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 05 Oct 2026

Country

Main category

Sub category

Date

10/05/2026

Average data

Episodes: 269

Frequency: every 19 days

Duration: 00:45:46

Top 5 authors

1. Audiochuck (6 shows)

2. NBC News (5 shows)

3. ABC News (5 shows)

4. Crime House (4 shows)

5. Audible (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Simplecast (24 shows)

2. Megaphone (21 shows)

3. ART19 (13 shows)

4. Omny Studio (13 shows)

5. Audioboom (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Crime Junkie	Audiochuck	True Crime	532	Simplecast	63
2	Dateline NBC	NBC News	True Crime	863	Simplecast	53
3	20/20	ABC News	True Crime	60	Megaphone	38
4	Morbid	Ash Kelley & Alaina Urquhart	True Crime	893	Simplecast	68
5	The Woman in the Woods	48 Hours	True Crime	4	WideOrbit	48
6	48 Hours	48 Hours	True Crime	1144	WideOrbit	53
7	Betrayal Season 6	iHeartPodcasts \| Glass Podcasts	True Crime	182	Omny Studio	63
8	In The Dark	The New Yorker	True Crime	25	Megaphone	69
9	My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	True Crime	1227	Omny Studio	38
10	MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories	Ballen Studios	True Crime	555	Simplecast	57
11	Love Trapped	iHeartPodcasts and Glass Podcasts	True Crime	31	Omny Studio	63
12	My Mom’s Murder	Audible	True Crime	4	ART19	53
13	Snapped: Women Who Murder	Oxygen	True Crime	370	ART19	58
14	The Binge Crimes: What Happened to the Harrisons?	Sony Music Entertainment	True Crime	158	Megaphone	48
15	The Binge Cases: Doctor Billions	Sony Music Entertainment	True Crime	193	Megaphone	48
16	Casefile True Crime	Casefile Presents	True Crime	424	Acast	43
17	Serialously with Annie Elise	Annie Elise	True Crime	450	Simplecast	68
18	Last Podcast On The Left	The Last Podcast Network	True Crime	1230	Simplecast	58
19	Criminal	Vox Media Podcast Network	True Crime	408	Megaphone	63
20	True Crime All The Time	Emash Digital	True Crime	544	ART19	58
21	Burden of Guilt	iHeartPodcasts \| Glass Podcasts	True Crime	43	Omny Studio	83
22	Dateline Originals	NBC News	True Crime	179	Simplecast	68
23	Not Just A Terrible Story	Terrible Story Productions	True Crime	7	Captivate	42
24	Rotten Mango	Stephanie Soo	True Crime	565	Simplecast	63
25	Park Predators	Audiochuck	True Crime	182	Simplecast	63
26	Criminology	Emash Digital & Mike Ferguson, Mike Morford	True Crime	461	Simplecast	68
27	True Crime All The Time Unsolved	PodcastOne	True Crime	492	ART19	52
28	True Crime with Kendall Rae	Mile Higher Media & Audioboom Studios	True Crime	304	Audioboom	52
29	The Truth About Natalie	Audiochuck	True Crime	19	Simplecast	58
30	Sword and Scale	Sword and Scale	True Crime	26	Spreaker	84
31	Dark Downeast	Audiochuck	True Crime	293	Simplecast	63
32	Wisecrack	Tenderfoot TV and iHeartPodcasts	True Crime	14	Omny Studio	59
33	Betrayal Weekly	iHeartPodcasts \| Glass Podcasts	True Crime	175	Omny Studio	73
34	Murder With My Husband	OH NO MEDIA	True Crime	359	Megaphone	58
35	Murder In America	Bloody FM	True Crime	262	Megaphone	59
36	American Nightmares: The Canal Murders	Gamut Podcast Network	True Crime	71	ART19	63
37	10 to Life	Annie Elise	True Crime	57	Simplecast	73
38	The Deck	Audiochuck	True Crime	250	Simplecast	58
39	Crimes Of Reddit with Sabrina Deana-Roga & Alexis Linkletter	Crime House	True Crime	54	WideOrbit	62
40	What Happened to the McStays?	ABC News	True Crime	8	Megaphone	48
41	RedHanded	RedHanded	True Crime	658	Audioboom	42
42	Cruel Summer: The Violent Death of Tiffany Valiante	Wavland and Street Smart Audio	True Crime	8	Megaphone	58
43	Small Town Dicks	Small Town Dicks \| Audio 99 \| Daylight Media	True Crime	297	Megaphone	63
44	Bear Brook	NHPR	True Crime	23	Megaphone	63
45	Cold Case Files	A&E / PodcastOne	True Crime	233	ART19	53
46	Going West: True Crime	Dark West Productions	True Crime	558	Simplecast	49
47	Something Was Wrong	Broken Cycle Media	True Crime	380	Audioboom	62
48	True Crime Obsessed	True Crime Obsessed	True Crime	642	Audioboom	48
49	CounterClock Feed not publicly shared by the creator	audiochuck	True Crime	129	N/A	N/A
50	True Crime Garage	TRUE CRIME GARAGE	True Crime	970	Simplecast	59
51	Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries	Heart Starts Pounding	True Crime	202	WideOrbit	63
52	Murder in the Heartland	ID	True Crime	86	Acast	53
53	COLD	KSL Podcasts	True Crime	93	Unknown	63
54	Five Miles From Home	NBC News	True Crime	9	Simplecast	58
55	Crime Stories with Nancy Grace	iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline	True Crime	2003	Omny Studio	48
56	Trace of Suspicion	NBC News	True Crime	9	Simplecast	58
57	The First 48	A&E \| Crime House	True Crime	14	ART19	63
58	Your Own Backyard	Chris Lambert	True Crime	29	Libsyn	48
59	Serial Killers & Murderous Minds	Crime House	True Crime	196	WideOrbit	58
60	Crime in America with Joe Budden	Prime Crime Productions	True Crime	5	ART19	58
61	Crime Weekly	Stephanie Harlowe and Derrick Levasseur	True Crime	442	Simplecast	68
62	Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia	TNT / Cadence13	True Crime	11	Megaphone	63
63	Unrestorable	iHeartPodcasts	True Crime	19	Omny Studio	53
64	Homicide 360	Anna-Sigga Nicolazzi and Scott Weinberger \| Daylight Media	True Crime	21	Megaphone	58
65	Up and Vanished	Tenderfoot TV	True Crime	202	WideOrbit	48
66	Killer Psyche	Audible \| Treefort Media	True Crime	166	ART19	83
67	Bone Valley	Lava for Good Podcasts	True Crime	67	Omny Studio	73
68	Scared To Death	Dan Cummins, Lynze Cummins	True Crime	443	Simplecast	73
69	Dr. Death	Audible	True Crime	17	ART19	69
70	Sistas Who Kill: A True Crime Podcast Feed not publicly shared by the creator	MaRah & Taz	True Crime	277	N/A	N/A
71	National Park After Dark	Danielle LaRock & Cassandra Yahnian	True Crime	412	Megaphone	73
72	Buried Bones - a historical true crime podcast with Kate Winkler Dawson and Paul Holes	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	True Crime	189	Omny Studio	52
73	COERCED: The Devotion & Death of Mica Francis Miller	LUNASHARK®⁠	True Crime	18	Megaphone	83
74	The Scream Murder: A True Teen Horror Story	ABC News	True Crime	1	Megaphone	42
75	Unicorn Girl	Apple TV+ / Seven Hills	True Crime	10	ART19	69
76	MK True Crime	MK Media	True Crime	166	Simplecast	79
77	BABY	Particle Entertainment and Wavland	True Crime	4	Megaphone	53
78	The Prosecutors	PodcastOne	True Crime	461	ART19	43
79	Mile Higher	Mile Higher Media & Audioboom Studios	True Crime	408	Audioboom	63
80	Examined: The Backfire Effect	Pushkin Industries	True Crime	69	Omny Studio	58
81	What to Carry, What to Burn	Blair Braverman	True Crime	13	Acast	69
82	The Lets Read Podcast	Audioboom Studios	True Crime	361	Audioboom	68
83	Nightmares	Sword and Scale	True Crime	72	Spreaker	79
84	Deep Cover	Pushkin Industries	True Crime	84	Omny Studio	63
85	Chameleon	Audiochuck \| Campside Media	True Crime	51	Simplecast	69
86	Murder: True Crime Stories	Crime House	True Crime	233	WideOrbit	58
87	Forensic Files	HLN	True Crime	389	Acast	38
88	Just Creepy: Scary Stories	Just Creepy	True Crime	557	Spotify for Podcasters	32
89	Into The Dark	OH NO MEDIA	True Crime	196	Megaphone	78
90	Anatomy of Murder	Audiochuck	True Crime	267	Simplecast	63
91	Murder, Mystery & Makeup	Audioboom Studios	True Crime	196	Audioboom	58
92	Clues with Kaelyn Moore	Crime House	True Crime	84	WideOrbit	58
93	PRETEND	Creative Babble, LLC	True Crime	324	Megaphone	84
94	The Dropout	ABC News	True Crime	32	Libsyn	43
95	The Snare	ABC News	True Crime	9	Megaphone	53
96	Generation Why: True Crime	Audible	True Crime	215	ART19	68
97	What Happened to Her	iHeartPodcasts	True Crime	41	Omny Studio	63
98	Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield	Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield	True Crime	380	Audioboom	37
99	True Sunlight	LUNASHARK®⁠	True Crime	333	Megaphone	69
100	Dateline: Missing in America	NBC News	True Crime	37	Simplecast	68

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

The podcast landscape in USA is constantly evolving, with new shows emerging and established ones climbing the ranks. Our data reveals intriguing trends in podcasting, such as the average number of episodes produced, typical episode lengths, and the most consistent publication schedules. These insights can help listeners find their next favorite podcast and give creators a deeper understanding of what resonates with their audience.

For those interested in podcast creation, knowing the best hosting services and the most successful authors in your category can provide a competitive edge. Whether you're looking to start your own show or just want to see what's popular, this ranking offers a valuable snapshot of the podcasting world in USA.
Explore more data on podcast rankings by diving into other categories and countries, and stay ahead in the ever-changing podcast scene.

Previous charts Next charts

About Methodology Contact Support me Privacy Policy Legal Notice