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 26 Aug 2026

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08/26/2026

Average data

Episodes: 157

Frequency: every 19 days

Duration: 00:51:23

Top 5 authors

1. Osiris Media (3 shows)

2. Pantheon Media (3 shows)

3. American Public Media (2 shows)

4. Inception Point AI (2 shows)

5. Evergreen Podcasts (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (21 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (12 shows)

3. Libsyn (8 shows)

4. ART19 (7 shows)

5. Podbean (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Dolly Parton's America	WNYC Studios & OSM Audio	Music	12	Simplecast	68
2	Takin’ A Walk Nashville	Buzz Knight Media Productions	Music	61	Omny Studio	63
3	A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs	Andrew Hickey	Music	261	Unknown	48
4	Monday Music Club with Will Anderson	Vox Media Podcast Network	Music	4	Megaphone	42
5	Decomposed with Jade Simmons	American Public Media	Music	6	American Public Media	47
6	Takin' A Walk - Music History with Buzz Knight	Buzz Knight \| Music History Podcast Host	Music	958	Omny Studio	48
7	Our Thing: The Birth of Salsa in Nueva York	Futuro Media	Music	10	Acast	83
8	GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST	Grateful Dead	Music	135	ART19	68
9	HardLore	Colin Young, Bo Lueders, Knotfest	Music	216	Spotify for Podcasters	38
10	Know Your Gear Podcast	Phillip Mcknight	Music	493	Buzzsprout	32
11	No Dogs in Space	The Last Podcast Network	Music	73	Simplecast	63
12	Shawn Stockman's On That Note	Shawn Stockman	Music	87	Megaphone	48
13	Behind The Song: Classic Rock Chronicles	Gamut Podcast Network	Music	229	ART19	58
14	Pod Only Knows: A Beach Boys Podcast	Pod Only Knows: A Beach Boys Podcast	Music	2	Spotify for Podcasters	27
15	Something About the Beatles	Evergreen Podcasts	Music	235	Megaphone	32
16	Songs from the Dead: Short Histories of Legendary Songs	Axioms of Mediocrity	Music	34	Spotify for Podcasters	52
17	Ongoing History of New Music	Curiouscast	Music	546	Megaphone	62
18	Xevi Had a Problem	Xevi	Music	34	Megaphone	43
19	The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers	Next Chapter Podcasts, Josh Adam Meyers	Music	417	Megaphone	58
20	The Rise and Fall of ...	BBC Radio 6 Music	Music	43	BBC	58
21	The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons	The Fretboard Journal	Music	174	Libsyn	52
22	Political Beats	National Review	Music	161	Simplecast	58
23	Lost Notes: Groupies	KCRW	Music	70	Unknown	53
24	Classics For Kids	Naomi Lewin	Music	197	Unknown	43
25	The Nightingale of Iran	Danielle Dardashti, Galeet Dardashti	Music	19	PRX	74
26	Stuck in the '80s Podcast	Steve Spears	Music	600	Simplecast	42
27	Album \| آلبوم	Bardia Barj	Music	92	Acast	68
28	The Imbalanced History of Rock and Roll	The Imbalanced History of Rock and Roll	Music	396	Libsyn	38
29	Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division & New Order	Joy Division / New Order	Music	19	Acast	58
30	The Band: A History	The Band: A History	Music	76	Megaphone	43
31	PHILM The Podcast	PHILM	Music	50	Acast	38
32	Rock N Roll Story Guys Details temporarily unavailable	Story Guys Productions	Music	132	Unknown	32
33	Composers Datebook	American Public Media	Music	30	American Public Media	42
34	Guess the Year	Cortland Rose Studio	Music	91	Spotify for Podcasters	22
35	Tone-Talk.com	Tone-Talk	Music	230	Buzzsprout	38
36	داستان های احسانو / daastaan ehsaanoo	داستان و اپیزودهای احسان عبدی پور	Music	71	Castbox	32
37	Country Hits 101	Country 93.5 FM	Music	1	Spotify for Podcasters	43
38	Classic Rock Album Olympics	Evergreen Podcasts	Music	32	Megaphone	52
39	When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles	Ed Chen and Jon Stone, Lonnie Pena, Martin Quibell	Music	308	Podbean	37
40	FatBeats: Behind The Counter	FatBeats	Music	8	Buzzsprout	52
41	Theme Time Radio Hour with your host Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan	Music	2	Megaphone	48
42	Holdin’ Court Podcast	REVOLT	Music	161	Megaphone	43
43	For the Record: The 70s	Amy Lively	Music	67	Libsyn	38
44	Eras	BBC Radio 2	Music	35	BBC	48
45	Embrace Everything - The World of Gustav Mahler	Aaron Cohen	Music	42	ART19	58
46	Break Stuff: The Story of Woodstock '99	The Ringer	Music	9	Megaphone	48
47	One Sweet Dream: A Beatles Podcast	Diana Erickson	Music	69	RedCircle	38
48	Percy and Face	Percy	Music	100	Podbean	22
49	Ghost Notes	12tone & Polyphonic	Music	93	ART19	73
50	Inside the Milky Way - A Look at Early Alternative Music	ITMW Music	Music	105	Transistor	52
51	Rock & Metal Combat Podcast	Ian Wadley & Ralph Viera	Music	422	Podbean	21
52	Booked On Rock with Eric Senich	Eric Senich	Music	497	Spreaker	48
53	Under the Scales	Osiris Media	Music	203	Megaphone	53
54	Classical For Everyone Details temporarily unavailable	Peter Cudlipp	Music	95	Libsyn	53
55	Juice WRLD death conspiracy theory	Carsen	Music	1	Spotify for Podcasters	38
56	Lyrics Of Their Life - The Music Biography Podcast	Adam Hampton	Music	102	Audioboom	58
57	Women of Substance Music Podcast	Bree Noble	Music	907	Podetize	32
58	Love is the Message: Dance, Music and Counterculture	Love is the Message podcast	Music	183	Spotify for Podcasters	42
59	Punkast	Punkast	Music	83	Acast	64
60	History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff	Pantheon Media	Music	375	Megaphone	53
61	Groundwater: The Blues Beneath American Music	Thomas Stubbs	Music	12	Transistor	58
62	La Canción Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Music History	17	N/A	N/A
63	Digging Deep with Robert Plant	Robert Plant	Music	30	ART19	68
64	The Hardest Podcast to Podcast	Ryan Schaap	Music	61	Libsyn	47
65	Gimme Some Truth	Obadiah Jones	Music	45	Podbean	52
66	Alive Again	Osiris Media	Music	5	Acast	58
67	club 30's with mjfangirl- a Michael Jackson Fan Podcast	mjfangirl	Music	83	Spotify for Podcasters	27
68	Hidden History of Rock & Roll Details temporarily unavailable	Tiffany Scott	Music	20	Libsyn	58
69	Rock That Doesn't Roll: The Story of Christian Music	Andrew Gill and Leah Payne	Music	71	PRX	63
70	Freedom Needs a Soundtrack	Rangzen Productions	Music	7	PRX	58
71	The Story Behind The Song	Consequence Podcast Network	Music	83	RedCircle	68
72	Harold's Old Time Radio	Harolds Old Time Radio	Music	1000	Spreaker	49
73	After Midnight: Phish's Big Cypress Festival	Osiris Media	Music	11	Megaphone	43
74	DJ Drama’s Gangsta Grillz Podcast	Khalabo Ink Society	Music	10	ART19	58
75	Folk Files	Olivia Harding	Music	35	RedCircle	78
76	The Whipping Post Express	Richard Brent, Kyler Mosley & John Lynskey	Music	4	Transistor	63
77	Growin' Up Rock	Rock Star Copy LLC	Music	706	Megaphone	59
78	BT RADIO : MIXES & MORE	Big Tigger	Music	97	Podomatic	49
79	Inak Ahang \| اینک آهنگ	خانه موزه بتهوون	Music	28	Acast	63
80	Ranking The Beatles	Jonathan and Julia Pretus	Music	160	Spotify for Podcasters	63
81	Fantastic Voyage: A David Bowie Podcast	Jesse and John	Music	89	Spotify for Podcasters	22
82	Keeping The Rave Alive!	Kutski	Music	758	Libsyn	38
83	Dolly Parton - Biography Flash	Inception Point AI	Music	80	Megaphone	63
84	Stones Touring Party	iHeartPodcasts	Music	25	Omny Studio	79
85	Psychedelic Psoul	Jessie Delgado	Music	184	Buzzsprout	78
87	The Gone Sounds of Jazz with Sid Gribetz	gribetzsid	Music	100	Podbean	42
88	Straight From The Hat With Ben Vaughn	Straight From The Hat	Music	17	Podbean	37
89	Music Chronicles : Michael Jackson & The Jacksons	CDL	Music	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
90	Who Cares About the Rock Hall?	Joe Kwaczala & Kristen Studard	Music	372	Megaphone	32
91	Rock N Roll Archaeology	Pantheon Media	Music	59	Megaphone	49
92	Buskin with The Beatles	Buskin with The Beatles	Music	100	Blubrry	38
93	Rock's Backpages	Barney Hoskyns, Jasper Murison-Bowie, William Pike	Music	235	Megaphone	63
94	Rick Rubin - Biography Flash	Inception Point AI	Music	96	Megaphone	63
95	Legend	BBC Radio 4	Music	19	BBC	73
96	Into The Heart of U2 Podcast	Into The Heart of U2 Podcast	Music	33	Spotify for Podcasters	52
97	The Metallica Podcast: Volume 1 — The Black Album	Metallica & Amazon	Music	11	ART19	42
98	Let It Roll	Pantheon Media	Music	648	Megaphone	48
99	Rose-Colored Headphones	Ralph Mangeno and Michael Stohrer	Music	38	Libsyn	58
100	Don’t Scratch The Vinyl	chadjones	Music	14	Podbean	42

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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