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 21 Aug 2026

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08/21/2026

Average data

Episodes: 173

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:52:01

Top 5 authors

1. Osiris Media (3 shows)

2. American Public Media (2 shows)

3. Pantheon Media (2 shows)

4. Phillip Mcknight (1 shows)

5. Steve Spears (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (20 shows)

2. Podbean (11 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

4. Acast (8 shows)

5. Libsyn (7 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	HardLore	Colin Young, Bo Lueders, Knotfest	Music	216	Spotify for Podcasters	38
4	GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST	Grateful Dead	Music	135	ART19	68
5	Dolly Parton's America	WNYC Studios & OSM Audio	Music	12	Simplecast	68
6	Decomposed with Jade Simmons	American Public Media	Music	6	American Public Media	47
7	Our Thing: The Birth of Salsa in Nueva York	Futuro Media	Music	10	Acast	83
8	Takin' A Walk - Music History with Buzz Knight	Buzz Knight \| Music History Podcast Host	Music	958	Omny Studio	48
9	No Dogs in Space	The Last Podcast Network	Music	73	Simplecast	63
10	Shawn Stockman's On That Note	Shawn Stockman	Music	87	Megaphone	48
11	Ongoing History of New Music	Curiouscast	Music	546	Megaphone	62
12	Behind The Song: Classic Rock Chronicles	Gamut Podcast Network	Music	229	ART19	58
13	Know Your Gear Podcast	Phillip Mcknight	Music	493	Buzzsprout	32
14	The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers	Next Chapter Podcasts, Josh Adam Meyers	Music	417	Megaphone	58
15	Stuck in the '80s Podcast	Steve Spears	Music	600	Simplecast	42
16	Guess the Year	Cortland Rose Studio	Music	91	Spotify for Podcasters	22
17	The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons	The Fretboard Journal	Music	174	Libsyn	52
18	The Rise and Fall of ...	BBC Radio 6 Music	Music	43	BBC	58
19	Xevi Had a Problem	Xevi	Music	34	Megaphone	43
20	Rock N Roll Story Guys Details temporarily unavailable	Story Guys Productions	Music	132	Unknown	32
21	Album \| آلبوم	Bardia Barj	Music	92	Acast	68
22	Something About the Beatles	Evergreen Podcasts	Music	235	Megaphone	32
23	Composers Datebook	American Public Media	Music	30	American Public Media	42
24	Rock That Doesn't Roll: The Story of Christian Music	Andrew Gill and Leah Payne	Music	71	PRX	63
25	PHILM The Podcast	PHILM	Music	50	Acast	38
26	Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division & New Order	Joy Division / New Order	Music	19	Acast	58
27	Lost Notes: Groupies	KCRW	Music	70	Unknown	53
28	Booked On Rock with Eric Senich	Eric Senich	Music	497	Spreaker	48
29	History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff	Pantheon Media	Music	375	Megaphone	53
30	Political Beats	National Review	Music	161	Simplecast	58
31	Buskin with The Beatles	Buskin with The Beatles	Music	100	Blubrry	38
32	داستان های احسانو / daastaan ehsaanoo	داستان و اپیزودهای احسان عبدی پور	Music	71	Castbox	32
33	Tone-Talk.com	Tone-Talk	Music	230	Buzzsprout	38
34	Tape Spaghetti	Blake Wyland & Scott Marquart	Music	73	Megaphone	53
35	club 30's with mjfangirl- a Michael Jackson Fan Podcast	mjfangirl	Music	83	Spotify for Podcasters	27
36	FatBeats: Behind The Counter	FatBeats	Music	8	Buzzsprout	52
37	Classics For Kids	Naomi Lewin	Music	197	Unknown	43
38	Discography	Marc With a C	Music	34	Acast	84
39	Ugly Things	Ugly Things Magazine	Music	54	Megaphone	59
40	Theme Time Radio Hour with your host Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan	Music	2	Megaphone	48
41	Rock's Backpages	Barney Hoskyns, Jasper Murison-Bowie, William Pike	Music	235	Megaphone	63
42	When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles	Ed Chen and Jon Stone, Lonnie Pena, Martin Quibell	Music	308	Podbean	37
43	The Band: A History	The Band: A History	Music	76	Megaphone	43
45	Digging Deep with Robert Plant	Robert Plant	Music	30	ART19	68
46	Break Stuff: The Story of Woodstock '99	The Ringer	Music	9	Megaphone	48
47	CD Burners	Emo Nite	Music	127	Acast	43
48	TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast	Justin Gausman	Music	472	Libsyn	52
49	Gimme Some Truth	Obadiah Jones	Music	45	Podbean	52
50	The Imbalanced History of Rock and Roll	The Imbalanced History of Rock and Roll	Music	396	Libsyn	38
51	Who Cares About the Rock Hall?	Joe Kwaczala & Kristen Studard	Music	372	Megaphone	32
52	Tinsel Tunes - The Christmas Music Podcast	Tinsel Tunes	Music	83	Spotify for Podcasters	42
53	The Cobain 50	KEXP	Music	126	Omny Studio	69
54	Greatest Pop Stars	Billboard	Music	132	Megaphone	58
55	Dig Me Out: 70s & 80s Metal	Beyond the hits—exploring the albums, bands, and moments that shaped the heavy 70s & 80s metal	Music	67	Substack	48
56	Madonna Songbook Podcast	Giulio Mazzoleni	Music	22	Podbean	42
57	Holdin’ Court Podcast	REVOLT	Music	161	Megaphone	43
58	San Joaquin Sound	AJ Rodriguez	Music	22	RSS.com	42
59	Under the Scales	Osiris Media	Music	203	Megaphone	53
60	Straight From The Hat With Ben Vaughn	Straight From The Hat	Music	17	Podbean	37
61	Only In The Green Room	Mount Tam Media	Music	61	Transistor	63
62	For the Record: The 70s	Amy Lively	Music	67	Libsyn	38
63	Drum History	Bart Vanderzee	Music	279	Megaphone	53
64	Embrace Everything - The World of Gustav Mahler	Aaron Cohen	Music	42	ART19	58
65	Rick Rubin - Biography Flash	Inception Point AI	Music	96	Megaphone	63
66	A Sorta Young Person’s Guide to Prog Rock	helloprogfrog	Music	54	Podbean	52
67	The Story Behind The Song	Consequence Podcast Network	Music	83	RedCircle	68
68	I'd Buy That For A Dollar	idbuythat	Music	332	Podbean	47
69	50 Years of Hip Hop Podcast Series	iHeartPodcasts	Music	13	Omny Studio	52
70	Grenzgänger - die Geschichte des Berlin-Sounds	radioeins (rbb)	Music	14	Unknown	53
71	Summer Mix Ibiza Best Deep House Music Techno 2026 Dance Chill Out Lounge Podcast	Summer Mix Ibiza	Music	52	Ausha	52
72	Percy and Face	Percy	Music	100	Podbean	22
73	Ghost Notes	12tone & Polyphonic	Music	93	ART19	73
74	Harold's Old Time Radio	Harolds Old Time Radio	Music	1000	Spreaker	49
75	American Songcatcher	Nicholas Edward Williams	Music	52	Libsyn	58
76	Keeping The Rave Alive!	Kutski	Music	758	Libsyn	38
77	Juice WRLD death conspiracy theory	Carsen	Music	1	Spotify for Podcasters	38
78	Humanitarian - The Real Michael Jackson	Paul Dwyer	Music	16	Buzzsprout	83
79	The Whipping Post Express	Richard Brent, Kyler Mosley & John Lynskey	Music	4	Transistor	63
80	Women of Substance Music Podcast	Bree Noble	Music	907	Podetize	32
81	Fixing A Hole - The Beatles podcast you didn't know you needed	Paul Humbley & Mark Wakely	Music	68	Transistor	62
82	Alive Again	Osiris Media	Music	5	Acast	58
83	Rock & Metal Combat Podcast	Ian Wadley & Ralph Viera	Music	422	Podbean	21
84	Big Band Bash	Frank Miller	Music	405	Libsyn	43
85	One Sweet Dream: A Beatles Podcast	Diana Erickson	Music	69	RedCircle	38
86	Jazz Focus	jazzbnd	Music	100	Podbean	53
87	Legend	BBC Radio 4	Music	19	BBC	73
88	melanie martinez sped up	Kriii	Music	16	Hubhopper	43
89	The Holmes Archive of Electronic Music	Thom Holmes	Music	100	Podbean	52
90	Anuel Aa	Julio Alejo	Music	1	Spotify for Podcasters	53
91	Kritical KISS	Kritical KISS	Music	22	Spotify for Podcasters	48
92	Bluegrass BKLYN	Mike Willner	Music	130	Podbean	52
93	Mogul Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Gimlet	Music History	45	N/A	N/A
94	Let It Roll	Pantheon Media	Music	648	Megaphone	48
95	So Many Roads: A Grateful Dead Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	P.Bouley	Music	15	Buzzsprout	52
96	Freedom Needs a Soundtrack	Rangzen Productions	Music	7	PRX	58
97	Down and Off	HMB Alumni Band	Music	43	Buzzsprout	58
98	Honcho Campout's Camp Cast	Honcho Campout	Music	5	Acast	63
99	Helping Friendly Podcast	Osiris Media	Music	834	Megaphone	43
100	Love is the Message: Dance, Music and Counterculture	Love is the Message podcast	Music	183	Spotify for Podcasters	42

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