Top 10 Apple Podcasts — Top Shows (US) — September 7, 2026
True crime still rules American ears. Crime Junkie sits atop Apple Podcasts' most-listened chart for September 7, 2026, holding the #1 slot that audiochuck's flagship has occupied for stretches throughout 2026. The Daily from The New York Times holds steady at #2, a reminder that 20-minute news explainers remain a daily ritual for commuters and caffeine sippers alike. Lower on the chart, COERCED: The Devotion & Death of Mica Francis Miller from LUNASHARK crashes the top 10 at #7 — a dramatic jump for a newer series that signals how fast-breaking cases can hijack public curiosity overnight. Politics hasn't vanished either: Pod Save America claims #3, the highest-rated political show on the list. These rankings reflect plays, completions, and follows within Apple Podcasts' US storefront on September 7, 2026 — not editorial picks, but raw listener behavior. The list is a snapshot of where America tunes in when the day starts.
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Audiochuck
Crime Junkie, hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat, returns to the #1 spot with its weekly deep dives into missing persons and unsolved cases — a position it's reclaimed repeatedly throughout 2026 on the strength of dedicated true-crime listenership.
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The New York Times
The Daily from The New York Times holds firm at #2, delivering a single 20-minute news story each weekday morning and remaining the default commute podcast for millions of US listeners.
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Pod Save America
Pod Save America, the Crooked Media flagship hosted by Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor, lands at #3 as the chart's top political entry, reflecting steady engagement from listeners tracking the 2026 election cycle.
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NBC News
Dateline NBC secures the #4 slot, leveraging the legacy NBC News true-crime franchise into a podcast format that consistently ranks among the platform's most-played shows.
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Joe Rogan
The Joe Rogan Experience claims #5, its three-hour uncut interview format continuing to draw the kind of multi-hour session listens that few competitors can match.
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Ash Kelley & Alaina Urquhart
Morbid, hosted by Ash Kelley and Alaina Urquhart, holds #6 with its signature blend of true-crime case walkthroughs and listener-submitted paranormal accounts.
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LUNASHARK®
COERCED: The Devotion & Death of Mica Francis Miller from LUNASHARK breaks into the top ten, capitalizing on intense public interest in its title case to leap from a recently launched series to the #7 most-listened slot.
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Goalhanger
The Rest Is History from UK-based Goalhanger reaches #8 in the US, a notable transatlantic crossover for the Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland history podcast.
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Mick Hunt
Mick Unplugged, hosted by Mick Hunt, takes #9 with its high-energy business and motivation interviews aimed at entrepreneurs and aspiring leaders.
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NPR
Up First from NPR rounds out the list at #10, the public broadcaster's 10-minute morning news brief holding steady as a top choice for listeners wanting a fast daily catch-up.
Trend Analysis
True crime is the gravitational center of this chart, claiming three of the top ten slots: Crime Junkie (#1), Morbid (#6), and COERCED (#7). News and current affairs form the second pillar, with The Daily (#2), Dateline NBC (#4), Up First from NPR (#10), and the politics-leaning Pod Save America (#3) — four entries that underscore how Americans use podcasts to keep pace with the day's events. The Joe Rogan Experience at #5 continues to anchor long-form interview listening, while The Rest Is History (#8) represents a transatlantic history hit finding traction in the US market. The most surprising entry is COERCED from LUNASHARK — a newer true-crime series breaking into the top ten on the strength of a single high-profile case. Mick Unplugged at #9 rounds out the list with motivational-business content, a category that rarely cracks mainstream charts. Together, the list paints a portrait of listeners craving narrative, context, and companionship. Expect the true-crime bloc to deepen as fall release schedules collide with the season's appetite for dark storytelling.
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