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Today: #103 in Science on our combined chart.
Today: #3 in Science, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #21 in Science, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #14 in Science, Australia on our combined chart.
Today: #85 in Science, Germany on our combined chart.
Today: #166 in Science, Brazil on our combined chart.
Today: #56 in Science, Mexico on our combined chart.
Today: #8 in Science, New Zealand on our combined chart.
Today: #3 in Science, Ireland on our combined chart.
Today: #47 in Science, India on our combined chart.
Today: #82 in Science, Japan on our combined chart.
Today: #71 in Science, Philippines on our combined chart.
Today: #26 in Science, South Africa on our combined chart.
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Ranking history · United States
Latest daily rankings: Oct 27. New rankings will appear after the next update.
Position on the Science combined chart over the last 14 days. Toggle platforms to compare their positions. Lower rank numbers are better.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts | Castbox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | #103 | #79 | #74 |
| Oct 26 | #90 | #67 | #51 |
| Oct 25 | #81 | #58 | #52 |
| Oct 24 | #81 | #59 | #70 |
| Oct 23 | #122 | #111 | #89 |
| Oct 22 | #95 | #74 | #73 |
| Oct 21 | #119 | #103 | — |
| Oct 20 | #100 | #80 | #75 |
| Oct 19 | #92 | #63 | #52 |
| Oct 18 | #84 | #53 | #56 |
| Oct 17 | #92 | #61 | #92 |
| Oct 16 | #165 | #149 | — |
| Oct 15 | #132 | #112 | — |
| Oct 14 | #126 | #106 | — |
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