Best Music Podcasts
Updated: June 10, 2026
Top music podcasts covering commentary, history, and artist interviews. Stay connected to the music world through the best audio shows.
Top Music Podcasts — Updated Daily for 2026
Discover the 50 most popular music podcasts based on daily Apple Podcasts chart rankings. This list is curated by CastFox using real listening data — not editorial picks — so you always see what audiences are actually tuning into. From breakout new shows to established favorites, these are the music podcasts dominating the charts right now. Click any podcast to explore its full analytics profile with global rankings, listener estimates, Apple Podcasts reviews, and more.
Top 50 Podcasts
50 shows- 1
The Joe Budden Podcast
The Joe Budden Network
- 2
Tony Mantor's : Almost Live..... Nashville
Tony Mantor
- 3
Takin’ A Walk Nashville
iHeartPodcasts
- 4
Music Saved Me Podcast
iHeartPodcasts
- 5
Techy Tekki Trance, Techno, and Euphoric Hardstyle
DJ Patochan
- 6
New Rory & MAL
iHeartPodcasts and The Volume
- 7
Joe and Jada
iHeartPodcasts and The Volume
- 8
Music Matters with Darrell Craig Harris
Darrell Craig Harris
- 9
DISGRACELAND
Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts
- 10
The Indie Sound with Jimmy Star
theindiesoundwithjimmystar
- 12
Popcast
The New York Times
- 13
Big Bootie Mixes Vol. 1-27 - Two Friends
Two Friends
- 14
Brown Bag Mornings
Power 106, Rosecrans Vic, Concrete, Letty, DJ Greg C, Angie
- 15
NPR Music
NPR
- 16
God's Country
The Brothers Hunt
- 18
The Ebro, Laura, Rosenberg Show
Ebro, Laura, Rosenberg
- 19
"Lets Rap About it" hosted by Fabolous, Maino, Dave East & Jim Jones
IFC
- 20
Song Exploder
Hrishikesh Hirway
- 21
Million Dollaz Worth Of Game
Barstool Sports
- 22
93X Half-Assed Morning Show
93X | Cumulus Media Minneapolis | KXXR-FM
- 23
Drink Champs
The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
- 24
Bandsplain
The Ringer
- 25
You'll Hear It: Full Album Deep Dives with Jazz Musicians
Peter Martin & Adam Maness
- 26
Decomposed with Jade Simmons
American Public Media
- 27
The Zane Lowe Interview Series
Apple Music
- 28
60 Songs That Explain the '90s
The Ringer
- 29
Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Pushkin Industries
- 30
The Almanac of Rap
Donwill/Okayplayer
- 31
Dissect
The Ringer
- 32
One Song
Hartbeat
- 33
Bobby Bones Presents: The BobbyCast
Nashville Podcast Network
- 34
Switched on Pop
Vulture
- 35
No Jumper
No Jumper
- 36
Here's The Thing with Alec Baldwin
iHeartPodcasts
- 37
The Questlove Show
iHeartPodcasts
- 38
Big Bro with Kid Cudi
Wave
- 39
Norah Jones Is Playing Along
iHeartPodcasts
- 40
PRISMATIC
Tiësto
- 41
Dolly Parton's America
WNYC Studios & OSM Audio
- 42
All Songs Considered
NPR
- 43
Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast
Joshua Weilerstein
- 44
Bob’s Blues & The News
Robert (Bob) Jeter
- 45
Nora En Pure - Purified Radio
This Is Distorted
- 46
Garza Podcast
Chris Garza
- 47
Takin' A Walk - Music History with Buzz Knight
iHeartPodcasts
- 48
BIG FACTS with Big Bank & DJ Scream
The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
- 49
Sleep & Relaxation Music to Calm the Nervous System
SOMA Sound
- 50
Angie Martinez IRL
iHeartPodcasts and The Volume
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How CastFox Ranks Podcasts
CastFox ranks podcasts using real chart data collected daily from Apple Podcasts. Unlike editorial picks or listener polls, our rankings are based on actual chart performance — giving you an objective view of what people are listening to right now.
We track chart positions across every genre and over 100 countries. Each podcast on this page is ranked by its position on the Apple Podcasts charts, deduplicated and sorted to show the most popular shows first. Rankings refresh every 24 hours so you always see the latest trends.
Click any podcast to access its full CastFox analytics profile. You can explore estimated audience size, chart history over time, Apple Podcasts ratings and reviews, YouTube presence, platform availability, and AI-powered web analysis — all in one place.
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