Apple Podcast Rankings - USA - True Crime

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 16 Aug 2026

08/16/2026

Average data

Episodes: 307
Frequency: every 16 days
Duration: 00:47:03

Top 5 authors

1. Audiochuck (6 shows)
2. ABC News (5 shows)
3. NBC News (5 shows)
4. Audioboom Studios (4 shows)
5. Audible (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (27 shows)
2. Simplecast (16 shows)
3. ART19 (14 shows)
4. Audioboom (11 shows)
5. Omny Studio (9 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Crime JunkieCrime JunkieAudiochuckTrue Crime523Simplecast
63
2Podcast Dateline NBCDateline NBCNBC NewsTrue Crime894Simplecast
53
3Podcast What Happened to the McStays?What Happened to the McStays?ABC NewsTrue Crime6N/A
N/A
4Podcast MorbidMorbidMorbid Network | WonderyTrue Crime888ART19
63
5Podcast 48 Hours48 HoursCBS NewsTrue Crime1102Megaphone
59
6Podcast 20/2020/20ABC NewsTrue Crime519Megaphone
48
7Podcast Love TrappedLove TrappediHeartPodcasts and Glass PodcastsTrue Crime27Omny Studio
89
8Podcast My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia HardstarkMy Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia HardstarkExactly Right Media – the original true crime comedy networkTrue Crime1198Megaphone
43
9Podcast MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious StoriesMrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious StoriesBallen StudiosTrue Crime530ART19
62
10Podcast Betrayal WeeklyBetrayal WeeklyiHeartPodcasts | Glass PodcastsTrue Crime182Omny Studio
63
11Podcast Full Trial Audio: Lindsay Clancy Triple MurderFull Trial Audio: Lindsay Clancy Triple MurderFull Trial AudioTrue Crime23Spreaker
58
12Podcast CriminalCriminalVox Media Podcast NetworkTrue Crime480Megaphone
63
13Podcast Rotten MangoRotten MangoStephanie Soo & RambleTrue Crime553Megaphone
43
14Podcast Serialously with Annie EliseSerialously with Annie EliseAnnie Elise & Audioboom StudiosTrue Crime547Audioboom
63
15Podcast The Lindsay Clancy Trial: Commonwealth ConfidentialThe Lindsay Clancy Trial: Commonwealth ConfidentialNBC10 BostonTrue Crime163Simplecast
68
16Podcast Last Podcast On The LeftLast Podcast On The LeftThe Last Podcast NetworkTrue Crime1206Simplecast
58
17Podcast The ProsecutorsThe ProsecutorsPodcastOneTrue Crime469Nox Solutions
49
18Podcast The DeckThe DeckAudiochuckTrue Crime247Simplecast
63
19Podcast Burden of GuiltBurden of GuiltiHeartPodcasts | Glass PodcastsTrue Crime34Omny Studio
89
20Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleSociety & Culture376Spreaker
84
21Podcast Park PredatorsPark PredatorsAudiochuckTrue Crime171Simplecast
73
22Podcast Casefile True CrimeCasefile True CrimeCasefile PresentsTrue Crime503Audioboom
48
23Podcast True Crime All The TimeTrue Crime All The TimeEmash DigitalTrue Crime529ART19
58
24Podcast The Binge Cases: What She BuriedThe Binge Cases: What She BuriedSony Music EntertainmentTrue Crime201Megaphone
48
25Podcast Dateline OriginalsDateline OriginalsNBC NewsTrue Crime173Simplecast
68
26Podcast 10 to Life10 to LifeAnnie EliseTrue Crime63Audioboom
68
27Podcast Snapped: Women Who MurderSnapped: Women Who MurderOxygenTrue Crime362ART19
58
28Podcast Crimes Of Reddit with Sabrina Deana-Roga & Alexis LinkletterCrimes Of Reddit with Sabrina Deana-Roga & Alexis LinkletterCrime HouseTrue Crime49WideOrbit
62
29Podcast True Crime All The Time UnsolvedTrue Crime All The Time UnsolvedPodcastOneTrue Crime484ART19
52
30Podcast CriminologyCriminologyEmash Digital & Mike Ferguson, Mike MorfordTrue Crime451Libsyn
73
31Podcast True Crime with Kendall RaeTrue Crime with Kendall RaeMile Higher Media & Audioboom StudiosTrue Crime298Audioboom
52
32Podcast The Perfect Collapse: Lindsay ClancyThe Perfect Collapse: Lindsay ClancyChange the Choice ProductionsTrue Crime14RSS.com
42
33Podcast Betrayal Seasons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Betrayal Seasons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 iHeartPodcasts | Glass PodcastsTrue Crime159Omny Studio
73
34Podcast Dark DowneastDark DowneastAudiochuckTrue Crime285Simplecast
63
35Podcast Hidden True CrimeHidden True CrimeHidden True CrimeTrue Crime524RedCircle
53
36Podcast Dan Taberski's ManifestoDan Taberski's ManifestoAudibleTrue Crime7ART19
48
37Podcast Murder With My HusbandMurder With My HusbandOH NO MEDIATrue Crime478Megaphone
58
38Missing podcast logoCounterClockaudiochuckTrue Crime128N/A
N/A
39Podcast Murder In AmericaMurder In AmericaBloody FMTrue Crime255Megaphone
59
40Podcast This Feels Criminal: A True Crime Podcast (Formerly Killer Queens)This Feels Criminal: A True Crime Podcast (Formerly Killer Queens)This Feels Criminal | Formerly Killer QueensTrue Crime618Libsyn
52
41Podcast Crime Stories with Nancy GraceCrime Stories with Nancy GraceiHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnlineTrue Crime2003Omny Studio
48
42Missing podcast logoSomething Was WrongBroken Cycle Media | WonderySociety & Culture405ART19
63
43Podcast The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3iHeartPodcasts and Rococo PunchSociety & Culture42Omny Studio
63
44Podcast Dateline: Missing In AmericaDateline: Missing In AmericaNBC NewsTrue Crime35Simplecast
68
45Podcast Going West: True CrimeGoing West: True CrimeDark West ProductionsTrue Crime706Megaphone
49
46Podcast Five Miles From HomeFive Miles From HomeNBC NewsTrue Crime7Simplecast
73
47Podcast The Betrayal of Shohei OhtaniThe Betrayal of Shohei OhtaniESPNTrue Crime7Megaphone
48
48Podcast Burden of Proof: Luigi MangioneBurden of Proof: Luigi MangioneABC NewsTrue Crime34Megaphone
68
49Podcast Dr. DeathDr. DeathAudibleTrue Crime49ART19
79
50Podcast True Crime GarageTrue Crime GarageTRUE CRIME GARAGETrue Crime1110Simplecast
59
51Podcast Murder in the HeartlandMurder in the HeartlandIDTrue Crime79Acast
53
52Missing podcast logoRedHandedRedHandedTrue Crime629ART19
53
53Podcast Small Town DicksSmall Town DicksSmall Town Dicks | Audio 99 | Daylight MediaTrue Crime288Megaphone
63
54Podcast Cold Case FilesCold Case FilesA&E / PodcastOneTrue Crime211ART19
53
55Podcast Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and MysteriesHeart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and MysteriesHeart Starts PoundingTrue Crime246WideOrbit
63
56Missing podcast logoCrime WeeklyAudioboom StudiosTrue Crime430Audioboom
78
57Podcast The SnareThe SnareABC NewsTrue Crime9Megaphone
53
58Podcast The First 48The First 48Crime House and PodcastOneTrue Crime6ART19
63
59Podcast The Binge Crimes: Cut, Color, KillThe Binge Crimes: Cut, Color, KillSony Music EntertainmentTrue Crime166Megaphone
53
60Podcast Trace of SuspicionTrace of SuspicionNBC NewsTrue Crime9Simplecast
58
61Podcast Bone ValleyBone ValleyLava for Good PodcastsTrue Crime135Omny Studio
79
62Missing podcast logoTrue Crime ObsessedTrue Crime ObsessedTrue Crime629Audioboom
48
63Missing podcast logoNational Park After DarkAudioboom StudiosTrue Crime462Audioboom
73
64Missing podcast logoSistas Who Kill: A True Crime PodcastMaRah & TazTrue Crime277N/A
N/A
65Podcast ChameleonChameleonSony Music Entertainment / Campside Media True Crime42Megaphone
59
66Podcast MK True CrimeMK True CrimeMK MediaTrue Crime138Simplecast
73
67Podcast Crime in America with Joe BuddenCrime in America with Joe BuddenPrime Crime ProductionsTrue Crime2Megaphone
48
68Podcast Buried Bones - a historical true crime podcast with Kate Winkler Dawson and Paul HolesBuried Bones - a historical true crime podcast with Kate Winkler Dawson and Paul HolesExactly Right Media – the original true crime comedy networkTrue Crime181Megaphone
58
69Podcast The Mile Zero Murders from UncoverThe Mile Zero Murders from UncoverCBCTrue Crime324Triton Digital
58
70Podcast Mile HigherMile HigherMile Higher Media & Audioboom StudiosTrue Crime402Audioboom
58
71Podcast Deep CoverDeep CoverPushkin IndustriesTrue Crime84Omny Studio
69
72Podcast Your Own BackyardYour Own BackyardChris LambertTrue Crime29Libsyn
48
73Podcast Someone Knows SomethingSomeone Knows SomethingCBCTrue Crime110Triton Digital
59
74Podcast IntrigueIntrigueBBC Radio 4True Crime123BBC
53
75Podcast Blood and WaterBlood and WaterABC NewsTrue Crime9Megaphone
59
76Podcast Murder: True Crime StoriesMurder: True Crime StoriesCrime HouseTrue Crime231Megaphone
63
77Podcast Generation Why: True CrimeGeneration Why: True CrimeAudibleTrue Crime777ART19
68
78Podcast Forensic FilesForensic FilesHLNTrue Crime381Megaphone
43
79Podcast Homicide 360Homicide 360Anna-Sigga Nicolazzi and Scott Weinberger | Daylight MediaTrue Crime14Megaphone
58
80Podcast Serial Killers & Murderous MindsSerial Killers & Murderous MindsCrime HouseTrue Crime189Megaphone
73
81Podcast Bear BrookBear BrookNHPRTrue Crime23Simplecast
79
82Podcast The Lets Read PodcastThe Lets Read PodcastAudioboom StudiosTrue Crime353Audioboom
68
83Podcast Long BuriedLong BuriedTimes UnionTrue Crime7Megaphone
53
84Podcast The Real Carrie JadeThe Real Carrie JadeRTÉ Documentary on OneTrue Crime9Unknown
63
85Podcast Anatomy of MurderAnatomy of MurderAudiochuckTrue Crime267Simplecast
63
86Podcast PRETENDPRETENDCreative Babble, LLCTrue Crime371Megaphone
84
87Podcast Legally BrunetteLegally BrunetteiHeartPodcastsTrue Crime192Omny Studio
53
88Podcast In The DarkIn The DarkThe New YorkerTrue Crime70PRX
74
89Podcast Juicy Crimes with Heather McDonaldJuicy Crimes with Heather McDonaldHeather McDonald & Studio71True Crime50Megaphone
68
90Podcast Into The DarkInto The DarkOH NO MEDIATrue Crime195Megaphone
78
91Podcast Just Creepy: Scary StoriesJust Creepy: Scary StoriesJust CreepyTrue Crime535Spotify for Podcasters
32
92Podcast 13th Juror Podcast13th Juror PodcastBrandi ChurchwellTrue Crime148Audioboom
32
93Podcast The Truth About NatalieThe Truth About NatalieAudiochuckTrue Crime13Simplecast
58
94Podcast Unicorn GirlUnicorn GirlApple TV+ / Seven HillsTrue Crime10ART19
69
95Missing podcast logoMurder, Mystery & MakeupAudioboom StudiosTrue Crime196Audioboom
48
96Podcast The Last 12 WeeksThe Last 12 WeeksSerial Productions & The New York TimesTrue Crime6N/A
N/A
97Podcast Pretty Lies And AlibisPretty Lies And AlibisGiGi McKelveyTrue Crime1000Spreaker
64
98Missing podcast logoI SurvivedA&E / PodcastOneTrue Crime213ART19
69
99Podcast Royal SwindleRoyal SwindleExactly Right Media – the original true crime comedy networkTrue Crime23N/A
N/A
100Missing podcast logoSwindledA Concerned CitizenTrue Crime242Megaphone
69

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