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 31 Aug 2025

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08/31/2025

Average data

Episodes: 160

Frequency: every 20 days

Duration: 00:54:32

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

2. Gamut Podcast Network (2 shows)

3. Bardia Barj (1 shows)

4. Beyond the hits—exploring the albums, bands, and moments that shaped the heavy 70s & 80s metal (1 shows)

5. Naomi Lewin (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)

2. Podbean (10 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

4. Libsyn (9 shows)

5. Acast (9 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs	Andrew Hickey	Music	261	Unknown	48
2	Takin' A Walk - Music History with Buzz Knight	Buzz Knight \| Music History Podcast Host	Music	958	Omny Studio	48
3	Accelerated Culture	acceleratedculture	Music	90	Podbean	58
4	GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST	Grateful Dead	Music	135	ART19	68
5	Dolly Parton's America	WNYC Studios & OSM Audio	Music	12	Simplecast	68
6	Finding Lucinda	The Bluegrass Situation	Music	16	RedCircle	63
7	HardLore	Colin Young, Bo Lueders, Knotfest	Music	216	Spotify for Podcasters	38
8	Shawn Stockman's On That Note	Shawn Stockman	Music	87	Megaphone	48
9	Hit Parade \| Music History and Music Trivia	Slate Podcasts	Music	222	Acast	63
10	No Dogs in Space	The Last Podcast Network	Music	73	Simplecast	63
11	Lost Notes: Groupies	KCRW	Music	70	Unknown	53
12	Behind The Song: Classic Rock Chronicles	Gamut Podcast Network	Music	229	ART19	58
13	Something About the Beatles	Evergreen Podcasts	Music	235	Megaphone	32
14	The Story Behind The Song	Consequence Podcast Network	Music	83	RedCircle	68
15	Metronom - مترونوم	metronom	Music	42	Podbean	48
16	PHILM The Podcast	PHILM	Music	50	Acast	38
17	Know Your Gear Podcast	Phillip Mcknight	Music	493	Buzzsprout	32
18	Rock That Doesn't Roll: The Story of Christian Music	Andrew Gill and Leah Payne	Music	71	PRX	63
19	Classics For Kids	Naomi Lewin	Music	197	Unknown	43
20	Album \| آلبوم	Bardia Barj	Music	92	Acast	68
21	داستان های احسانو / daastaan ehsaanoo	داستان و اپیزودهای احسان عبدی پور	Music	71	Castbox	32
22	The Nightingale of Iran	Danielle Dardashti, Galeet Dardashti	Music	19	PRX	74
23	The Rise and Fall of ...	BBC Radio 6 Music	Music	43	BBC	58
24	Greatest Pop Stars	Billboard	Music	132	Megaphone	58
25	The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers	Next Chapter Podcasts, Josh Adam Meyers	Music	417	Megaphone	58
26	The Original Doll with James Rodriguez: Britney Spears and more	James Rodriguez	Music	477	Spotify for Podcasters	22
27	Embrace Everything - The World of Gustav Mahler	Aaron Cohen	Music	42	ART19	58
28	Political Beats	National Review	Music	161	Simplecast	58
29	Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division & New Order	Joy Division / New Order	Music	19	Acast	58
30	Ongoing History of New Music	Curiouscast	Music	546	Megaphone	62
31	The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons	The Fretboard Journal	Music	174	Libsyn	52
32	Composers Datebook	American Public Media	Music	30	American Public Media	42
33	Xevi Had a Problem	Xevi	Music	34	Megaphone	43
34	Booked On Rock with Eric Senich	Eric Senich	Music	497	Spreaker	48
35	The Cobain 50	KEXP	Music	126	Omny Studio	69
36	Ощупывая северо-западного слона	Alexander Gorbachev	Music	6	Pinecast	63
37	Listen Up - The Oasis Podcast	Oasis	Music	5	Libsyn	37
38	Holdin’ Court Podcast	REVOLT	Music	161	Megaphone	43
39	Digging Deep with Robert Plant	Robert Plant	Music	30	ART19	68
40	One Sweet Dream: A Beatles Podcast	Diana Erickson	Music	69	RedCircle	38
41	INXS: Access All Areas	Bee & Haydn	Music	256	Podbean	58
42	CD Burners	Emo Nite	Music	127	Acast	43
43	Tape Spaghetti	Blake Wyland & Scott Marquart	Music	73	Megaphone	53
44	Rock N Roll Story Guys Details temporarily unavailable	Story Guys Productions	Music	132	Unknown	32
45	ROCK AND/OR ROLL	Rock and/or Roll	Music	339	Megaphone	43
46	Drum History	Bart Vanderzee	Music	279	Megaphone	53
47	The Backstage Pass: Song Stories	Eirewave - The Pop Rock Station	Music	74	Ausha	63
48	Poetic Wax: Music History Hidden in the Grooves	Andy Fenstermaker	Music	71	Podbean	52
49	Fingal's Cave - A Podcast for all dedicated Pink Floyd Fans	Nils Zehnpfennig / Ian Priston / Phil Salathé / Kyle V	Music	38	LetsCast.fm	47
50	Dig Me Out: 70s & 80s Metal	Beyond the hits—exploring the albums, bands, and moments that shaped the heavy 70s & 80s metal	Music	67	Substack	48
51	Gimme Some Truth	Obadiah Jones	Music	45	Podbean	52
52	Inak Ahang \| اینک آهنگ	خانه موزه بتهوون	Music	28	Acast	63
53	Rock N Roll Archaeology	Pantheon Media	Music	59	Megaphone	49
54	Tone-Talk.com	Tone-Talk	Music	230	Buzzsprout	38
55	The Imbalanced History of Rock and Roll	The Imbalanced History of Rock and Roll	Music	396	Libsyn	38
56	Dance Classics mixed by Dj Luttz	Dj Luttz	Music	27	Podomatic	63
57	The Gone Sounds of Jazz with Sid Gribetz	gribetzsid	Music	100	Podbean	42
58	Theme Time Radio Hour with your host Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan	Music	2	Megaphone	48
59	History of Rock and Roll	Sasha Wideman	Music	6	Spotify for Podcasters	33
60	Rock N Roll Story Guys	Gamut Podcast Network	Music	137	ART19	53
61	Ranking The Beatles	Jonathan and Julia Pretus	Music	160	Spotify for Podcasters	63
62	Rick Rubin - Biography Flash	Inception Point AI	Music	96	Megaphone	63
63	Bluegrass BKLYN	Mike Willner	Music	130	Podbean	52
64	Madonna Songbook Podcast	Giulio Mazzoleni	Music	22	Podbean	42
65	Harold's Old Time Radio	Harolds Old Time Radio	Music	1000	Spreaker	49
66	Keeping The Rave Alive!	Kutski	Music	758	Libsyn	38
67	Chris Gaines: The Podcast	Ashley Spurgeon / Michael Eades / We Own This Town	Music	7	Blubrry Podcasting	38
68	Talk of Ages	Mike Tully	Music	356	Libsyn	43
69	Origins of Hip-Hop	A&E®	Music	11	Acast	89
70	Off The Record: David Bowie	iHeartPodcasts	Music	33	Omny Studio	68
71	Rootsland "Stories that are Music to your ears"	Henry K	Music	107	Captivate	83
72	80s Music Exposed! - 80s Albums Reviewed	80s Music Exposed	Music	69	Buzzsprout	32
73	A (Mostly) 80s Music Podcast: What Difference Does It Make?	Dave Sloan and Holly Cantos - 80s Music Podcast	Music	314	Megaphone	62
74	Women of Substance Music Podcast	Bree Noble	Music	907	Podetize	32
75	Meet Me in the City	Dan, Will, and Shawn	Music	42	Substack	53
76	Classic Country Corner	Eric the Driftless Cowboy	Music	99	Substack	59
77	TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast	Justin Gausman	Music	472	Libsyn	52
78	Helping Friendly Podcast	Osiris Media	Music	834	Megaphone	43
79	رادیو سرگذشت/RadioSargozasht	رادیو سرگذشت	Music	22	Spotify for Podcasters	48
80	For the Record: The 70s	Amy Lively	Music	67	Libsyn	38
81	Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast	Riki Rachtman	Music	6	Libsyn	38
82	The Discographers	CLUB FAIL	Music	74	Simplecast	63
83	50 Years of Hip Hop Podcast Series	iHeartPodcasts	Music	13	Omny Studio	52
84	Break Stuff: The Story of Woodstock '99	The Ringer \| Luminary	Music	14	Acast	73
85	The Great Song Podcast	Rob Alley	Music	299	Spotify for Podcasters	28
86	Death of a Rock Star	Crowd Network	Music	43	Megaphone	63
87	Bizarre Albums	Tony Thaxton	Music	181	Spotify for Podcasters	48
88	American Songcatcher	Nicholas Edward Williams	Music	52	Libsyn	58
89	Encore: The Stories Behind The Songs You Love	iHeartRadio	Music	100	Omny Studio	48
90	Break Stuff: The Story of Woodstock '99	The Ringer	Music	9	Megaphone	48
91	Gramaphon \| گرامافون	Amirhossien javadi	Music	15	Acast	79
92	ミッツ・マングローブのOSAKA・ん！メガミックス	MBSラジオ	Music	77	Megaphone	43
93	The Holmes Archive of Electronic Music	Thom Holmes	Music	100	Podbean	52
94	Lyrics Of Their Life - The Music Biography Podcast	Adam Hampton	Music	102	Audioboom	58
95	TruSouL Radio	Joseph jojo Torres	Music	21	Podomatic	64
96	Love Failure	Sana Sana	Music	2	Spotify for Podcasters	33
97	Follow the Lieder	Cincinnati Song Initiative	Music	54	Transistor	79
98	Two Fat Guys & An Album	twofatguysalbum	Music	31	Podbean	58
99	Frontline Records Rewind	Frontline Records	Music	78	Spotify for Podcasters	33
100	Ser Sonoro	Fernando Cespedes	Music	17	Omny Studio	43

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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