Genre chart · October 2026

Top True Crime Podcasts

Investigations, unsolved cases and courtroom drama. True crime is one of podcasting’s most-loved genres, and this chart tracks which shows are leading across Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, Castbox. YouTube does not publish genre charts.

Combined rank Apple PodcastsSpotifyCastboxPocket Casts

1No change

Crime Junkie
Audiochuck

Apple #1 Spotify #1 Castbox #1 Pocket Casts #1

100Pulse Score out of 100
2Up 1 from #3

Dateline NBC
NBC News

Apple #2 Spotify #3 Castbox #2 Pocket Casts #2

92Pulse Score out of 100
3Down 1 from #2

Morbid
Ash Kelley & Alaina Urquhart

Apple #3 Spotify #2 Castbox #3 Pocket Casts #3

91Pulse Score out of 100
4No change

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
Ballen Studios

Apple #10 Spotify #6 Castbox #10 Pocket Casts #9

70Pulse Score out of 100
5No change

20/20
ABC News

Apple #6 Spotify #12 Castbox #6 Pocket Casts #6

68Pulse Score out of 100
6Up 2 from #8

In The Dark
The New Yorker

Apple #4 Spotify #21 Castbox #5 Pocket Casts #5

65Pulse Score out of 100
7No change

Rotten Mango
Stephanie Soo

Apple #20 Spotify #4 Castbox #22 Pocket Casts #20

64Pulse Score out of 100
8Up 1 from #9

48 Hours
48 Hours

Apple #8 Spotify #13 Castbox #8 Pocket Casts #8

64Pulse Score out of 100
9Down 3 from #6

My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

Apple #11 Spotify #10 Castbox #11 Pocket Casts #12

63Pulse Score out of 100
10No change

Last Podcast On The Left
The Last Podcast Network

Apple #28 Spotify #5 Castbox #29 Pocket Casts #27

58Pulse Score out of 100
11No change

Betrayal Season 6
iHeartPodcasts | Glass Podcasts

Apple #5 Spotify #37 Castbox #4 Pocket Casts #4

57Pulse Score out of 100
12Up 4 from #16

Park Predators
Audiochuck

Apple #17 Spotify #15 Castbox #16 Pocket Casts #21

51Pulse Score out of 100
13Down 1 from #12

SERIALOUSLY
Annie Elise

Apple #15 Spotify #18 Castbox #13 Pocket Casts #13

51Pulse Score out of 100
14Down 1 from #13

Murder With My Husband
OH NO MEDIA

Apple #26 Spotify #14 Castbox #26 Pocket Casts #28

47Pulse Score out of 100
15Up 12 from #27

Crimes Of Reddit with Sabrina Deana-Roga & Alexis Linkletter
Crime House

Apple #12 Spotify #43 Castbox #14 Pocket Casts #24

44Pulse Score out of 100
16Down 1 from #15

Murder In America
Bloody FM

Apple #44 Spotify #11 Castbox #44 Pocket Casts #42

44Pulse Score out of 100
17Down 3 from #14

Snapped: Women Who Murder
Oxygen

Apple #21 Spotify #29 Castbox #20 Pocket Casts #16

41Pulse Score out of 100
18Up 17 from #35

Sword and Scale
Sword and Scale

Apple #23 Spotify #28 Castbox #21 Pocket Casts #19

40Pulse Score out of 100
19Up 1 from #20

Crime, Conspiracy, Cults and Murder
Kallmekris

Apple #171 Spotify #7 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

39Pulse Score out of 100
20Down 3 from #17

True Crime with Kendall Rae
Mile Higher Media & Audioboom Studios

Apple #37 Spotify #19 Castbox #36 Pocket Casts #35

39Pulse Score out of 100
21Down 2 from #19

Not Just A Terrible Story
Terrible Story Productions

Apple #7 Spotify — Castbox #7 Pocket Casts #7

38Pulse Score out of 100
22Down 1 from #21

Killer Stories with Harvey Guillén
Spotify Studios

Apple #140 Spotify #9 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

37Pulse Score out of 100
23Down 5 from #18

Criminal
Vox Media Podcast Network

Apple #39 Spotify #24 Castbox #39 Pocket Casts #37

35Pulse Score out of 100
24No change

My Mom’s Murder
Audible

Apple #9 Spotify — Castbox #9 Pocket Casts #10

35Pulse Score out of 100
25Down 3 from #22

Chilling Scares
Chilling Scares

Apple — Spotify #8 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

33Pulse Score out of 100
26Down 3 from #23

Casefile True Crime
Casefile Presents

Apple #38 Spotify #36 Castbox #38 Pocket Casts #34

31Pulse Score out of 100
27Down 1 from #26

True Crime All The Time
Emash Digital

Apple #13 Spotify — Castbox #12 Pocket Casts #11

30Pulse Score out of 100
28Up 2 from #30

RedHanded
RedHanded

Apple #36 Spotify #41 Castbox #37 Pocket Casts #41

30Pulse Score out of 100
29Up 7 from #36

10 to Life
Annie Elise

Apple #31 Spotify #47 Castbox #32 Pocket Casts —

30Pulse Score out of 100
30Down 5 from #25

Just Creepy: Scary Stories
Just Creepy

Apple #118 Spotify #17 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

30Pulse Score out of 100
31Down 2 from #29

Love Trapped
iHeartPodcasts and Glass Podcasts

Apple #14 Spotify — Castbox #15 Pocket Casts #14

29Pulse Score out of 100
32Down 4 from #28

National Park After Dark
Danielle LaRock & Cassandra Yahnian

Apple #56 Spotify #32 Castbox #59 Pocket Casts —

27Pulse Score out of 100
33Up 1 from #34

The Dropout
ABC News

Apple #16 Spotify — Castbox #17 Pocket Casts #17

27Pulse Score out of 100
34Down 1 from #33

Dark Downeast
Audiochuck

Apple #53 Spotify #39 Castbox #50 Pocket Casts #48

27Pulse Score out of 100
35Down 3 from #32

Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries
Heart Starts Pounding

Apple #69 Spotify #31 Castbox #68 Pocket Casts —

26Pulse Score out of 100
36Down 5 from #31

The Woman in the Woods
48 Hours

Apple #18 Spotify — Castbox #18 Pocket Casts #15

26Pulse Score out of 100
37Up 1 from #38

Snook
Snook

Apple — Spotify #16 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

25Pulse Score out of 100
38Up 25 from #63

Heart
Apple TV / Plan B / Blanchard House

Apple #19 Spotify — Castbox #19 Pocket Casts #31

24Pulse Score out of 100
39Down 2 from #37

The Binge Crimes: What Happened to the Harrisons?
Sony Music Entertainment

Apple #22 Spotify — Castbox #23 Pocket Casts #22

23Pulse Score out of 100
40Up 1 from #41

Law And Crime On The Case with Chris Stewart
Law & Crime

Apple — Spotify #20 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
41Up 1 from #42

Dateline Originals
NBC News

Apple #24 Spotify — Castbox #25 Pocket Casts #26

21Pulse Score out of 100
42Down 2 from #40

True Crime All The Time Unsolved
PodcastOne

Apple #25 Spotify — Castbox #24 Pocket Casts #18

21Pulse Score out of 100
43Up 1 from #44

Red Web
Red Web

Apple — Spotify #22 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
44Up 1 from #45

True Crime Stories
True Crime Stories

Apple — Spotify #23 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
45Down 2 from #43

Sea of Lies
CBC

Apple #27 Spotify — Castbox #28 Pocket Casts #25

20Pulse Score out of 100
46Down 7 from #39

Criminology
Emash Digital & Mike Ferguson, Mike Morford

Apple #29 Spotify — Castbox #27 Pocket Casts #23

19Pulse Score out of 100
47Up 2 from #49

Wendigoon
Wendigoon

Apple — Spotify #25 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
48Down 1 from #47

The Connect- with Johnny Mitchell
Johnny Mitchell

Apple #199 Spotify #35 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
49Up 3 from #52

Matthew Cox | Inside True Crime Podcast
Matthew Cox

Apple #112 Spotify #45 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
50Down 2 from #48

Cruel Summer: The Violent Death of Tiffany Valiante
Wavland and Street Smart Audio

Apple #30 Spotify — Castbox #30 Pocket Casts #30

19Pulse Score out of 100
51Down 1 from #50

Scandal
Law & Crime

Apple — Spotify #26 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
52Up 5 from #57

Rotten Mango Video
Stephanie Soo

Apple — Spotify #27 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
53Up 5 from #58

The Slippery
Nancy Moscatiello and Scott Eldridge

Apple #32 Spotify — Castbox #34 Pocket Casts #36

18Pulse Score out of 100
54Down 8 from #46

BABY
Particle Entertainment and Wavland

Apple #33 Spotify — Castbox #33 Pocket Casts #29

18Pulse Score out of 100
55Down 2 from #53

Burden of Guilt
iHeartPodcasts | Glass Podcasts

Apple #34 Spotify — Castbox #31 Pocket Casts #33

17Pulse Score out of 100
56Down 2 from #54

EXPLORE WITH US
EWU Crew

Apple — Spotify #30 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
57Down 6 from #51

The Binge Cases: Doctor Billions
Sony Music Entertainment

Apple #35 Spotify — Castbox #35 Pocket Casts #32

17Pulse Score out of 100
58Up 3 from #61

True Crime with Kimbyr
Kimbyrleigha

Apple — Spotify #33 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
59Down 4 from #55

Prime Crime: Solved Murders
Law & Crime

Apple — Spotify #34 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
60Down 4 from #56

What Happened to the McStays?
ABC News

Apple #40 Spotify — Castbox #40 Pocket Casts #38

15Pulse Score out of 100
61Down 1 from #60

Betrayal Weekly
iHeartPodcasts | Glass Podcasts

Apple #41 Spotify — Castbox #41 Pocket Casts #40

15Pulse Score out of 100
62Up 28 from #90

True Crime Obsessed
True Crime Obsessed

Apple #42 Spotify — Castbox #42 Pocket Casts #45

15Pulse Score out of 100
63Down 4 from #59

Heist at the Louvre
ABC News

Apple #43 Spotify — Castbox #43 Pocket Casts #39

14Pulse Score out of 100
64Up 3 from #67

Crime Report with Christina Randall
Jellysmack

Apple — Spotify #38 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
65No change

Factinate
Factinate.com

Apple — Spotify #40 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
66Up 2 from #68

Something Was Wrong
Broken Cycle Media

Apple #46 Spotify — Castbox #46 Pocket Casts #47

14Pulse Score out of 100
67Up 2 from #69

The Scream Murder: A True Teen Horror Story
ABC News

Apple #48 Spotify — Castbox #45 Pocket Casts #44

13Pulse Score out of 100
68Up 4 from #72

Mystery Mondays
Bella Fiori

Apple — Spotify #42 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
69Up 14 from #83

Bad Blood: The Final Chapter
Three Uncanny Four

Apple #45 Spotify — Castbox #47 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
70Down 8 from #62

Unseen
Goalcast

Apple — Spotify #44 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
71Up 60 from #131

The Gilded Rage
AYR Media

Apple #47 Spotify — Castbox #55 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
72Down 8 from #64

Morrison Mysteries
NBC News

Apple #52 Spotify — Castbox #49 Pocket Casts #43

13Pulse Score out of 100
73Up 3 from #76

Hot On The Case
Breanna Heim

Apple — Spotify #46 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
74Up 3 from #77

Up and Vanished
Tenderfoot TV

Apple #49 Spotify — Castbox #52 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
75Up 4 from #79

Who Killed Angel Harris?
ID

Apple #50 Spotify — Castbox #48 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
76Down 10 from #66

What to Carry, What to Burn
Blair Braverman

Apple #54 Spotify — Castbox #53 Pocket Casts #46

12Pulse Score out of 100
77Up 5 from #82

The Deck
Audiochuck

Apple #51 Spotify — Castbox #51 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
78New on this chart

Law And Crime Investigations
Law & Crime

Apple — Spotify #48 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
79Down 8 from #71

Beyond Evil
Beyond Evil

Apple — Spotify #49 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
80Down 5 from #75

SOS - Wilderness Mysteries
Kyle Hates Hiking

Apple — Spotify #50 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
81No change

The Truth About Natalie
Audiochuck

Apple #55 Spotify — Castbox #56 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
82Down 12 from #70

The Snare
ABC News

Apple #60 Spotify — Castbox #58 Pocket Casts #49

11Pulse Score out of 100
83Down 9 from #74

Deep Cover
Pushkin Industries

Apple #57 Spotify — Castbox #54 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
84Up 22 from #106

Going West: True Crime
Dark West Productions

Apple #58 Spotify — Castbox #60 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
85Down 12 from #73

Serial Killers & Murderous Minds
Crime House

Apple #59 Spotify — Castbox #57 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
86Up 29 from #115

Homicide 360
Anna-Sigga Nicolazzi and Scott Weinberger | Daylight Media

Apple #61 Spotify — Castbox #62 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
87Down 2 from #85

Bear Brook
NHPR

Apple #62 Spotify — Castbox #63 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
88Up 21 from #109

Killer Psyche
Audible | Treefort Media

Apple #63 Spotify — Castbox #65 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
89Down 3 from #86

CounterClock
Audiochuck

Apple #64 Spotify — Castbox #61 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
90Down 6 from #84

True Crime Garage
TRUE CRIME GARAGE

Apple #65 Spotify — Castbox #67 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
91Down 4 from #87

What Happened to Her
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #66 Spotify — Castbox #64 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
92Down 4 from #88

Five Miles From Home
NBC News

Apple #67 Spotify — Castbox #66 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
93No change

Your Own Backyard
Chris Lambert

Apple #68 Spotify — Castbox #70 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
94Up 10 from #104

American Nightmares: The Canal Murders
Gamut Podcast Network

Apple #70 Spotify — Castbox #69 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
95Down 1 from #94

The Mile Zero Murders from Uncover
CBC

Apple #71 Spotify — Castbox #71 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
96Up 4 from #100

Bone Valley
Lava for Good Podcasts

Apple #72 Spotify — Castbox #75 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
97Up 35 from #132

Nobody Should Believe Me
True Story Media

Apple #73 Spotify — Castbox #80 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
98Down 9 from #89

COLD
KSL Podcasts

Apple #74 Spotify — Castbox #73 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
99Down 8 from #91

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline

Apple #75 Spotify — Castbox #72 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
100Up 3 from #103

Cold Case Files
A&E / PodcastOne

Apple #76 Spotify — Castbox #77 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100

Show 101–200Showing 101–200

101Down 3 from #98

Blood Trails
MeatEater

Apple #77 Spotify — Castbox #76 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
102Down 10 from #92

Murder in the Heartland
ID

Apple #78 Spotify — Castbox #74 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
103Down 8 from #95

I Survived
A&E / PodcastOne

Apple #79 Spotify — Castbox #78 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
104Down 8 from #96

The Vanished Podcast
Audible

Apple #80 Spotify — Castbox #79 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
105No change

Trace of Suspicion
NBC News

Apple #81 Spotify — Castbox #81 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
106Up 19 from #125

Nightmares
Sword and Scale

Apple #82 Spotify — Castbox #86 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
107Down 10 from #97

Small Town Dicks
Small Town Dicks | Audio 99 | Daylight Media

Apple #83 Spotify — Castbox #83 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
108Down 7 from #101

Let's Not Meet: A True Horror Podcast
Cryptic County

Apple #84 Spotify — Castbox #82 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
109Up 5 from #114

Into The Dark
OH NO MEDIA

Apple #85 Spotify — Castbox #84 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
110Down 8 from #102

Examined: The Backfire Effect
Pushkin Industries

Apple #86 Spotify — Castbox #85 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
111Up 12 from #123

The Prosecutors
PodcastOne

Apple #87 Spotify — Castbox #87 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
112Down 1 from #111

Scamanda
Lionsgate Sound

Apple #88 Spotify — Castbox #88 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
113Down 1 from #112

Unicorn Girl
Apple TV / Seven Hills

Apple #89 Spotify — Castbox #91 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
114Up 2 from #116

Dr. Death
Audible

Apple #90 Spotify — Castbox #90 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
115Up 5 from #120

Clues with Kaelyn Moore
Crime House

Apple #91 Spotify — Castbox #96 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
116Down 6 from #110

Lights Out
Mile Higher Media & Audioboom Studios

Apple #92 Spotify — Castbox #89 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
117Up 9 from #126

The Lets Read Podcast
Audioboom Studios

Apple #93 Spotify — Castbox #95 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
118Down 11 from #107

Crime Weekly
Stephanie Harlowe and Derrick Levasseur

Apple #94 Spotify — Castbox #94 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
119Down 11 from #108

Mile Higher
Mile Higher Media & Audioboom Studios

Apple #95 Spotify — Castbox #93 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
120Up 4 from #124

Murder, Mystery & Makeup
Audioboom Studios

Apple #96 Spotify — Castbox #97 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
121Down 8 from #113

Sistas Who Kill: A True Crime Podcast
CAKE MEDIA

Apple #97 Spotify — Castbox #98 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
122Down 23 from #99

Generation Why: True Crime
Audible

Apple #98 Spotify — Castbox #92 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
123Down 2 from #121

The First 48
A&E | Crime House

Apple #99 Spotify — Castbox #99 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
124Up 10 from #134

Murder: True Crime Stories
Crime House

Apple #100 Spotify — Castbox #100 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
125Down 7 from #118

Buried Bones - a historical true crime podcast with Kate Winkler Dawson and Paul Holes
Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

Apple #101 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
126Down 7 from #119

Scared To Death
Dan Cummins, Lynze Cummins

Apple #102 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
127Up 18 from #145

PRETEND
Creative Babble, LLC

Apple #103 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
128Down 6 from #122

Someone Knows Something
CBC

Apple #104 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
129Up 36 from #165

MK True Crime
MK Media

Apple #105 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
130No change

Crime in America with Joe Budden
Prime Crime Productions

Apple #106 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
131Down 2 from #129

Anatomy of Murder
Audiochuck

Apple #107 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
132Down 4 from #128

The Final Hours with Sarah Turney and Kourtney Nichole
Crime House

Apple #108 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
133Up 11 from #144

Legally Brunette
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #109 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
134Down 7 from #127

Beyond All Repair: The Clancy Trial
WBUR

Apple #110 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
135Up 7 from #142

True Crime Conversations
Mamamia Podcasts

Apple #111 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
136Up 10 from #146

COERCED: The Devotion & Death of Mica Francis Miller
LUNASHARK®⁠

Apple #113 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
137Up 1 from #138

Dateline: Missing in America
NBC News

Apple #114 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
138Up 1 from #139

Swindled
Swindled

Apple #115 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
139Up 12 from #151

America's Most Infamous Crimes with Katie Ring
Crime House

Apple #116 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
140Down 7 from #133

Forensic Files
HLN

Apple #117 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
141Down 24 from #117

I Think Not!
I Think Not!

Apple #119 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
142Down 1 from #141

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield
Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield

Apple #120 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
143Down 3 from #140

The Girlfriends: Flight or Fight
iHeartPodcasts and Novel

Apple #121 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
144Up 35 from #179

Moms and Mysteries: A True Crime Podcast
Moms and Mysteries Podcast

Apple #122 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
145Up 41 from #186

Tales from the Break Room
Eeriecast Network

Apple #123 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
146Down 9 from #137

Have A Seat with Chris Hansen
Chris Hansen

Apple #124 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
147Down 11 from #136

The Survivor Files with Elizabeth Smart
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #125 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
148Up 19 from #167

The Lindsay Clancy Trial: Commonwealth Confidential
NBC10 Boston

Apple #126 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
149Up 3 from #152

MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries
Audible | Ballen Studios

Apple #127 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
150New on this chart

American Greed Podcast
CNBC

Apple #128 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
151Down 16 from #135

The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories
Grip Tape

Apple #129 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
152New on this chart

Unsolved Mysteries
Cosgrove Meurer Productions, Inc. + Audacy

Apple #130 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
153New on this chart

LOVE MURDER
Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette

Apple #131 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
154Down 6 from #148

Court Junkie
PodcastOne

Apple #132 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
155Down 5 from #150

Killer Summer
Scott A. Weiss

Apple #133 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
156No change

To Live and Die in LA
Tenderfoot TV & Audacy

Apple #134 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
157Up 28 from #185

The Poisoned Wife
The Australian

Apple #135 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
158Up 2 from #160

Invisible Choir
Reach Freaks

Apple #136 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
159Down 12 from #147

Wicked Words - A True Crime Talk Show with Kate Winkler Dawson
Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

Apple #137 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
160Up 2 from #162

Crime House 24/7
Crime House

Apple #138 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
161Down 4 from #157

People are the Worst
Cloud10

Apple #139 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
162Down 7 from #155

Crime Salad
BLACKCAT | Realm

Apple #141 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
163Down 20 from #143

Bedtime Stories
Bedtime Stories | Daylight Media

Apple #142 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
164Down 11 from #153

The Con: Kaitlyn's Baby
CBC + BBC World Service

Apple #143 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
165New on this chart

Women and Crime
Cloud10

Apple #144 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
166New on this chart

Cup Of Justice
LUNASHARK®⁠

Apple #145 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
167Up 1 from #168

Blink | Jake Haendel's Story
Sony Music, Corinne Vien, Jacob Haendel

Apple #146 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
168Down 9 from #159

Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime
Nancy Miller 💯 Human

Apple #147 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
169New on this chart

Miami Mystery: The Disappearance of Olavi Hendrickson
Dover Road Media

Apple #148 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
170Down 21 from #149

Chameleon
Audiochuck | Campside Media

Apple #149 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
171No change

Mind of a Monster: The Hollywood Ripper
ID

Apple #150 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
172Down 3 from #169

Detective Perspective
Derrick Levasseur & Square Mile Studios

Apple #151 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
173Up 4 from #177

Fault Line: Haditha
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #152 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
174New on this chart

The Who Killed Kurt Podcast
dfy6r7x7sy

Apple #153 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
175Down 12 from #163

Everything They Missed
Stephanie Tinsley

Apple #154 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
176Down 6 from #170

Audible True Crime
Audible

Apple #155 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
177Up 3 from #180

Blood and Water
ABC News

Apple #156 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
178Down 24 from #154

She Goes by Jane: A True Crime Podcast
Cloud10

Apple #157 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
179Down 21 from #158

Crimes of the Centuries
Amber Hunt and Audioboom

Apple #158 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
180Up 3 from #183

Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia
TNT / Cadence13

Apple #159 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
181Down 9 from #172

Murder at The U
ESPN

Apple #160 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
182New on this chart

The Real Dracula
Audible

Apple #161 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
183Down 1 from #182

Bridge of Lies
ABC News

Apple #162 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
184Down 3 from #181

What She Buried
Sony Music Entertainment

Apple #163 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
185Down 24 from #161

Big Mad True Crime
Big Mad Media

Apple #164 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
186Down 11 from #175

Extrasensory
Apple TV / Blanchard House

Apple #165 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
187Up 5 from #192

The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3
iHeartPodcasts and Rococo Punch

Apple #166 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
188New on this chart

Crimes of the Times
L.A. Times Studios

Apple #167 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
189Down 16 from #173

Doctor’s Orders
Sony Music Entertainment

Apple #168 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
190Up 1 from #191

Hell and Gone
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #169 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
191Down 3 from #188

True Crime Bullsh**: The Israel Keyes Investigation
Studio BOTH/AND

Apple #170 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
192Down 14 from #178

DNA: ID
AbJack Entertainment

Apple #172 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
193Down 19 from #174

Missing on 9/11
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #173 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
194Down 30 from #164

Juicy Crimes with Heather McDonald
Heather McDonald & Studio71

Apple #174 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
195New on this chart

The First Degree
Alexis Linkletter, Jac Vanek

Apple #175 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
196Down 9 from #187

Over My Dead Body
Audible

Apple #176 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
197Down 21 from #176

Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan
CrimeOnline and iHeartPodcasts

Apple #177 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
198Down 32 from #166

Hidden True Crime
Hidden True Crime | Daylight Media

Apple #178 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
199Down 3 from #196

Voices for Justice
Sarah Turney

Apple #179 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
200Down 7 from #193

Gone South
Audacy Podcasts

Apple #180 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100

Quick answers

What is the #1 true crime podcast right now?

Crime Junkie by Audiochuck is the No. 1 true crime podcast on Pod is Life's combined chart for October 21, 2026 (#1 on Apple Podcasts, #1 on Spotify, #1 on Castbox, #1 on Pocket Casts).

What are the top 3 true crime podcasts this week?

Right now the top three are Crime Junkie, Dateline NBC and Morbid. The chart updates every day, so check back to see who's climbing.

How is this ranking calculated?

We combine each show's position on the Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Castbox & Pocket Casts True Crime charts into a single Pulse Score from 1 to 100. Shows that rank well on several platforms score higher than shows that top just one. Read the full methodology.