Current Top 50 Podcasts in US for 2020

Top 50 podcasts based on US iTunes Charts for 2020 - Automatically updated data for 2020 with show categories ranging from true crime to comedy to business and beyond. Check out the list!

• By Scott Mathson (@scottmathson)

Plink is putting together Top Podcasts lists to help listeners discover new podcasts to listen to. Data is based off of iTunes top show charts and is up-to-date/current information (updated on December 5, 2020) Podcast categories and genres range from true crime to comedy to business to news and far beyond.

iTunes Charts: The Top 50 Podcasts

  1. Red Collar
    audiochuck
    Podcast's Category/Genre: True Crime

    2. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  2. Something Was Wrong
    Tiffany Reese
    Podcast's Category/Genre: True Crime

    3. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  3. Crime Junkie
    audiochuck
    Podcast's Category/Genre: True Crime

    4. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  4. The Daily
    The New York Times
    Podcast's Category/Genre: Daily News

    5. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  5. The Joe Rogan Experience
    Joe Rogan
    Podcast's Category/Genre: Comedy

    6. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  6. Call Her Daddy
    Barstool Sports
    Podcast's Category/Genre: Comedy

    7. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  7. The Ben Shapiro Show
    The Daily Wire
    Podcast's Category/Genre: News

    8. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  8. My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
    Exactly Right
    Podcast's Category/Genre: True Crime

    9. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  9. The Mismatch
    The Ringer
    Podcast's Category/Genre: Sports

    10. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  10. Dateline NBC
    NBC News
    Podcast's Category/Genre: True Crime

    11. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  11. The Dan Bongino Show
    Westwood One Podcast Network / Dan Bongino
    Podcast's Category/Genre: News Commentary

    12. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  12. Unlocking Us with Brené Brown
    Parcast Network
    Podcast's Category/Genre: Relationships

    13. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  13. Up First
    NPR
    Podcast's Category/Genre: Daily News

    14. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  14. Code Switch
    NPR
    Podcast's Category/Genre: News

    15. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  15. SmartLess
    Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes
    Podcast's Category/Genre: Comedy Interviews

    16. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  16. Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
    Armchair Umbrella
    Podcast's Category/Genre: Comedy

    17. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  17. Stuff You Should Know
    iHeartRadio
    Podcast's Category/Genre: Society & Culture

    18. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  18. Do No Harm
    Wondery | NBC News
    Podcast's Category/Genre: True Crime

    19. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  19. Duck Call Room
    Si Robertson & Justin Martin
    Podcast's Category/Genre: Leisure

    20. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  20. Morbid: A True Crime Podcast
    Morbid: A True Crime Podcast
    Podcast's Category/Genre: Comedy

    21. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  21. Rabbit Hole
    The New York Times
    Podcast's Category/Genre: Technology

    22. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  22. You're Wrong About
    Michael Hobbes & Sarah Marshall
    Podcast's Category/Genre: History

    23. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  23. Pod Save America
    Crooked Media
    Podcast's Category/Genre: Politics

    24. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  24. Pardon My Take
    Barstool Sports
    Podcast's Category/Genre: Football

    25. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  25. The Dave Portnoy Show with Eddie & Co
    Barstool Sports
    Podcast's Category/Genre: Management

    26. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  26. The Daily Show With Trevor Noah: Ears Edition
    iHeartRadio & Comedy Central
    Podcast's Category/Genre: Comedy

    27. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  27. Office Ladies
    Earwolf & Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey
    Podcast's Category/Genre: Comedy

    28. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  28. This American Life
    This American Life
    Podcast's Category/Genre: Personal Journals

    29. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  29. Dr. Death Season 2: Dr. Fata
    Wondery
    Podcast's Category/Genre: True Crime

    30. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  30. The Dave Ramsey Show
    Ramsey Network
    Podcast's Category/Genre: Investing

    31. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  31. The Oath with Chuck Rosenberg
    Chuck Rosenberg, NBC News
    Podcast's Category/Genre: Politics

    32. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  32. Canary: The Washington Post Investigates
    The Washington Post
    Podcast's Category/Genre: Documentary

    33. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  33. The Bill Simmons Podcast
    The Ringer & Bill Simmons
    Podcast's Category/Genre: Sports

    34. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  34. Bill Gates and Rashida Jones Ask Big Questions
    Gates Notes
    Podcast's Category/Genre: Society & Culture

    35. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  35. Fresh Air
    NPR
    Podcast's Category/Genre: Books

    36. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  36. Anatomy of Murder
    audiochuck
    Podcast's Category/Genre: True Crime

    37. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  37. Supernatural with Ashley Flowers
    Parcast Network
    Podcast's Category/Genre: Society & Culture

    38. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  38. Dead and Gone
    Tenderfoot TV, Double Elvis & Cadence13
    Podcast's Category/Genre: True Crime

    39. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  39. The NPR Politics Podcast
    NPR
    Podcast's Category/Genre: Politics

    40. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  40. Your Own Backyard
    Chris Lambert
    Podcast's Category/Genre: True Crime

    41. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  41. The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
    ESPN, Dan Le Batard, Stugotz
    Podcast's Category/Genre: Sports

    42. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  42. Nice White Parents
    Serial & The New York Times
    Podcast's Category/Genre: Society & Culture

    43. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  43. The Rachel Maddow Show
    Rachel Maddow, MSNBC
    Podcast's Category/Genre: Daily News

    44. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  44. Mark Levin Podcast
    Westwood One Podcast Network
    Podcast's Category/Genre: News Commentary

    45. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  45. Unashamed with Phil & Jase Robertson
    Unashamed with Phil & Jase Robertson
    Podcast's Category/Genre: Religion & Spirituality

    46. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  46. Dying For Sex
    Wondery
    Podcast's Category/Genre: Relationships

    47. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  47. Dr. Death
    Wondery
    Podcast's Category/Genre: True Crime

    48. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  48. Hidden Brain
    Hidden Brain
    Podcast's Category/Genre: Social Sciences

    49. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  49. Bannon's War Room
    WarRoom.org
    Podcast's Category/Genre: Politics

    50. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

  50. Monday Morning Podcast
    All Things Comedy | Wondery
    Podcast's Category/Genre: Comedy

    51. Listen/subscribe to podcast:

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