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Apple Podcasts · United States · Sep 8, 2026

Best Music History Podcasts

The top 100 Music History shows on the Apple Podcasts chart (US), plus the episodes trending right now.

Trending Music History episodes

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#1

I Will Always Leave You

Dolly Parton's America · 53 min

#2

Sad Ass Songs

Dolly Parton's America · 57 min

#3

Tennessee Mountain Trance

Dolly Parton's America · 40 min

#4

Dollitics

Dolly Parton's America · 44 min

#5

Neon Moss

Dolly Parton's America · 41 min

#6

Dolly Parton's America

Dolly Parton's America · 40 min

#7

The Only One For Me, Jolene

Dolly Parton's America · 36 min

#8

Dixie Disappearance

Dolly Parton's America · 38 min

#9

Song 186: “Frownland” by Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band

A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs · 2 h 40 min

#10

She's Alive!

Dolly Parton's America · 26 min

#11

ANDY WILLIAMS: Every Time I Die, AEW, & The Parallels Between Music & Wrestling (4K Re-Upload)

HardLore · 1 h 24 min

#12

Dolly's Wildflowers: live music from the series

Dolly Parton's America · 30 min

New in Music History

Brand new shows that entered this chart within two weeks of launch.

#4 newJersey MadeJersey Made #50 newMade In California: A Beach Boys PodcastMade In California: A Beach Boys Podcast #69 newUnearthed Selections (Vinyl Mix Series)Unearthed Selections (Vinyl Mix Series)

The chart

Top 100 · position changes vs. yesterday.

1

Dolly Parton's America

WNYC Studios & OSM Audio

— 2

Takin’ A Walk Nashville

Buzz Knight Media Productions

— 3

A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

Andrew Hickey

— 4

Jersey Made

iHeartPodcasts

— 5

Monday Music Club with Will Anderson

Vox Media Podcast Network

— 6

HardLore

Colin Young, Bo Lueders, Knotfest

▲ 2 7

Decomposed with Jade Simmons

American Public Media

— 8

GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST

Grateful Dead

▼ 2 9

Takin' A Walk - Music History with Buzz Knight

Buzz Knight | Music History Podcast Host

— 10

Know Your Gear Podcast

Phillip Mcknight

— 11

No Dogs in Space

The Last Podcast Network

— 12

Our Thing: The Birth of Salsa in Nueva York

Futuro Media

— 13

Shawn Stockman's On That Note

Shawn Stockman

— 14

Pod Only Knows: A Beach Boys Podcast

Pod Only Knows: A Beach Boys Podcast

— 15

Ongoing History of New Music

Curiouscast

— 16

Composers Datebook

American Public Media

▲ 2 17

Behind The Song: Classic Rock Chronicles

Gamut Podcast Network

▼ 1 18

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers

Next Chapter Podcasts, Josh Adam Meyers

▲ 1 19

Xevi Had a Problem

Xevi

▼ 2 20

The Truth About Vintage Amps with Skip Simmons

The Fretboard Journal

— 21

Embrace Everything - The World of Gustav Mahler

Aaron Cohen

▲ 15 22

Classics For Kids

Naomi Lewin

▲ 1 23

Something About the Beatles

Evergreen Podcasts

▼ 1 24

Lost Notes: Groupies

KCRW

— 25

Stuck in the '80s Podcast

Steve Spears

▼ 4 26

Album | آلبوم

Bardia Barj

— 27

When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles

Ed Chen and Jon Stone, Lonnie Pena, Martin Quibell

▲ 36 28

The Rise and Fall of ...

BBC Radio 6 Music

▼ 3 29

Rock N Roll Story Guys

Gamut Podcast Network

▼ 2 30

Political Beats

National Review

▼ 1 31

Dolly Parton - Biography Flash

Inception Point AI

▼ 3 32

The Story Behind The Song

Consequence Podcast Network

▲ 3 33

Songs from the Dead: Short Histories of Legendary Songs

Axioms of Mediocrity

▲ 4 34

Keeping The Rave Alive!

Kutski

▼ 4 35

Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division & New Order

Joy Division / New Order

▲ 23 36

Drum History

Bart Vanderzee

▲ 37 37

Let It Roll

Pantheon Media

▲ 16 38

Greatest Pop Stars

Billboard

▼ 5 39

Under the Scales

Osiris Media

▲ 2 40

Folk Files

Olivia Harding

▼ 2 41

Tone-Talk.com

Tone-Talk

▼ 9 42

Bluegrass BKLYN

Mike Willner

▲ 37 43

Who Cares About the Rock Hall?

Joe Kwaczala & Kristen Studard

▲ 4 44

Inside the Milky Way - A Look at Early Alternative Music

ITMW Music

▲ 28 45

club 30's with mjfangirl- a Michael Jackson Fan Podcast

mjfangirl

▲ 1 46

For the Record: The 70s

Amy Lively

▲ 6 47

Harold's Old Time Radio

Harolds Old Time Radio

▲ 1 48

Booked On Rock with Eric Senich

Eric Senich

▲ 6 49

The Album Anniversary Podcast!

Caleb The Spy

▼ 9 50

Made In California: A Beach Boys Podcast

LBB Productions

▼ 8

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