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 23 Sep 2026

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09/23/2026

Average data

Episodes: 175

Frequency: every 40 days

Duration: 00:51:33

Top 5 authors

1. Pantheon Media (4 shows)

2. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

3. American Public Media (2 shows)

4. Inception Point AI (2 shows)

5. Ian Wadley & Ralph Viera (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (23 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (12 shows)

3. Podbean (9 shows)

4. Acast (7 shows)

5. Simplecast (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Takin’ A Walk Nashville	Buzz Knight Media Productions	Music	62	Omny Studio	63
2	Jersey Made	iHeartPodcasts	Music	4	Omny Studio	63
3	Dolly Parton's America	WNYC Studios & OSM Audio	Music	12	Simplecast	68
4	A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs	Andrew Hickey	Music	261	Unknown	48
5	No Dogs in Space	The Last Podcast Network	Music	74	Simplecast	68
6	Monday Music Club with Will Anderson	Vox Media Podcast Network	Music	5	Megaphone	42
7	Drummer Seeks Musicians: The Making of U2	The Irish Times	Music	15	Acast	79
8	Takin' A Walk - Music History with Buzz Knight	Buzz Knight \| Music History Podcast Host	Music	963	Omny Studio	48
9	2004: The Year Indie Rock Broke	Nevermind Media	Music	2	Megaphone	53
10	Shawn Stockman's On That Note	Shawn Stockman	Music	90	Megaphone	48
11	Our Thing: The Birth of Salsa in Nueva York	Futuro Media	Music	11	Acast	73
12	HardLore	Colin Young, Bo Lueders, Knotfest	Music	217	Spotify for Podcasters	38
13	GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST	Grateful Dead	Music	135	ART19	68
14	Something About the Beatles	Evergreen Podcasts	Music	236	Megaphone	32
15	Decomposed with Jade Simmons	American Public Media	Music	6	American Public Media	47
16	Xevi Had a Problem	Xevi	Music	35	Megaphone	43
17	Ongoing History of New Music	Curiouscast	Music	548	Megaphone	62
18	Know Your Gear Podcast	Phillip Mcknight	Music	495	Buzzsprout	32
19	FatBeats: Behind The Counter	FatBeats	Music	9	Buzzsprout	52
20	Classics For Kids	Naomi Lewin	Music	196	Unknown	43
21	Behind The Song: Classic Rock Chronicles	Gamut Podcast Network	Music	231	ART19	58
22	Composers Datebook	American Public Media	Music	30	American Public Media	42
23	The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers	Next Chapter Podcasts, Josh Adam Meyers	Music	419	Megaphone	58
24	Songs from the Dead: Short Histories of Legendary Songs	Axioms of Mediocrity	Music	35	Spotify for Podcasters	52
25	Stuck in the '80s Podcast	Steve Spears	Music	600	Simplecast	42
26	The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons	The Fretboard Journal	Music	174	Libsyn	52
27	Pod Only Knows: A Beach Boys Podcast	Pod Only Knows: A Beach Boys Podcast	Music	4	Spotify for Podcasters	27
28	The Rise and Fall of ...	BBC Radio 6 Music	Music	43	BBC	58
29	Rock N Roll Story Guys Details temporarily unavailable	Story Guys Productions	Music	132	Unknown	32
30	Album \| آلبوم	Bardia Barj	Music	92	Acast	68
31	Freedom Needs a Soundtrack	Rangzen Productions	Music	7	PRX	58
32	History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff	Pantheon Media	Music	377	Megaphone	53
33	Folk Files	Olivia Harding	Music	36	RedCircle	78
34	Embrace Everything - The World of Gustav Mahler	Aaron Cohen	Music	42	ART19	58
35	Rick Rubin - Biography Flash	Inception Point AI	Music	97	Megaphone	63
36	Political Beats	National Review	Music	161	Simplecast	58
37	Let It Roll	Pantheon Media	Music	652	Megaphone	48
38	داستان های احسانو / daastaan ehsaanoo	داستان و اپیزودهای احسان عبدی پور	Music	71	Castbox	32
39	Booked On Rock with Eric Senich	Eric Senich	Music	500	Spreaker	48
40	Juice WRLD death conspiracy theory	Carsen	Music	1	Spotify for Podcasters	38
41	PHILM The Podcast	PHILM	Music	51	Acast	38
42	Keeping The Rave Alive!	Kutski	Music	759	Libsyn	38
43	Tone-Talk.com	Tone-Talk	Music	230	Buzzsprout	38
44	Holdin’ Court Podcast	REVOLT	Music	162	Megaphone	43
45	Guess the Year	Cortland Rose Studio	Music	91	Spotify for Podcasters	22
46	Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division & New Order	Joy Division / New Order	Music	19	Acast	58
47	Music History Monday	Robert Greenberg	Music	120	Blubrry Podcasting	59
48	AMERICAN GROOVES RADIO HOUR hosted by JOE LAURO	Joe Lauro	Music	160	Spotify for Podcasters	48
49	Who Cares About the Rock Hall?	Joe Kwaczala & Kristen Studard	Music	373	Megaphone	32
51	Straight Stuntin' Digital with BX Thunder & Yami Doll	StreetSweepers Ent. Inc	Music	3	Simplecast	58
52	Global English Songs Music Library Details temporarily unavailable	GMI-Global Music Industry	Music	250	RSS.com	68
53	Rock That Doesn't Roll: The Story of Christian Music	Andrew Gill and Leah Payne	Music	72	PRX	63
54	The NY Phil Story: Made in New York	WQXR, The New York Philharmonic	Music	6	Simplecast	58
55	When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles	Ed Chen and Jon Stone, Lonnie Pena, Martin Quibell	Music	309	Podbean	37
56	Lost Notes: Groupies	KCRW	Music	70	Unknown	53
57	Harold's Old Time Radio	Harolds Old Time Radio	Music	1000	Spreaker	49
58	Made In California: A Beach Boys Podcast	LBB Productions	Music	6	Spotify for Podcasters	27
59	The Gone Sounds of Jazz with Sid Gribetz	gribetzsid	Music	100	Podbean	42
60	Rock N Roll Archaeology	Pantheon Media	Music	59	Megaphone	49
61	The Original Doll with James Rodriguez: Britney Spears and more	James Rodriguez	Music	483	Spotify for Podcasters	22
62	Destroy! The Influence of Punk.	Richard Smith, BRB Studios, Inc.	Music	24	Acast	68
63	Summer Mix Ibiza Best Deep House Music Techno 2026 Dance Chill Out Lounge Podcast	Summer Mix Ibiza	Music	52	Ausha	52
64	Dolly Parton - Biography Flash	Inception Point AI	Music	80	Megaphone	63
65	Straight From The Hat With Ben Vaughn	Straight From The Hat	Music	17	Podbean	37
66	Ugly Things	Ugly Things Magazine	Music	54	Megaphone	59
67	The Holmes Archive of Electronic Music	Thom Holmes	Music	100	Podbean	52
68	Tape Spaghetti	Blake Wyland & Scott Marquart	Music	74	Megaphone	53
69	Death of a Rock Star	Crowd Network	Music	43	Megaphone	63
70	Totally 80s	Totally 80s	Music	69	ART19	73
71	Dance Classics mixed by Dj Luttz	Dj Luttz	Music	27	Podomatic	63
72	A Sorta Young Person’s Guide to Prog Rock	helloprogfrog	Music	54	Podbean	52
73	Off The Record - On The Charts: A Podcast	Offtherecordonthecharts	Music	16	Podbean	31
74	The Story Behind The Song	Consequence Podcast Network	Music	83	RedCircle	68
75	Heavy Metal 101	Eric Schwartz	Music	64	Spotify for Podcasters	73
76	Bluegrass BKLYN	© Copyright 2026 Bluegrass BKLYN LLC, all rights reserved	Music	133	Podbean	52
77	American Songcatcher	Nicholas Edward Williams	Music	52	Libsyn	58
78	Classic Vinyl Podcast	Classic Vinyl Podcast	Music	177	RSS.com	57
79	Runnin' With the Dweezil	Premier Guitar	Music	15	Captivate	53
80	Theoretikally R & B	Theoretikally R&B	Music	100	Podbean	43
81	Psychedelic Psoul	Jessie Delgado	Music	185	Buzzsprout	78
82	Rock's Backpages	Barney Hoskyns, Jasper Murison-Bowie, William Pike	Music	235	Megaphone	63
83	Pantheon - Home for Music Lovers	Pantheon Media	Music	2005	Megaphone	59
84	Juke In The Back	Matt The Cat	Music	4	Unknown	59
85	The Cobain 50	KEXP	Music	126	Omny Studio	69
86	club 30's with mjfangirl- a Michael Jackson Fan Podcast	mjfangirl	Music	85	Spotify for Podcasters	27
87	The Band: A History	The Band: A History	Music	76	Megaphone	43
88	Ghost Notes	12tone & Polyphonic	Music	94	ART19	68
89	The Hip Hop Files	The Hip Hop Files	Music	10	Spotify for Podcasters	73
90	Discography	Marc With a C	Music	36	Acast	84
91	States of Independence	Talkhouse / Cup & Nuzzle	Music	16	Megaphone	59
92	Growin' Up Rock	Rock Star Copy LLC	Music	708	Megaphone	59
93	Rock & Metal Combat Podcast	Ian Wadley & Ralph Viera	Music	423	Podbean	21
94	Off The Record: David Bowie	iHeartPodcasts	Music	34	Omny Studio	62
95	Theme Time Radio Hour with your host Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan	Music	2	Megaphone	48
96	#song	Attitude Queen	Music	1	Spotify for Podcasters	43
97	The Imbalanced History of Rock and Roll	The Imbalanced History of Rock and Roll	Music	397	Libsyn	38
98	Legend	BBC Radio 4	Music	19	BBC	73
99	Curry Smugglers	Curry Smugglers	Music	173	Buzzsprout	43
100	От хора до хардкора	Arzamas	Music	27	mave	49

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