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 28 Sep 2026

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09/28/2026

Average data

Episodes: 160

Frequency: every 20 days

Duration: 00:49:30

Top 5 authors

1. Pantheon Media (3 shows)

2. Buzz Knight | Music History Podcast Host (2 shows)

3. Breaking Atoms (2 shows)

4. Inception Point AI (2 shows)

5. American Public Media (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (24 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (13 shows)

3. Acast (10 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	63	Omny Studio	63
2	Dolly Parton's America	WNYC Studios & OSM Audio	Music	12	Simplecast	68
3	Jersey Made	Buzz Knight \| Music History Podcast Host	Music	5	Omny Studio	63
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	75	Simplecast	68
6	Monday Music Club with Will Anderson	Vox Media Podcast Network	Music	6	Megaphone	42
7	Drummer Seeks Musicians: The Making of U2	The Irish Times	Music	15	Acast	79
8	2004: The Year Indie Rock Broke	Nevermind Media	Music	2	Megaphone	53
9	Takin' A Walk - Music History with Buzz Knight	Buzz Knight \| Music History Podcast Host	Music	964	Omny Studio	48
10	HardLore	Colin Young, Bo Lueders, Knotfest	Music	218	Spotify for Podcasters	38
11	GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST	Grateful Dead	Music	135	ART19	68
12	Know Your Gear Podcast	Phillip Mcknight	Music	495	Buzzsprout	32
13	Our Thing: The Birth of Salsa in Nueva York	Futuro Media	Music	11	Acast	73
14	Shawn Stockman's On That Note	Shawn Stockman	Music	90	Megaphone	48
15	The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons	The Fretboard Journal	Music	175	Libsyn	52
16	Ongoing History of New Music	Curiouscast	Music	548	Megaphone	62
17	Something About the Beatles	Evergreen Podcasts	Music	236	Megaphone	32
18	Xevi Had a Problem	Xevi	Music	36	Megaphone	43
19	Decomposed with Jade Simmons	American Public Media	Music	6	American Public Media	47
20	Composers Datebook	American Public Media	Music	30	American Public Media	42
21	Stuck in the '80s Podcast	Steve Spears	Music	600	Simplecast	42
22	The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers	Next Chapter Podcasts, Josh Adam Meyers	Music	419	Megaphone	58
23	Behind The Song: Classic Rock Chronicles	Gamut Podcast Network	Music	231	ART19	58
24	Lost Notes: Groupies	KCRW	Music	70	Unknown	53
25	Straight Stuntin' Digital with BX Thunder & Yami Doll	StreetSweepers Ent. Inc	Music	3	Simplecast	58
26	Booked On Rock with Eric Senich	Eric Senich	Music	502	Spreaker	48
27	Album \| آلبوم	Bardia Barj	Music	92	Acast	68
28	FatBeats: Behind The Counter	FatBeats	Music	9	Buzzsprout	52
29	Classics For Kids	Naomi Lewin	Music	196	Unknown	43
30	Rock N Roll Story Guys Details temporarily unavailable	Story Guys Productions	Music	132	Unknown	32
31	Folk Files	Olivia Harding	Music	36	RedCircle	78
32	The Rise and Fall of ...	BBC Radio 6 Music	Music	43	BBC	58
33	داستان های احسانو / daastaan ehsaanoo	داستان و اپیزودهای احسان عبدی پور	Music	71	Castbox	32
34	Theoretikally R & B	Theoretikally R&B	Music	100	Podbean	43
35	The Nightingale of Iran	Danielle Dardashti, Galeet Dardashti	Music	19	PRX	74
36	The Cobain 50	KEXP	Music	126	Omny Studio	69
37	Rick Rubin - Biography Flash	Inception Point AI	Music	98	Megaphone	63
38	Let It Roll	Pantheon Media	Music	654	Megaphone	48
39	Keeping The Rave Alive!	Kutski	Music	760	Libsyn	38
40	Tone-Talk.com	Tone-Talk	Music	230	Buzzsprout	38
41	Political Beats	National Review	Music	161	Simplecast	58
42	Embrace Everything - The World of Gustav Mahler	Aaron Cohen	Music	42	ART19	58
43	Cassette Culture	Cassette Culture & DIY Music	Music	29	Omny Studio	78
44	Holdin’ Court Podcast	REVOLT	Music	162	Megaphone	43
45	Greatest Pop Stars	Billboard	Music	134	Megaphone	58
46	The Ruler's Back: The Making of The Blueprint by Jay-Z	Breaking Atoms	Music	4	Acast	63
47	Pod Only Knows: A Beach Boys Podcast	Pod Only Knows: A Beach Boys Podcast	Music	4	Spotify for Podcasters	27
48	Discography	Marc With a C	Music	36	Acast	84
49	Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast	Riki Rachtman	Music	1	Libsyn	42
50	Gimme Some Truth	Obadiah Jones	Music	47	Podbean	52
51	Growin' Up Rock	Rock Star Copy LLC	Music	710	Megaphone	59
52	Rock's Backpages	Barney Hoskyns, Jasper Murison-Bowie, William Pike	Music	236	Megaphone	63
53	The Album Anniversary Podcast!	Caleb The Spy	Music	171	Spotify for Podcasters	27
54	The Original Doll with James Rodriguez: Britney Spears and more	James Rodriguez	Music	486	Spotify for Podcasters	22
55	Into The Heart of U2 Podcast	Into The Heart of U2 Podcast	Music	33	Spotify for Podcasters	52
56	Tape Spaghetti	Blake Wyland & Scott Marquart	Music	74	Megaphone	53
57	Who Cares About the Rock Hall?	Joe Kwaczala & Kristen Studard	Music	374	Megaphone	32
58	Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division & New Order	Joy Division / New Order	Music	19	Acast	58
59	Break Stuff: The Story of Woodstock '99	The Ringer	Music	9	Megaphone	48
60	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
61	Theme Time Radio Hour with your host Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan	Music	2	Megaphone	48
62	The Fully Vented Podcast	Fully Vented Media LLC	Music	39	Megaphone	48
63	Digging Deep with Robert Plant	Robert Plant	Music	30	ART19	68
64	Harold's Old Time Radio	Harolds Old Time Radio	Music	1000	Spreaker	49
65	Rock That Doesn't Roll: The Story of Christian Music	Andrew Gill and Leah Payne	Music	72	PRX	63
66	Juice WRLD death conspiracy theory	Carsen	Music	1	Spotify for Podcasters	38
67	American Songcatcher	Nicholas Edward Williams	Music	52	Libsyn	58
68	The Story Behind The Song	Consequence Podcast Network	Music	83	RedCircle	68
69	TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast	Justin Gausman	Music	472	Libsyn	52
70	AMERICAN GROOVES RADIO HOUR hosted by JOE LAURO	Joe Lauro	Music	160	Spotify for Podcasters	48
71	Love is the Message: Dance, Music and Counterculture	Love is the Message podcast	Music	184	Spotify for Podcasters	42
72	Summer Mix Ibiza Best Deep House Music Techno 2026 Dance Chill Out Lounge Podcast	Summer Mix Ibiza	Music	52	Ausha	52
73	Made In California: A Beach Boys Podcast	LBB Productions	Music	7	Spotify for Podcasters	27
74	Dolly Parton - Biography Flash	Inception Point AI	Music	80	Megaphone	63
75	PHILM The Podcast	PHILM	Music	51	Acast	38
76	Eras	BBC Radio 2	Music	39	BBC	48
77	History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff	Pantheon Media	Music	377	Megaphone	53
79	Stories from The Hip	Sara Jachimiak	Music	59	Simplecast	73
80	Brooklyn's Finest: The Making Of Reasonable Doubt by Jay-Z	Breaking Atoms	Music	7	Acast	63
81	Gaelic Song Stories	Deirdre Graham	Music	13	Podbean	68
82	Buskin with The Beatles	Buskin with The Beatles	Music	100	Blubrry	38
83	Just Ace: A podcast about the 90s Australian alternative music scene	Danny Yau	Music	46	Unknown	48
84	After Midnight: Phish's Big Cypress Festival	Osiris Media	Music	11	Megaphone	43
85	The Brian Turner Show	Brian Turner	Music	216	Buzzsprout	38
86	ROCK AND/OR ROLL	Rock and/or Roll	Music	341	Megaphone	43
87	Listen Up - The Oasis Podcast	Oasis	Music	5	Libsyn	37
88	Oh! Brother Details temporarily unavailable	Paul and Steve Hanley	Music	74	Acast	43
89	When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles	Ed Chen and Jon Stone, Lonnie Pena, Martin Quibell	Music	310	Podbean	37
90	Country Hits 101	Country 93.5 FM	Music	1	Spotify for Podcasters	43
91	Make Believe Ballroom	Jeff Bressler	Music	258	Spreaker	49
92	50 For 50 \| Life, Music, & Friendship	Garrett Gonzales & Mike Joseph	Music	73	RedCircle	42
93	TAYLORE Swiftie Theory 101	GGW Media	Music	25	Spotify for Podcasters	58
94	Music to Move You! - Rare Soul & 60's Dance Music with DJ Mod Myke	DJ Mod Myke	Music	5	Acast	63
95	Guess the Year	Cortland Rose Studio	Music	91	Spotify for Podcasters	22
96	Off The Record: David Bowie	iHeartPodcasts	Music	34	Omny Studio	62
97	Pamela Des Barres' Pajama Party!	Pantheon Media	Music	45	Megaphone	63
98	Drum History	Bart Vanderzee	Music	279	Megaphone	53
99	Freedom Needs a Soundtrack	Rangzen Productions	Music	7	PRX	58
100	The Great Song Podcast	Rob Alley	Music	299	Spotify for Podcasters	28

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