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 Oct 2026

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10/26/2026

Average data

Episodes: 175

Frequency: every 18 days

Duration: 00:50:39

Top 5 authors

1. Pantheon Media (3 shows)

2. American Public Media (2 shows)

3. Evergreen Podcasts (2 shows)

4. Charlie (1 shows)

5. Phillip Mcknight (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (23 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (15 shows)

3. Acast (6 shows)

4. Libsyn (6 shows)

5. Simplecast (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Takin’ A Walk Nashville	Buzz Knight Media Productions	Music	68	Omny Studio	63
2	Jersey Made	Buzz Knight \| Music History Podcast Host	Music	12	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	2004: The Year Indie Rock Broke	Nevermind Media	Music	7	Acast	59
6	No Dogs in Space	The Last Podcast Network	Music	79	Simplecast	68
7	HardLore	Colin Young, Bo Lueders, Knotfest	Music	223	Spotify for Podcasters	38
8	Monday Music Club with Will Anderson	Vox Media Podcast Network	Music	10	Megaphone	42
9	Takin' A Walk - Music History with Buzz Knight	Buzz Knight Media Productions	Music	976	Omny Studio	48
10	GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST	Grateful Dead	Music	136	ART19	68
11	Know Your Gear Podcast	Phillip Mcknight	Music	500	Buzzsprout	32
12	Shawn Stockman's On That Note	Shawn Stockman	Music	95	Megaphone	48
13	The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons	The Fretboard Journal	Music	176	Libsyn	52
14	Ongoing History of New Music	Curiouscast	Music	553	Megaphone	62
15	One On One: The Official Tom Petty Podcast	Cup & Nuzzle	Music	4	Megaphone	37
16	Our Thing: The Birth of Salsa in Nueva York	Futuro Media	Music	11	Acast	73
17	Album \| آلبوم	Bardia Barj	Music	94	Acast	68
18	Lost Notes: Groupies	KCRW	Music	70	Unknown	53
19	Composers Datebook	American Public Media	Music	30	American Public Media	42
20	FatBeats: Behind The Counter	FatBeats	Music	10	Buzzsprout	58
21	The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers	Next Chapter Podcasts, Josh Adam Meyers	Music	423	Megaphone	58
22	Something About the Beatles	Evergreen Podcasts	Music	238	Megaphone	32
23	Decomposed with Jade Simmons	American Public Media	Music	6	American Public Media	47
24	Folk Files	Olivia Harding	Music	37	RedCircle	78
25	A (Mostly) 80s Music Podcast: What Difference Does It Make?	Dave Sloan and Holly Cantos - 80s Music Podcast	Music	318	Megaphone	62
26	The Mighty VH Podcast	Tommy London & Tor	Music	25	Megaphone	48
27	Political Beats	National Review	Music	162	Simplecast	58
28	Stuck in the '80s Podcast	Steve Spears	Music	600	Simplecast	42
29	Behind The Song: Classic Rock Chronicles	Gamut Podcast Network	Music	237	ART19	58
30	Classics For Kids	Naomi Lewin	Music	196	Unknown	43
31	Ranking The Beatles	Jonathan and Julia Pretus	Music	161	Spotify for Podcasters	58
32	Eras	BBC Radio 2	Music	39	BBC	48
33	داستان های احسانو / daastaan ehsaanoo	داستان و اپیزودهای احسان عبدی پور	Music	71	Castbox	32
34	Theme Time Radio Hour with your host Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan	Music	2	Megaphone	48
35	Summer Mix Ibiza Best Deep House Music Techno 2026 Dance Chill Out Lounge Podcast	Summer Mix Ibiza	Music	52	Ausha	52
36	Gimme Some Truth	Obadiah Jones	Music	52	Podbean	52
37	The Story Behind The Song	Consequence Podcast Network	Music	83	RedCircle	68
38	Greatest Pop Stars	Billboard	Music	140	Megaphone	48
39	Music Chronicles : Michael Jackson & The Jacksons	CDL	Music	24	Spotify for Podcasters	37
40	Booked On Rock with Eric Senich	Eric Senich	Music	511	Spreaker	48
41	Who Cares About the Rock Hall?	Joe Kwaczala & Kristen Studard	Music	379	Megaphone	32
42	Tinsel Tunes - The Christmas Music Podcast	Tinsel Tunes	Music	83	Spotify for Podcasters	42
43	Rock N Roll Story Guys Details temporarily unavailable	Story Guys Productions	Music	132	Unknown	32
44	Drummer Seeks Musicians: The Making of U2	The Irish Times	Music	15	Acast	79
45	Under the Scales	Osiris Media	Music	203	Megaphone	53
46	Rock and Roll Heaven	LD, TJ2 and Will The Thrill	Music	338	Megaphone	53
47	Ugly Things	Ugly Things Magazine	Music	56	Megaphone	59
48	Let It Roll	Pantheon Media	Music	668	Megaphone	48
49	Growin' Up Rock	Rock Star Copy LLC	Music	718	Megaphone	59
50	Legend	BBC Radio 4	Music	19	BBC	73
51	A Heart for the Charts	Joel Whitburn Record Research	Music	3	Omny Studio	63
52	Buy That Guitar Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Vintage Guitar magazine	Music	39	Unknown	78
53	Tone-Talk.com	Tone-Talk	Music	230	Buzzsprout	38
54	Xevi Had a Problem	Xevi	Music	39	Megaphone	43
55	Rock N Roll Archaeology	Pantheon Media	Music	59	Megaphone	49
56	Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division & New Order	Joy Division / New Order	Music	19	Acast	58
57	Freedom Needs a Soundtrack	Rangzen Productions	Music	7	PRX	58
58	Embrace Everything - The World of Gustav Mahler	Aaron Cohen	Music	42	ART19	58
59	Rock & Metal Combat Podcast	Ian Wadley & Ralph Viera	Music	425	Podbean	21
60	Keeping The Rave Alive!	Kutski	Music	765	Libsyn	38
61	Harold's Old Time Radio	Harolds Old Time Radio	Music	1000	Spreaker	49
62	Tape Spaghetti	Blake Wyland & Scott Marquart	Music	78	Megaphone	53
63	Mojack Stacks!	You Don't Know Mojack	Music	32	Substack	43
64	club 30's with mjfangirl- a Michael Jackson Fan Podcast	mjfangirl	Music	87	Spotify for Podcasters	27
65	Made In California: A Beach Boys Podcast	LBB Productions	Music	11	Spotify for Podcasters	27
66	Drum History	Bart Vanderzee	Music	280	Megaphone	48
67	Classic Rock Album Olympics	Evergreen Podcasts	Music	35	Libsyn	52
68	Theoretikally R & B	Theoretikally R&B	Music	100	Podbean	43
69	History of Jazz	Sami Çatak	Music	4	Spotify for Podcasters	63
70	50 Years of Music w/ 50 Year Old White Guys	Tim Plaehn	Music	188	Megaphone	42
71	Inak Ahang \| اینک آهنگ	خانه موزه بتهوون	Music	29	Acast	63
72	A People's History of the Guitar	Grant Samuelsen	Music	16	Captivate	72
73	Charlie vs. The Algorithm	Charlie	Music	4	Buzzsprout	57
74	Deadhead Cannabis Show	Larry Mishkin, Rob Hunt, Dan Humiston, Jamie Humiston, PodConx	Music	276	Simplecast	63
75	Mogul Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Gimlet	Music History	45	N/A	N/A
76	ALANUI MELE - Hawaiʻi Hip-Hop History	PBS Hawaiʻi	Music	29	Buzzsprout	47
77	Only In The Green Room	Mount Tam Media	Music	64	Transistor	63
78	Juice WRLD death conspiracy theory	Carsen	Music	1	Spotify for Podcasters	38
79	Pod Only Knows: A Beach Boys Podcast	Pod Only Knows: A Beach Boys Podcast	Music	7	Spotify for Podcasters	27
80	Guess the Year	Cortland Rose Studio	Music	93	Spotify for Podcasters	22
81	The Original Doll with James Rodriguez: Britney Spears and more	James Rodriguez	Music	494	Spotify for Podcasters	22
82	History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff	Pantheon Media	Music	383	Megaphone	53
83	No Nazi's Friend	No Nazi's Friend	Music	9	RSS.com	52
84	Music History Monday	Robert Greenberg	Music	120	Blubrry Podcasting	59
85	Listening with Leckrone Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Four Seasons Theatre	Music History	19	N/A	N/A
86	Bluegrass BKLYN	Mike Willner	Music	141	Podbean	52
87	For the Record: The 70s	Amy Lively	Music	68	Libsyn	38
88	In The Roud - A Folk Song Podcast	Matt Quinn	Music	83	Libsyn	37
89	American Songcatcher	Nicholas Edward Williams	Music	53	Libsyn	58
90	Grateful Dead Sleep Stories	GD Sleep Strories	Music	132	Spotify for Podcasters	22
91	One Sweet Dream: A Beatles Podcast	Diana Erickson	Music	69	RedCircle	38
92	Love is the Message: Dance, Music and Counterculture	Love is the Message podcast	Music	186	Spotify for Podcasters	42
93	The Ballad Lounge Podcast	Rory Makem; Máirtín de Cógáin	Music	17	Spotify for Podcasters	42
95	Music History Today Network	Music History Today Podcast Network	Music	2000	Spotify for Podcasters	22
96	Rick Rubin - Biography Flash	Liquid Studios	Music	0	Megaphone	53
97	So Many Roads: A Grateful Dead Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	P.Bouley	Music	15	Buzzsprout	52
98	Dance Classics mixed by Dj Luttz	Dj Luttz	Music	27	Podomatic	63
99	The Alphabetical Fugazi	Ian James Wright	Music	105	Pinecast	73
100	The Alphorn Podcast	Alphorn Association of North America	Music	59	Simplecast	48

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