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Top 100 US Podcasts (Apple Podcasts Top Charts)

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This is a list of the top 100 podcasts in the United States on Apple Podcasts (iTunes). It should automatically update every few days.

Keep in mind, the Apple Podcast charts have been reported to be based on new subscribers, weighted for recency. That means that download numbers don’t necessarily align with this chart.

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Updated Tue, 5 Dec 2023 18:52:09 +0000

  1. Mortal Sin

    Podcast Name: Mortal Sin
    Network/Artist: NBC News

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  2. The Bakersfield Three

    Podcast Name: The Bakersfield Three
    Network/Artist: Casefile Presents

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  3. New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce

    Podcast Name: New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce
    Network/Artist: Wave Sports + Entertainment

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  4. The Daily

    Podcast Name: The Daily
    Network/Artist: The New York Times

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  5. Huberman Lab

    Podcast Name: Huberman Lab
    Network/Artist: Scicomm Media

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  6. Smoke Screen: My Fugitive Dad

    Podcast Name: Smoke Screen: My Fugitive Dad
    Network/Artist: Sony Music Entertainment

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  7. Crime Junkie

    Podcast Name: Crime Junkie
    Network/Artist: audiochuck

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  8. Dateline NBC

    Podcast Name: Dateline NBC
    Network/Artist: NBC News

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  9. Amy and T.J. Podcast

    Podcast Name: Amy and T.J. Podcast
    Network/Artist: iHeartPodcasts

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  10. SmartLess

    Podcast Name: SmartLess
    Network/Artist: Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, Will Arnett

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  11. Tosh Show

    Podcast Name: Tosh Show
    Network/Artist: iHeartPodcasts and Daniel Tosh

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  12. Who Killed JFK?

    Podcast Name: Who Killed JFK?
    Network/Artist: iHeartPodcasts

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  13. Say More with Dr? Sheila

    Podcast Name: Say More with Dr? Sheila
    Network/Artist: Audacy, Amy Poehler, and Paper Kite Podcasts

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  14. Up First

    Podcast Name: Up First
    Network/Artist: NPR

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  15. The Global Story

    Podcast Name: The Global Story
    Network/Artist: BBC World Service

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  16. Morbid

    Podcast Name: Morbid
    Network/Artist: Morbid Network | Wondery

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  17. The Mel Robbins Podcast

    Podcast Name: The Mel Robbins Podcast
    Network/Artist: Mel Robbins

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  18. All There Is with Anderson Cooper

    Podcast Name: All There Is with Anderson Cooper
    Network/Artist: CNN

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  19. The Girlfriends

    Podcast Name: The Girlfriends
    Network/Artist: iHeartPodcasts & Novel

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  20. Dr. Death

    Podcast Name: Dr. Death
    Network/Artist: Wondery

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  21. Bad Friends

    Podcast Name: Bad Friends
    Network/Artist: 7EQUIS

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  22. Stuff You Should Know

    Podcast Name: Stuff You Should Know
    Network/Artist: iHeartPodcasts

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  23. Dark Arenas

    Podcast Name: Dark Arenas
    Network/Artist: audiochuck

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  24. The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka

    Podcast Name: The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
    Network/Artist: Unknown

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  25. Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus

    Podcast Name: Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus
    Network/Artist: Lemonada Media

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  26. Scamanda

    Podcast Name: Scamanda
    Network/Artist: Lionsgate Sound

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  27. Ghost Story

    Podcast Name: Ghost Story
    Network/Artist: Wondery | Pineapple Street Studios

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  28. This American Life

    Podcast Name: This American Life
    Network/Artist: This American Life

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  29. This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von

    Podcast Name: This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
    Network/Artist: Theo Von

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  30. Heavyweight

    Podcast Name: Heavyweight
    Network/Artist: Spotify Studios

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  31. Murder in Boston Podcast

    Podcast Name: Murder in Boston Podcast
    Network/Artist: HBO and The Boston Globe

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  32. What Now? with Trevor Noah

    Podcast Name: What Now? with Trevor Noah
    Network/Artist: Spotify Studios

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  33. Dear Alana,

    Podcast Name: Dear Alana,
    Network/Artist: Tenderfoot TV & iHeartPodcasts

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  34. The Kids of Rutherford County

    Podcast Name: The Kids of Rutherford County
    Network/Artist: Serial Productions & The New York Times

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  35. Pardon My Take

    Podcast Name: Pardon My Take
    Network/Artist: Barstool Sports

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  36. On Purpose with Jay Shetty

    Podcast Name: On Purpose with Jay Shetty
    Network/Artist: iHeartPodcasts

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  37. 2 Bears, 1 Cave with Tom Segura & Bert Kreischer

    Podcast Name: 2 Bears, 1 Cave with Tom Segura & Bert Kreischer
    Network/Artist: YMH Studios

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  38. Owned and Operated

    Podcast Name: Owned and Operated
    Network/Artist: John Wilson

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  39. S-Town

    Podcast Name: S-Town
    Network/Artist: Serial Productions

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  40. Hidden Brain

    Podcast Name: Hidden Brain
    Network/Artist: Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  41. Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

    Podcast Name: Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
    Network/Artist: Team Coco & Earwolf

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  42. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck Podcast

    Podcast Name: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck Podcast
    Network/Artist: Mark Manson

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  43. The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

    Podcast Name: The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast
    Network/Artist: Dr. Jordan B. Peterson

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  44. The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

    Podcast Name: The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
    Network/Artist: Ascension

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  45. The Ben Shapiro Show

    Podcast Name: The Ben Shapiro Show
    Network/Artist: The Daily Wire

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  46. My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

    Podcast Name: My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
    Network/Artist: Exactly Right Media – the original true crime comedy network

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  47. The Bill Simmons Podcast

    Podcast Name: The Bill Simmons Podcast
    Network/Artist: The Ringer

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  48. Science Will Win

    Podcast Name: Science Will Win
    Network/Artist: Pfizer

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  49. 48 Hours

    Podcast Name: 48 Hours
    Network/Artist: CBS News

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  50. The Ezra Klein Show

    Podcast Name: The Ezra Klein Show
    Network/Artist: New York Times Opinion

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  51. The Ramsey Show

    Podcast Name: The Ramsey Show
    Network/Artist: Ramsey Network

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  52. What Happened to Libby Caswell

    Podcast Name: What Happened to Libby Caswell
    Network/Artist: iHeartPodcasts

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  53. The Vanishing Point

    Podcast Name: The Vanishing Point
    Network/Artist: Tenderfoot TV & Audacy

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  54. The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz

    Podcast Name: The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
    Network/Artist: Dan Le Batard, Stugotz

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  55. The Bible Recap

    Podcast Name: The Bible Recap
    Network/Artist: Tara-Leigh Cobble

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  56. MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries

    Podcast Name: MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries
    Network/Artist: Wondery

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  57. The Retrievals

    Podcast Name: The Retrievals
    Network/Artist: Serial Productions & The New York Times

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  58. The Big Dig

    Podcast Name: The Big Dig
    Network/Artist: GBH

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  59. The Commercial Break

    Podcast Name: The Commercial Break
    Network/Artist: Bryan Green

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  60. Classy with Jonathan Menjivar

    Podcast Name: Classy with Jonathan Menjivar
    Network/Artist: Pineapple Street Studios

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  61. Pod Save America

    Podcast Name: Pod Save America
    Network/Artist: Crooked Media

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  62. ZOE Science & Nutrition

    Podcast Name: ZOE Science & Nutrition
    Network/Artist: ZOE

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  63. How to Keep Time

    Podcast Name: How to Keep Time
    Network/Artist: The Atlantic

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  64. Unrestorable

    Podcast Name: Unrestorable
    Network/Artist: iHeartPodcasts

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  65. Girls Gone Bible

    Podcast Name: Girls Gone Bible
    Network/Artist: Girls Gone Bible

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  66. Habits of A Goddess

    Podcast Name: Habits of A Goddess
    Network/Artist: CAKE MEDIA

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  67. Criminal

    Podcast Name: Criminal
    Network/Artist: Vox Media Podcast Network

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  68. Witnessed: Fade to Black

    Podcast Name: Witnessed: Fade to Black
    Network/Artist: Campside Media / Sony Music Entertainment

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  69. Normal Gossip

    Podcast Name: Normal Gossip
    Network/Artist: Normal Gossip

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  70. Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast

    Podcast Name: Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast
    Network/Artist: Matt McCusker & Shane Gillis

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  71. Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra

    Podcast Name: Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra
    Network/Artist: Rachel Maddow, MSNBC

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  72. Handsome

    Podcast Name: Handsome
    Network/Artist: Tig Notaro, Fortune Feimster, Mae Martin

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  73. Scrooge: A Christmas Carol

    Podcast Name: Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
    Network/Artist: Hope Media Group

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  74. We Can Do Hard Things

    Podcast Name: We Can Do Hard Things
    Network/Artist: Glennon Doyle and Audacy

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  75. The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

    Podcast Name: The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
    Network/Artist: DOAC

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  76. Decoder Ring

    Podcast Name: Decoder Ring
    Network/Artist: Slate Podcasts

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  77. Shawn Ryan Show

    Podcast Name: Shawn Ryan Show
    Network/Artist: Shawn Ryan | Cumulus Podcast Network

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  78. Fresh Air

    Podcast Name: Fresh Air
    Network/Artist: NPR

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  79. The Turning: Room of Mirrors

    Podcast Name: The Turning: Room of Mirrors
    Network/Artist: iHeartPodcasts and Rococo Punch

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  80. Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin

    Podcast Name: Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
    Network/Artist: Money News Network

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  81. Morning Wire

    Podcast Name: Morning Wire
    Network/Artist: The Daily Wire

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  82. Behind the Bastards

    Podcast Name: Behind the Bastards
    Network/Artist: iHeartPodcasts

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  83. Think Twice: Michael Jackson

    Podcast Name: Think Twice: Michael Jackson
    Network/Artist: Audible | Wondery

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  84. Giggly Squad

    Podcast Name: Giggly Squad
    Network/Artist: Hannah Berner & Paige DeSorbo

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  85. Something You Should Know

    Podcast Name: Something You Should Know
    Network/Artist: Mike Carruthers | OmniCast Media | Cumulus Podcast Network

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  86. Passion Struck with John R. Miles

    Podcast Name: Passion Struck with John R. Miles
    Network/Artist: John R. Miles

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  87. Lex Fridman Podcast

    Podcast Name: Lex Fridman Podcast
    Network/Artist: Lex Fridman

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  88. The Peter Attia Drive

    Podcast Name: The Peter Attia Drive
    Network/Artist: Peter Attia, MD

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  89. The Toast

    Podcast Name: The Toast
    Network/Artist: Dear Media

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  90. ShxtsNGigs

    Podcast Name: ShxtsNGigs
    Network/Artist: shxtsngigs

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  91. Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

    Podcast Name: Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
    Network/Artist: Armchair Umbrella

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  92. The Rest Is History

    Podcast Name: The Rest Is History
    Network/Artist: Goalhanger Podcasts

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  93. All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg

    Podcast Name: All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
    Network/Artist: Jason Calacanis

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  94. Radiolab

    Podcast Name: Radiolab
    Network/Artist: WNYC Studios

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  95. ODB: A Son Unique

    Podcast Name: ODB: A Son Unique
    Network/Artist: USG Audio

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  96. The Sound: Mystery of Havana Syndrome

    Podcast Name: The Sound: Mystery of Havana Syndrome
    Network/Artist: Brazen

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  97. The Rachel Maddow Show

    Podcast Name: The Rachel Maddow Show
    Network/Artist: Rachel Maddow, MSNBC

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  98. 20/20

    Podcast Name: 20/20
    Network/Artist: ABC News

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  99. Let's Be Clear with Shannen Doherty

    Podcast Name: Let's Be Clear with Shannen Doherty
    Network/Artist: iHeartPodcasts

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  100. "FAILURE" with Ryan Kavanaugh

    Podcast Name: "FAILURE" with Ryan Kavanaugh
    Network/Artist: Manifest Media

    Listen On Apple Podcasts


Article By Ross Winn

Ross Winn is the founder of Podcast Insights, the industry-leading podcast education site. He has helped thousands of people start and grow a podcast and loves to test out new gear and software.
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