Top True Crime Podcasts
July 13, 2026
Updated weekly
50 entries
This ranking measures the popularity of true crime podcasts on Apple Podcasts, with scores calculated based on chart performance and listener engagement metrics. Each show receives a score from 0-50 reflecting its current standing in the competitive true crime podcast landscape.
The true crime podcast genre continues to captivate millions of listeners seeking compelling narratives about real criminal cases and mysteries. Established network powerhouses like Crime Junkie and Dateline NBC dominate the top spots, while newer entrants like Morbid bring fresh perspectives with their signature blend of humor and horror storytelling. The current rankings showcase the genre's evolution from traditional investigative journalism formats to more personality-driven shows, reflecting audiences' growing appetite for both meticulously researched cold cases and contemporary crime stories told through engaging, accessible formats.
| # | Move | Name | About | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | Crime Junkie | Does hearing about a true crime case always leave you scouring the internet for the truth behind the story? Dive into yo… | 50 |
| 2 | — | Dateline NBC | Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigati… | 49 |
| 3 | — | Morbid | It’s a lighthearted nightmare in here, weirdos! Morbid is a true crime, creepy history and all things spooky podcast hos… | 48 |
| 4 | — | Love Trapped | Former Bachelor Clayton Echard’s casual one-night fling turned into a paternity nightmare. When the news broke about the… | 47 |
| 5 | ▲2 | 20/20 | Unforgettable true crime mysteries, exclusive newsmaker interviews, hard-hitting investigative reports and in-depth cove… | 46 |
| 6 | ▲5 | Five Miles From Home | When beloved high school junior Micaela Costanzo disappears on her way home from track practice, the race to find her le… | 45 |
| 7 | ▼1 | MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories | MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark and Mysterious Stories is a true crime and mystery podcast that presents strange, dark a… | 44 |
| 8 | ▲2 | My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark | My Favorite Murder is a true crime comedy podcast hosted by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark. Each week, Karen and … | 43 |
| 9 | ▼4 | Dr. Death | Dr. John Schneider rode into town like a character out of a Western: an outsider on a Harley-Davidson, in trademark cowb… | 42 |
| 10 | ▼1 | Snapped: Women Who Murder | For the first time ever, full Snapped episodes are now a podcast. Subscribe to this true crime podcast for the direct au… | 41 |
| 11 | ▲3 | Betrayal Weekly | Betrayal Weekly is back for a new season. Every Thursday, Betrayal Weekly shares first-hand accounts of broken trust, sh… | 40 |
| 12 | ▲1 | Last Podcast On The Left | The Last Podcast on the Left covers all the horrors our world has to offer, both imagined and real. From demons and slas… | 39 |
| 13 | ▼5 | Serialously with Annie Elise | Serialously is hosted by Annie Elise, best known for her true-crime YouTube channel “10 to Life” with over 1.5M subscrib… | 38 |
| 14 | ▼2 | Casefile True Crime | Fact is scarier than fiction. Subscribe to Casefile Premium to receive ad-free episodes released one week early, along w… | 37 |
| 15 | ▲9 | The Snare | In 1996, 18-year-old Angie Dodge is found brutally murdered in her Idaho Falls home. Police zero in on a suspect and put… | 36 |
| 16 | ▼1 | Rotten Mango | Rotten but still a little sweet! Rotten Mango is a true crime + all things spooky podcast. We love doing deep dives into… | 35 |
| 17 | ▲1 | CounterClock | In order to tell the story of a crime, you have to turn back time. Every season, Investigative journalist Delia D'Ambra … | 34 |
| 18 | ▲8 | Criminal | Criminal is the first of its kind. A show about people who’ve done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in th… | 33 |
| 19 | ▼2 | The Deck | For years, some law enforcement agencies have replaced the faces of traditional playing card decks with images of missin… | 32 |
| 20 | — | Park Predators | Explore the dark side of the world’s most beautiful places with investigative journalist and park enthusiast Delia D’Amb… | 31 |
| 21 | ▼2 | Dateline Originals | Dateline Originals – your podcast destination to discover and binge more than a dozen true crime mini-series told as onl… | 30 |
| 22 | ▲3 | True Crime with Kendall Rae | Kendall Rae is a true-crime content creator on YouTube who has used her platform to spread awareness for victims and the… | 29 |
| 23 | ▼7 | The Last 12 Weeks | In 1992, David Wood was convicted of murdering young women and girls and burying them in the desert outside El Paso, ear… | 28 |
| 24 | ▼1 | Something Was Wrong | Something Was Wrong is an award-winning docuseries about survivors' discovery, trauma, and recovery from crime and abuse… | 27 |
| 25 | ▲2 | The Binge Crimes: The Poet | In 1977, a stranger calls Ruth Finley to blackmail her about a secret from her past. The caller escalates to stalking he… | 26 |
| 26 | ▼5 | Betrayal Seasons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | Season 1 Betrayal is an eight-episode podcast hosted by Andrea Gunning. It's the story of Jenifer Faison, a woman who … | 25 |
| 27 | ▲1 | Dark Downeast | Dark Downeast: Maine and New England's True Crime Podcast digs into the decades-old and modern day cases that prickle th… | 24 |
| 28 | ▲2 | Murder With My Husband | A true crime podcast that ventures into the darkest crimes with a wife who loves it and a husband who hates it. | 23 |
| 29 | ▲9 | Bone Valley | Behind every Bone Valley season is a conviction: the right story, told with purpose, humanity, and craft, can have an en… | 22 |
| 30 | ▲12 | 10 to Life | Behind every crime is a victim, a perpetrator, and a story that demands to be told. With over 1.5 million subscribers a… | 21 |
| 31 | ▼2 | Cold Case Files | Based on the iconic, Emmy-nominated series on A&E, this show explores some of the most difficult-to-solve murders, which… | 20 |
| 32 | ▼1 | True Crime All The Time | Hosts Mike Ferguson and Mike Gibson guide you through the most interesting true crime stories. This is a true crime podc… | 19 |
| 33 | NEW | What to Carry, What to Burn | Edge-of-your-seat survival stories, as told by adventurer and dogsledder Blair Braverman. How did Ada Blackjack endure a… | 18 |
| 34 | ▼2 | The Binge Cases: U R NEXT | What if, one day, you suddenly became the target of an “internet terrorist”? Someone who can find you, no matter where y… | 17 |
| 35 | ▲6 | Small Town Dicks | Small Town Dicks takes you behind the scenes of small town crime cases with the real detectives who investigated them. H… | 16 |
| 36 | ▼3 | Going West: True Crime | Daphne Woolsoncroft and Heath Merryman discuss haunting details of different disappearance and murder cases week by week… | 15 |
| 37 | ▲6 | Trace of Suspicion | After seemingly healthy 23-year-old Marine Todd Sommer dies unexpectedly, his widow Cindy’s lavish spending, cosmetic su… | 14 |
| 38 | ▲6 | Murder In America | MURDER IN AMERICA is a true crime podcast that takes a state-by-state look at the most infamous homicides across the Uni… | 13 |
| 39 | ▼2 | RedHanded | RedHanded the podcast jumps head first into all manner of macabre madness. We cover everything from big time serial kill… | 12 |
| 40 | ▼5 | Criminology | Criminology is a true crime podcast that takes a deep dive into some of the most famous cases in the annals of crime. Ho… | 11 |
| 41 | ▼5 | True Crime Garage | True Crime Garage: Your Weekly Dive into Real-Life Mysteries Grab a chair, crack open a cold one, and join hosts Nic and… | 10 |
| 42 | NEW | True Crime Obsessed | *** 2026 Webby Award Winner!! *** The true crime podcast YOU NEED IN YOUR LIFE. We recap your favorite true crime docum… | 9 |
| 43 | ▼4 | Crime Stories with Nancy Grace | Nancy Grace dives deep into the day’s most shocking crimes and asks the tough questions in her new daily podcast – Crime… | 8 |
| 44 | ▼4 | Deep Cover | Deep Cover is a show about people who lead double lives. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jake Halpern reveals webs of … | 7 |
| 45 | NEW | Homicide 360 | HOMICIDE 360 is a weekly true crime podcast that examines homicide cases from every angle - with victims at the heart of… | 6 |
| 46 | — | Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries | Horrors, hauntings and mysteries! A collection of scary stories that will have you on the edge of your seat. If you’re a… | 5 |
| 47 | ▲1 | True Crime All The Time Unsolved | Each week Mike Ferguson and Mike Gibson guide you through the most interesting unsolved true crime stories. This is a tr… | 4 |
| 48 | NEW | Sistas Who Kill: A True Crime Podcast | Join best friends MaRah and Taz and they research and tell stories of Black women who kill. They discuss the crimes, the… | 3 |
| 49 | ▼4 | Crime Weekly | Join retired police detective and private investigator Derrick Levasseur and true crime Youtube creator Stephanie Harlow… | 2 |
| 50 | NEW | Blood and Water | In 2001, Leslie Preer was found brutally murdered, her body left in the shower of her home in the wealthy suburbs of Was… | 1 |
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