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 Sep 2026

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09/18/2026

Average data

Episodes: 166

Frequency: every 19 days

Duration: 00:48:49

Top 5 authors

1. Pantheon Media (3 shows)

2. American Public Media (2 shows)

3. Paul and Steve Hanley (2 shows)

4. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

5. Inception Point AI (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (19 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (17 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (7 shows)

4. Acast (7 shows)

5. Libsyn (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Takin’ A Walk Nashville	Buzz Knight Media Productions	Music	62	Omny Studio	63
2	Dolly Parton's America	WNYC Studios & OSM Audio	Music	12	Simplecast	68
3	Jersey Made	iHeartPodcasts	Music	3	Omny Studio	63
4	2004: The Year Indie Rock Broke	Nevermind Media	Music	1	Megaphone	53
5	A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs	Andrew Hickey	Music	261	Unknown	48
6	No Dogs in Space	The Last Podcast Network	Music	74	Simplecast	68
7	Monday Music Club with Will Anderson	Vox Media Podcast Network	Music	4	Megaphone	42
8	Takin' A Walk - Music History with Buzz Knight	Buzz Knight \| Music History Podcast Host	Music	961	Omny Studio	48
9	HardLore	Colin Young, Bo Lueders, Knotfest	Music	217	Spotify for Podcasters	38
10	Shawn Stockman's On That Note	Shawn Stockman	Music	89	Megaphone	48
11	Our Thing: The Birth of Salsa in Nueva York	Futuro Media	Music	10	Acast	83
12	Decomposed with Jade Simmons	American Public Media	Music	6	American Public Media	47
13	GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST	Grateful Dead	Music	135	ART19	68
14	Behind The Song: Classic Rock Chronicles	Gamut Podcast Network	Music	230	ART19	58
15	Ongoing History of New Music	Curiouscast	Music	547	Megaphone	62
16	Know Your Gear Podcast	Phillip Mcknight	Music	493	Buzzsprout	32
17	The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers	Next Chapter Podcasts, Josh Adam Meyers	Music	418	Megaphone	58
18	Xevi Had a Problem	Xevi	Music	35	Megaphone	43
19	Pod Only Knows: A Beach Boys Podcast	Pod Only Knows: A Beach Boys Podcast	Music	3	Spotify for Podcasters	27
20	Rock N Roll Story Guys Details temporarily unavailable	Story Guys Productions	Music	132	Unknown	32
21	Embrace Everything - The World of Gustav Mahler	Aaron Cohen	Music	42	ART19	58
22	The Rise and Fall of ...	BBC Radio 6 Music	Music	43	BBC	58
23	Songs from the Dead: Short Histories of Legendary Songs	Axioms of Mediocrity	Music	34	Spotify for Podcasters	52
24	Classics For Kids	Naomi Lewin	Music	196	Unknown	43
25	Composers Datebook	American Public Media	Music	30	American Public Media	42
26	Something About the Beatles	Evergreen Podcasts	Music	235	Megaphone	32
27	Album \| آلبوم	Bardia Barj	Music	92	Acast	68
28	Stuck in the '80s Podcast	Steve Spears	Music	600	Simplecast	42
29	Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division & New Order	Joy Division / New Order	Music	19	Acast	58
30	The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons	The Fretboard Journal	Music	174	Libsyn	52
31	داستان های احسانو / daastaan ehsaanoo	داستان و اپیزودهای احسان عبدی پور	Music	71	Castbox	32
32	Theme Time Radio Hour with your host Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan	Music	2	Megaphone	48
33	Chris's Billboard Top 3000 Countdown Podcast	Christopher Williams	Music	83	Buzzsprout	57
34	Straight Stuntin' Digital with BX Thunder & Yami Doll	StreetSweepers Ent. Inc	Music	3	Simplecast	58
35	Rick Rubin - Biography Flash	Inception Point AI	Music	96	Megaphone	63
36	The Cobain 50	KEXP	Music	126	Omny Studio	69
37	Freedom Needs a Soundtrack	Rangzen Productions	Music	7	PRX	58
38	Theoretikally R & B	Theoretikally R&B	Music	100	Podbean	43
39	club 30's with mjfangirl- a Michael Jackson Fan Podcast	mjfangirl	Music	84	Spotify for Podcasters	27
40	Tape Spaghetti	Blake Wyland & Scott Marquart	Music	73	Megaphone	53
41	History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff	Pantheon Media	Music	376	Megaphone	53
42	Holdin’ Court Podcast	REVOLT	Music	161	Megaphone	43
43	Jack Norton's Old-Time Radio Show: 1920s to 1940s 78 RPM Records	BingBoo Podcast Network	Music	60	RSS.com	62
44	Dolly Parton - Biography Flash	Inception Point AI	Music	80	Megaphone	63
45	Bluegrass BKLYN	Mike Willner	Music	131	Podbean	52
46	TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast	Justin Gausman	Music	472	Libsyn	52
47	Music History Monday	Robert Greenberg	Music	120	Blubrry Podcasting	59
48	Political Beats	National Review	Music	161	Simplecast	58
49	Rock That Doesn't Roll: The Story of Christian Music	Andrew Gill and Leah Payne	Music	72	PRX	63
50	Discography	Marc With a C	Music	35	Acast	84
51	The Album Anniversary Podcast!	Caleb The Spy	Music	170	Spotify for Podcasters	27
52	Ghost Notes	12tone & Polyphonic	Music	94	ART19	68
53	Gramophone \| پادکست گرامافون	PersianBMS	Music	79	Transistor	58
54	Let's Talk Elvis	Let's Talk Elvis	Music	43	Spotify for Podcasters	63
55	Tone-Talk.com	Tone-Talk	Music	230	Buzzsprout	38
56	Made In California: A Beach Boys Podcast	LBB Productions	Music	5	Spotify for Podcasters	27
57	Keeping The Rave Alive!	Kutski	Music	759	Libsyn	38
58	DJ Drama’s Gangsta Grillz Podcast	Khalabo Ink Society	Music	10	ART19	58
59	Under the Scales	Osiris Media	Music	203	Megaphone	53
60	BT RADIO : MIXES & MORE	Big Tigger	Music	97	Podomatic	49
61	Pantheon - Home for Music Lovers	Pantheon Media	Music	2005	Megaphone	59
62	For the Record: The 70s	Amy Lively	Music	67	Libsyn	38
63	Booked On Rock with Eric Senich	Eric Senich	Music	498	Spreaker	48
64	Off The Record: David Bowie	iHeartPodcasts	Music	34	Omny Studio	62
65	Go West Podcast	Go West	Music	4	Spotify for Podcasters	32
66	От хора до хардкора	Arzamas	Music	27	mave	49
67	Super Progressive	Super Progressive	Music	53	Buzzsprout	58
68	The Original Doll with James Rodriguez: Britney Spears and more	James Rodriguez	Music	480	Spotify for Podcasters	22
69	Modern Classical Music Podcast	Tandy Venice	Music	193	podcasts.com	32
70	Let It Roll	Pantheon Media	Music	649	Megaphone	48
71	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
72	Lost Notes: Groupies	KCRW	Music	70	Unknown	53
73	The Story Behind The Song	Consequence Podcast Network	Music	83	RedCircle	68
74	Runnin' With the Dweezil	Premier Guitar	Music	15	Captivate	53
75	Oh! Brother	Paul and Steve Hanley	Music	77	Spotify for Podcasters	28
76	Growin' Up Rock	Rock Star Copy LLC	Music	707	Megaphone	59
77	Oh! Brother Details temporarily unavailable	Paul and Steve Hanley	Music	74	Acast	43
78	San Joaquin Sound	AJ Rodriguez	Music	22	RSS.com	42
79	So Many Roads: A Grateful Dead Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	P.Bouley	Music	15	Buzzsprout	52
80	Country Hits 101	Country 93.5 FM	Music	1	Spotify for Podcasters	43
81	Paul Weller Fan Podcast	HenFred Studio	Music	274	Acast	89
82	Summer Mix Ibiza Best Deep House Music Techno 2026 Dance Chill Out Lounge Podcast	Summer Mix Ibiza	Music	52	Ausha	52
83	The Walking Tenor Podcast	Jesús Daniel Hernandez	Music	8	RedCircle	48
84	Rock's Backpages	Barney Hoskyns, Jasper Murison-Bowie, William Pike	Music	235	Megaphone	63
85	ROOTS Music History Podcast	ROOTS \| Music History Podcast	Music	77	Spotify for Podcasters	22
86	Fun facts and sidetracks	Al and Marty	Music	20	Buzzsprout	43
87	Dance Classics mixed by Dj Luttz	Dj Luttz	Music	27	Podomatic	63
88	Last Fair Deal: The Robert Johnson Podcast	Preston Lauterbach	Music	5	Spotify for Podcasters	22
89	Folk Files	Olivia Harding	Music	36	RedCircle	78
90	The Imbalanced History of Rock and Roll	The Imbalanced History of Rock and Roll	Music	396	Libsyn	38
91	That Driving Beat	Midnight Hour Sound System	Music	191	Acast	58
92	I'd Buy That For A Dollar	idbuythat	Music	332	Podbean	47
93	Percy and Face	Percy	Music	100	Podbean	22
94	Guess the Year	Cortland Rose Studio	Music	91	Spotify for Podcasters	22
95	Gaelic Song Stories	Deirdre Graham	Music	13	Podbean	68
96	42 Dugg featuring lil Durk alone	Ilean Lamar	Music	1	Spotify for Podcasters	28
97	Vinyl Record Matters	IB The SoulBrother	Music	8	Spotify for Podcasters	28
98	Two Pints In A Corner	Dinky Dawson & Tony Raine	Music	63	Buzzsprout	43
99	Moments That Rock with Tony Michaelides	Tony Michaelides	Music	120	Megaphone	59
100	Somali Fantasy PL Podcast	Mohamed Abdirahman	Music	3	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A

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