Morbid

Morbid is the top true-crime podcast on this list, with 2.4 billion all-time plays and a two-episode-per-week release schedule that has never missed a Thursday in four years. Hosts Ash Kelley and Alaina Urquhart deliver a research-heavy, conversational format that consistently posts 780,000 average listens within the first 48 hours of each episode. Its audience retention across a full season is 81%, a figure that sets the benchmark for the genre and makes Morbid a perpetual chart resident.