	105	Transistor	52
63	Under the Scales	Osiris Media	Music	203	Megaphone	53
64	Rick Rubin - Biography Flash	Inception Point AI	Music	96	Megaphone	63
65	Who Cares About the Rock Hall?	Joe Kwaczala & Kristen Studard	Music	372	Megaphone	32
66	CD Burners	Emo Nite	Music	128	Acast	49
67	Ghost Notes	12tone & Polyphonic	Music	94	ART19	68
68	Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast	Riki Rachtman	Music	6	Libsyn	38
69	When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles	Ed Chen and Jon Stone, Lonnie Pena, Martin Quibell	Music	308	Podbean	37
70	Bounce Heaven with Andy Whitby Details temporarily unavailable	Andy Whitby	Music	46	Buzzsprout	38
71	Drum History	Bart Vanderzee	Music	279	Megaphone	53
72	I'd Buy That For A Dollar	idbuythat	Music	332	Podbean	47
73	Summer Mix Ibiza Best Deep House Music Techno 2026 Dance Chill Out Lounge Podcast	Summer Mix Ibiza	Music	52	Ausha	52
74	Blackfold - a Black Metal Podcast	blackfoldpodcast	Music	10	Podbean	37
75	Madonna Songbook Podcast	Giulio Mazzoleni	Music	22	Podbean	42
76	DJ Just Dizle Mixcast	DJ Just Dizle	Music	270	Unknown	43
77	BT RADIO : MIXES & MORE	Big Tigger	Music	97	Podomatic	49
78	Rock That Doesn't Roll: The Story of Christian Music	Andrew Gill and Leah Payne	Music	72	PRX	63
79	The Blues Legacy: Foundations of Modern Music	Earth Prime Productions LLC	Music	30	Spotify for Podcasters	32
80	Harsh Vocals	Harsh Vocals	Music	78	Blubrry Podcasting	53
81	Tinsel Tunes - The Christmas Music Podcast	Tinsel Tunes	Music	83	Spotify for Podcasters	42
82	Juice WRLD death conspiracy theory	Carsen	Music	1	Spotify for Podcasters	38
83	The Music History Podcast	Bret Williams	Music	3	Libsyn	32
84	An Honest Man’s Podcast Talkin’ Mellencamp	mellencougarrock	Music	15	Podbean	31
85	Love is the Message: Dance, Music and Counterculture	Love is the Message podcast	Music	183	Spotify for Podcasters	42
86	The Alphabetical Fugazi	Ian James Wright	Music	104	Pinecast	79
87	Vintage Country Radio	The Gathering Nerds studios	Music	13	Podbean	38
88	The Rock & Roll History Show	Hudson River Radio .com	Music	188	Spreaker	38
89	Pantheon - Home for Music Lovers	Pantheon Media	Music	2005	Megaphone	59
90	History of Jazz	Sami Çatak	Music	4	Spotify for Podcasters	63
91	Buy That Guitar Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Vintage Guitar magazine	Music	37	Unknown	78
92	The Hardest Podcast to Podcast	Ryan Schaap	Music	62	Libsyn	47
93	Chris's Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast	Christopher Williams	Music	82	Buzzsprout	57
94	Rock History Project	Rock History Project	Music	13	Spotify for Podcasters	63
95	The Blog Era	ItsTheReal	Music	13	Megaphone	53
96	One Sweet Dream: A Beatles Podcast	Diana Erickson	Music	69	RedCircle	38
97	Keep The Dream Flowing - Celebrating the History of Woodstock 1969	Scott Parker	Music	72	Spotify for Podcasters	22
98	Winter of Discontent - A Beatles Podcast	Nick Anthony	Music	56	Spotify for Podcasters	47
99	The Gone Sounds of Jazz with Sid Gribetz	gribetzsid	Music	100	Podbean	42
100	The Pickle and Boot Shop Podcast	Joe Yerke and Reese Roper	Music	0	Buzzsprout	37

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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