Best Music Podcasts
Updated: June 5, 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
New Rory & MAL
iHeartPodcasts and The Volume
- 4
Takin’ A Walk Nashville
iHeartPodcasts
- 5
Music Saved Me Podcast
iHeartPodcasts
- 6
Techy Tekki Trance, Techno, and Euphoric Hardstyle
DJ Patochan
- 7
Popcast
The New York Times
- 8
Joe and Jada
iHeartPodcasts and The Volume
- 9
DISGRACELAND
Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts
- 10
The Indie Sound with Jimmy Star
theindiesoundwithjimmystar
- 11
Music Matters with Darrell Craig Harris
Darrell Craig Harris
- 12
Big Bootie Mixes Vol. 1-27 - Two Friends
Two Friends
- 15
Brown Bag Mornings
Power 106, Rosecrans Vic, Concrete, Letty, DJ Greg C, Angie
- 16
NPR Music
NPR
- 17
Bobby Bones Presents: The BobbyCast
Nashville Podcast Network
- 18
Drink Champs
The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
- 19
The Ebro, Laura, Rosenberg Show
Ebro, Laura, Rosenberg
- 20
"Lets Rap About it" hosted by Fabolous, Maino, Dave East & Jim Jones
IFC
- 21
Bandsplain
The Ringer
- 22
One Song
Hartbeat
- 23
You'll Hear It: Full Album Deep Dives with Jazz Musicians
Peter Martin & Adam Maness
- 24
93X Half-Assed Morning Show
93X | Cumulus Media Minneapolis | KXXR-FM
- 25
Decomposed with Jade Simmons
American Public Media
- 26
Song Exploder
Hrishikesh Hirway
- 27
The Zane Lowe Interview Series
Apple Music
- 28
Million Dollaz Worth Of Game
Barstool Sports
- 29
Big Bro with Kid Cudi
Wave
- 30
60 Songs That Explain the '90s
The Ringer
- 31
God's Country
The Brothers Hunt
- 32
The Questlove Show
iHeartPodcasts
- 33
No Jumper
No Jumper
- 34
Talk With Flee
REVOLT
- 35
PRISMATIC
Tiësto
- 36
R&B Money
The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
- 37
Dissect
The Ringer
- 38
The Almanac of Rap
Donwill/Okayplayer
- 39
Switched on Pop
Vulture
- 40
The Swiftie and The Scholar
Angela McDow | Dr. Jerry Coats
- 41
Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Pushkin Industries
- 42
Dolly Parton's America
WNYC Studios & OSM Audio
- 43
GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST
Grateful Dead
- 44
Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast
Joshua Weilerstein
- 45
Married to the Music with Hanley Riggs
iHeartPodcasts
- 46
Takin' A Walk - Music History with Buzz Knight
iHeartPodcasts
- 47
Artist Friendly with Joel Madden
Artist Friendly Media
- 48
BIG FACTS with Big Bank & DJ Scream
The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
- 49
Life of the Record
Life of the Record / Talkhouse
- 50
Indiecast
Amazon Music
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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.
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