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 30 Oct 2026

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10/30/2026

Average data

Episodes: 136

Frequency: every 21 days

Duration: 00:50:02

Top 5 authors

1. Pantheon Media (3 shows)

2. American Public Media (2 shows)

3. Gamut Podcast Network (2 shows)

4. Homaa (1 shows)

5. Next Chapter Podcasts, Josh Adam Meyers (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (21 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (11 shows)

3. Acast (7 shows)

4. Libsyn (7 shows)

5. ART19 (7 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	HardLore	Colin Young, Bo Lueders, Knotfest	Music	223	Spotify for Podcasters	38
7	No Dogs in Space	The Last Podcast Network	Music	79	Simplecast	68
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	Shawn Stockman's On That Note	Shawn Stockman	Music	95	Megaphone	48
11	GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST	Grateful Dead	Music	136	ART19	68
12	One On One: The Official Tom Petty Podcast	Cup & Nuzzle	Music	4	Megaphone	37
13	Know Your Gear Podcast	Phillip Mcknight	Music	500	Buzzsprout	32
14	Something About the Beatles	Evergreen Podcasts	Music	238	Megaphone	32
15	Ongoing History of New Music	Curiouscast	Music	553	Megaphone	62
16	Behind The Song: Classic Rock Chronicles	Gamut Podcast Network	Music	237	ART19	58
17	The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons	The Fretboard Journal	Music	176	Libsyn	52
18	A (Mostly) 80s Music Podcast: What Difference Does It Make?	Dave Sloan and Holly Cantos - 80s Music Podcast	Music	319	Megaphone	62
19	Album \| آلبوم	Bardia Barj	Music	94	Acast	68
20	The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers	Next Chapter Podcasts, Josh Adam Meyers	Music	423	Megaphone	58
21	Our Thing: The Birth of Salsa in Nueva York	Futuro Media	Music	11	Acast	73
22	The Soul Files	Eastside Radio 89.7 FM	Music	2	Unknown	64
23	Composers Datebook	American Public Media	Music	30	American Public Media	42
24	Lost Notes: Groupies	KCRW	Music	70	Unknown	53
25	Theoretikally R & B	Theoretikally R&B	Music	100	Podbean	43
26	FreestyleMixtapes.Com \| Classic and New Freestyle Music	Rafael "DaUnknownAdmin" Reyes	Music	66	Blubrry Podcasting	38
27	FatBeats: Behind The Counter	FatBeats	Music	10	Buzzsprout	58
28	The Story Behind The Song	Consequence Podcast Network	Music	83	RedCircle	68
29	Stories in the Room: Michael Jackson's Thriller Album	Anthony Marinelli and Steven Ray	Music	60	RedCircle	43
30	Decomposed with Jade Simmons	American Public Media	Music	6	American Public Media	47
31	Political Beats	National Review	Music	162	Simplecast	58
32	Rock N Roll Story Guys Details temporarily unavailable	Story Guys Productions	Music	132	Unknown	32
33	Classics For Kids	Naomi Lewin	Music	196	Unknown	43
34	Drummer Seeks Musicians: The Making of U2	The Irish Times	Music	15	Acast	79
35	Discography	Marc With a C	Music	37	Acast	84
36	Gimme Some Truth	Obadiah Jones	Music	52	Podbean	52
37	Xevi Had a Problem	Xevi	Music	39	Megaphone	43
38	Rock That Doesn't Roll: The Story of Christian Music	Andrew Gill and Leah Payne	Music	75	PRX	63
39	Summer Mix Ibiza Best Deep House Music Techno 2026 Dance Chill Out Lounge Podcast	Summer Mix Ibiza	Music	52	Ausha	52
40	Theme Time Radio Hour with your host Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan	Music	2	Megaphone	48
41	Keeping The Rave Alive!	Kutski	Music	765	Libsyn	38
42	Digging Deep with Robert Plant	Robert Plant	Music	30	ART19	68
43	Pod Only Knows: A Beach Boys Podcast	Pod Only Knows: A Beach Boys Podcast	Music	7	Spotify for Podcasters	27
44	The Nightingale of Iran	Danielle Dardashti, Galeet Dardashti	Music	19	PRX	74
45	Country Hits 101	Country 93.5 FM	Music	1	Spotify for Podcasters	43
46	The Band: A History	The Band: A History	Music	77	Megaphone	43
47	Ranking The Beatles	Jonathan and Julia Pretus	Music	161	Spotify for Podcasters	58
48	داستان های احسانو / daastaan ehsaanoo	داستان و اپیزودهای احسان عبدی پور	Music	71	Castbox	32
49	Rock N Roll Archaeology	Pantheon Media	Music	59	Megaphone	49
50	Stuck in the '80s Podcast	Steve Spears	Music	600	Simplecast	42
51	Folk Files	Olivia Harding	Music	37	RedCircle	78
52	Holdin’ Court Podcast	REVOLT	Music	164	Megaphone	43
53	Tinsel Tunes - The Christmas Music Podcast	Tinsel Tunes	Music	83	Spotify for Podcasters	42
54	I'd Buy That For A Dollar	idbuythat	Music	337	Podbean	47
55	Rock's Backpages	Barney Hoskyns, Jasper Murison-Bowie, William Pike	Music	238	Megaphone	63
56	Who Cares About the Rock Hall?	Joe Kwaczala & Kristen Studard	Music	380	Megaphone	32
57	Eras	BBC Radio 2	Music	39	BBC	48
58	Let It Roll	Pantheon Media	Music	669	Megaphone	48
59	Dentro Erotica	Zac	Music	17	Spotify for Podcasters	33
60	Greatest Pop Stars	Billboard	Music	140	Megaphone	48
61	For the Record: The 70s	Amy Lively	Music	68	Libsyn	38
62	In The Roud - A Folk Song Podcast	Matt Quinn	Music	83	Libsyn	37
63	One Sweet Dream: A Beatles Podcast	Diana Erickson	Music	69	RedCircle	38
64	The Mighty VH Podcast	Tommy London & Tor	Music	26	Megaphone	48
65	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
66	Made In California: A Beach Boys Podcast	LBB Productions	Music	11	Spotify for Podcasters	27
67	Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division & New Order	Joy Division / New Order	Music	19	Acast	58
68	History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff	Pantheon Media	Music	383	Megaphone	53
69	Rock N Roll Story Guys	Gamut Podcast Network	Music	140	ART19	53
70	Embrace Everything - The World of Gustav Mahler	Aaron Cohen	Music	42	ART19	58
71	Tape Spaghetti	Blake Wyland & Scott Marquart	Music	78	Megaphone	53
72	The Ballad Lounge Podcast	Rory Makem; Máirtín de Cógáin	Music	17	Spotify for Podcasters	42
73	Mojack Stacks!	You Don't Know Mojack	Music	32	Substack	43
74	The Cobain 50	KEXP	Music	126	Omny Studio	69
75	melanie martinez sped up	Kriii	Music	16	Hubhopper	43
76	Drum History	Bart Vanderzee	Music	280	Megaphone	48
77	Music History Monday	Robert Greenberg	Music	120	Blubrry Podcasting	59
78	The Rise and Fall of ...	BBC Radio 6 Music	Music	43	BBC	58
79	The J. S. Bach Files Podcast	Terence J. O'Grady	Music	50	Podbean	37
80	Tone-Talk.com	Tone-Talk	Music	230	Buzzsprout	38
81	The Crate 808 Podcast	Crate 808	Music	100	Libsyn	42
82	TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast	Justin Gausman	Music	476	Libsyn	52
83	Groundwater: The Blues Beneath American Music	Thomas Stubbs	Music	14	Transistor	58
84	After Midnight: Phish's Big Cypress Festival	Osiris Media	Music	11	ART19	53
85	Grateful Dead Sleep Stories	GD Sleep Strories	Music	133	Spotify for Podcasters	22
86	Lyrics Of Their Life - The Music Biography Podcast	Adam Hampton	Music	104	Audioboom	58
87	Every Voice with Terrance McKnight	WQXR	Music	21	Simplecast	73
88	Where is MY hit single?	Luke Jones - Music and podcast producer	Music	25	Libsyn	73
89	Creature Tomb Podcast	Creature Tomb Podcast	Music	7	Podbean	37
90	Psychedelic Psoul	Jessie Delgado	Music	187	Buzzsprout	78
91	Breaking Waves: Seattle	Audacy	Music	6	Megaphone	59
92	The Gen-X Muse	Chris McGovern	Music History	167	N/A	N/A
93	DJ Drama’s Gangsta Grillz Podcast	Khalabo Ink Society	Music	10	ART19	58
95	Train To Skaville	Brian Tomsic	Music	99	Buzzsprout	68
96	Freedom Needs a Soundtrack	Rangzen Productions	Music	7	PRX	58
97	Музыка для всех \| Юлия Казанцева	Юлия Казанцева	Music	57	Podster.fm	58
98	یک دختر متولد آذر	Homaa	Music	10	Spotify for Podcasters	33
99	365 days with mxmtoon	mxmtoon	Music	370	Acast	53
100	Last Fair Deal: The Robert Johnson Podcast	Preston Lauterbach	Music	5	Spotify for Podcasters	22

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