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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 Sun, 26 Nov 2023 16:46:41 +0000

  1. Who Killed JFK?

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

    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. Dateline NBC

    Podcast Name: Dateline NBC
    Network/Artist: NBC News

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  5. The Daily

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  6. Crime Junkie

    Podcast Name: Crime Junkie
    Network/Artist: audiochuck

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  7. What Now? with Trevor Noah

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  8. Huberman Lab

    Podcast Name: Huberman Lab
    Network/Artist: Scicomm Media

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  9. Morbid

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  10. SmartLess

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  11. Stuff You Should Know

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  12. Up First

    Podcast Name: Up First
    Network/Artist: NPR

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  13. Tosh Show

    Podcast Name: Tosh Show
    Network/Artist: iHeartPodcasts

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  14. Witnessed: Fade to Black

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  15. Dan Snow's History Hit

    Podcast Name: Dan Snow's History Hit
    Network/Artist: History Hit

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  16. 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

  17. ZOE Science & Nutrition

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  18. Hard Fork

    Podcast Name: Hard Fork
    Network/Artist: The New York Times

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  19. This American Life

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  20. Ghost Story

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  21. 48 Hours

    Podcast Name: 48 Hours
    Network/Artist: CBS News

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  22. The Kids of Rutherford County

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  23. Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

    Podcast Name: Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
    Network/Artist: NPR

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  24. The Mel Robbins Podcast

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  25. Radiolab

    Podcast Name: Radiolab
    Network/Artist: WNYC Studios

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  26. The Martyrmade Podcast

    Podcast Name: The Martyrmade Podcast
    Network/Artist: Darryl Cooper

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  27. This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  28. Dark Arenas

    Podcast Name: Dark Arenas
    Network/Artist: audiochuck

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  29. The Ben Shapiro Show

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  30. The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  31. The Ramsey Show

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  32. 20/20

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  33. Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  34. Casefile True Crime

    Podcast Name: Casefile True Crime
    Network/Artist: Casefile Presents

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  35. Shawn Ryan Show

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  36. Normal Gossip

    Podcast Name: Normal Gossip
    Network/Artist: Normal Gossip

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  37. Handsome

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  38. 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

  39. Hidden Brain

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  40. The Ezra Klein Show

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  41. Ned's Declassified Podcast Survival Guide

    Podcast Name: Ned's Declassified Podcast Survival Guide
    Network/Artist: PodCo

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  42. Imagine Audio: Peter and the Acid King

    Podcast Name: Imagine Audio: Peter and the Acid King
    Network/Artist: iHeartPodcasts

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  43. The Antigen

    Podcast Name: The Antigen
    Network/Artist: Pfizer

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  44. Lex Fridman Podcast

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  45. Fresh Air

    Podcast Name: Fresh Air
    Network/Artist: NPR

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  46. What Happened to Libby Caswell

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  47. Freakonomics Radio

    Podcast Name: Freakonomics Radio
    Network/Artist: Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  48. Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

    Podcast Name: Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
    Network/Artist: Dan Carlin

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  49. 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

  50. The Moth

    Podcast Name: The Moth
    Network/Artist: The Moth

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  51. Criminal

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  52. Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  53. Bad Friends

    Podcast Name: Bad Friends
    Network/Artist: 7EQUIS

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  54. Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  55. Science Will Win

    Podcast Name: Science Will Win
    Network/Artist: Pfizer

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  56. The Bill Simmons Podcast

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  57. Scamanda

    Podcast Name: Scamanda
    Network/Artist: Lionsgate Sound

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  58. Something Was Wrong

    Podcast Name: Something Was Wrong
    Network/Artist: Broken Cycle Media | Wondery

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  59. The Bible Recap

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  60. The Commercial Break

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  61. Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast

    Podcast Name: Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast
    Network/Artist: Chris Hayes, MSNBC & NBCNews THINK

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  62. The Joe Budden Podcast

    Podcast Name: The Joe Budden Podcast
    Network/Artist: The Joe Budden Network

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  63. Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  64. Nothing much happens: bedtime stories to help you sleep

    Podcast Name: Nothing much happens: bedtime stories to help you sleep
    Network/Artist: iHeartPodcasts

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  65. Ologies with Alie Ward

    Podcast Name: Ologies with Alie Ward
    Network/Artist: Alie Ward

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  66. The Big Dig

    Podcast Name: The Big Dig
    Network/Artist: GBH

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  67. Heavyweight

    Podcast Name: Heavyweight
    Network/Artist: Spotify Studios

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  68. Last Podcast On The Left

    Podcast Name: Last Podcast On The Left
    Network/Artist: The Last Podcast Network

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  69. The Rest Is History

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  70. On Purpose with Jay Shetty

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  71. The Rachel Maddow Show

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  72. We Can Do Hard Things

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  73. Family Trips with the Meyers Brothers

    Podcast Name: Family Trips with the Meyers Brothers
    Network/Artist: Seth Meyers and Josh Meyers

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  74. Small Town Murder

    Podcast Name: Small Town Murder
    Network/Artist: James Pietragallo, Jimmie Whisman

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  75. The Deck

    Podcast Name: The Deck
    Network/Artist: audiochuck

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  76. Burden of Guilt

    Podcast Name: Burden of Guilt
    Network/Artist: iHeartPodcasts and Glass Podcasts

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  77. Pod Save America

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  78. The Pirate of Prague

    Podcast Name: The Pirate of Prague
    Network/Artist: Apple TV+ / Blanchard House

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  79. The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  80. 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

  81. American Scandal

    Podcast Name: American Scandal
    Network/Artist: Wondery

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  82. My Life of Crime with Erin Moriarty

    Podcast Name: My Life of Crime with Erin Moriarty
    Network/Artist: CBS News

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  83. Sword and Scale

    Podcast Name: Sword and Scale
    Network/Artist: Sword and Scale

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  84. MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  85. The Vanishing Point

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  86. All About Change

    Podcast Name: All About Change
    Network/Artist: Jay Ruderman

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  87. Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  88. Pardon My Take

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  89. Anatomy of Murder

    Podcast Name: Anatomy of Murder
    Network/Artist: audiochuck

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  90. The Dan Bongino Show

    Podcast Name: The Dan Bongino Show
    Network/Artist: Cumulus Podcast Network | Dan Bongino

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  91. Global News Podcast

    Podcast Name: Global News Podcast
    Network/Artist: BBC World Service

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  92. Serial

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  93. The Wedding Scammer

    Podcast Name: The Wedding Scammer
    Network/Artist: The Ringer

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  94. The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  95. Murder in Apartment 12

    Podcast Name: Murder in Apartment 12
    Network/Artist: NBC News

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  96. 'Tis The Grinch Holiday Podcast

    Podcast Name: 'Tis The Grinch Holiday Podcast
    Network/Artist: Wondery

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  97. Scrooge: A Christmas Carol

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

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  98. Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade

    Podcast Name: Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade
    Network/Artist: Cadence13

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  99. The Defenders

    Podcast Name: The Defenders
    Network/Artist: Lemonada Media

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  100. NPR News Now

    Podcast Name: NPR News Now
    Network/Artist: NPR

    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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