Top Spotify podcasts — July 26, 2026

Fifteen ranked Spotify Top Podcasts from the July 26 UTC snapshot. Candace re-entered the top 15 on Charlie Kirk investigation episodes, while On Purpose with Jay Shetty dropped out after its Netflix launch spike.

Published July 26, 202615 trending topics

Candace re-entered Spotify's global top 15 at #14 after a July 24 episode dissecting Ben Shapiro's whereabouts on the day Charlie Kirk was shot, a new entrant since the July 24 snapshot when On Purpose with Jay Shetty held that slot. The Joe Rogan Experience stayed at #1 as episode #2530 with author Timothy Alberino dropped July 23, 2026, continuing a run of daily July releases.

  1. The Joe Rogan Experience: Long-form interview podcast hosted by Joe Rogan. Episode #2530 with author Timothy Alberino published July 23, 2026, following #2529 with physician Zach Bush on July 22. The show has released a new episode nearly every day in July, including JD Vance on July 15 and MrBeast on July 16, which keeps replay volume anchored at the top of the chart.

  2. Crime Junkie: Weekly true crime podcast from audiochuck. The July 22 "EXCLUSIVE: Nancy Guthrie" episode with reporter Briana Whitney continued driving listens through the weekend, holding #2 since overtaking Theo Von on July 24. No new episode drop was reported for July 26.

  3. This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: Comedy interview podcast hosted by Theo Von. Episode #670 with Erin Brockovich on AI data center water use published July 18, 2026. The show held #3, up one spot from #4 on July 24 when Good Hang with Amy Poehler briefly passed it.

  4. Good Hang with Amy Poehler: Celebrity hangout podcast from The Ringer. A July 21 John Cena episode and earlier July guests including Will Ferrell sustained listens, though the show slipped from #3 on July 24 to #4 today.

  5. The Shawn Ryan Show: Military and security interview podcast. SRS #322 with Erin Brockovich on data center water use published July 16, 2026. Rank held at #5 with no widely reported new drop for July 26.

  6. The Tucker Carlson Show: Daily political interview podcast. July 22 monologues on Iran war energy costs and a July 20 Steve Jermy interview on Russia-Ukraine strategy kept the show at #6, unchanged from July 24.

  7. The Daily: Weekday news briefing from The New York Times. Post-World Cup coverage and ongoing Iran war reporting filled the July 23 through July 25 episodes. Rank held at #7.

  8. Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast: Independent comedy podcast. Episode 625 "The Big Show" with Billy and Spud from July 17, 2026 sustained listens at #8.

  9. Up First from NPR: Ten-minute weekday news briefing. July 25 episodes covered World Cup aftermath and domestic policy, holding #9.

  10. Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard: Celebrity interview podcast from Wondery. A July 20 Geena Davis episode kept the show at #10.

  11. The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: Business interview podcast from FlightStory. A July 20 Alex Hormozi episode followed a July 13 AI whistleblower interview. The show held #11.

  12. The Tim Dillon Show: Comedy and commentary podcast. Episode #504 from July 18 riffed on Lindsey Graham's death and Iran war escalation, holding #12.

  13. Morbid: True crime podcast hosted by Alaina Urquhart and Ash Kelley. A July 20 "Phantom Stalkers" episode followed a four-part Green River Killer series that wrapped July 16. Rank held at #13.

  14. Candace: Political commentary podcast hosted by Candace Owens. Episode #365 on July 24, 2026 alleged Ben Shapiro was with B'nai B'rith executive Gary Javich when Charlie Kirk was shot and shared text messages from Kirk. The show re-entered the top 15, replacing On Purpose with Jay Shetty from the July 24 chart.

  15. Bad Friends: Comedy podcast hosted by Bobby Lee and Andrew Santino. Recent July episodes sustained enough replay volume to return to #15 after dropping off the July 24 snapshot.

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The upper chart still splits between true crime, news, and long-form interviews. Crime Junkie and Morbid anchor the crime lane at #2 and #13. The Daily, Up First from NPR, and The Tucker Carlson Show keep news and politics in the top 10. Interview formats fill the middle ranks, but the specific episode triggers shifted since July 24.

The Charlie Kirk assassination investigation is now a podcast driver. Candace at #14 rides daily July episodes questioning the official Tyler Robinson trial narrative, a lane absent from the July 24 top 15 when On Purpose with Jay Shetty occupied the self-improvement slot after its July 13 Netflix exclusivity deal. The Tim Dillon Show and The Tucker Carlson Show still frame Iran war and domestic politics in parallel.

Since July 24, This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von climbed from #4 to #3 while Good Hang with Amy Poehler fell one spot. Candace and Bad Friends replaced On Purpose with Jay Shetty and Call Her Daddy in the published top 15. The Joe Rogan Experience held #1 on a near-daily July release cadence.

This ranked list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends API, which returns current Spotify Top Podcasts rows with rank order and capture timestamps. Researchers and newsletter writers can pull the same snapshot on a schedule without building chart scrapers. See the Spotify trends data source page for chart scope and update frequency.

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