Spotify Podcasts
The Joe Rogan Experience holds rank 1 on the Spotify Top Podcasts board dated 2026-09-18T06:01:36.869406. Crime Junkie climbs 3 to 2, passing Good Hang with Amy Poehler, which eases 2 to 3. That 2/3 swap is the inverse of September 16, when Good Hang had climbed over Crime Junkie. Ranks 6 through 10 are identical to September 17.
Top trending podcasts on Spotify: September 18
The Joe Rogan Experience: Long-running interview show. Holds 1 on this Spotify top podcasts API snapshot. No widely reported new episode title dated September 18 in the fetch set.
Crime Junkie: Audiochuck true-crime franchise. Climbs 3 to 2.
Good Hang with Amy Poehler: Amy Poehler interview show. Eases 2 to 3.
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: Theo Von talk show. Climbs 5 to 4.
The Shawn Ryan Show: Interview show. Eases 4 to 5.
STAN:A: Rank-6 hold. Holds 6.
The Daily: New York Times daily news briefing. Holds 7.
The Tucker Carlson Show: Interview show. Holds 8.
Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast: Comedy pair. Holds 9.
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: Interview franchise. Holds 10.
The snapshot timestamp 2026-09-18T06:01:36.869406 (microseconds 869406) is new versus 2026-09-17T08:01:33.444040. Names 1 and 6-10 match yesterday. Only ranks 2-5 shuffled: Crime Junkie 3 to 2, Good Hang 2 to 3, Theo Von 5 to 4, Shawn Ryan 4 to 5. That is 0 new names and 0 drop-offs. Five interview/talk shows sit at 1, 3, 4, 5, and 8. One news briefing sits at 7. One true-crime show sits at 2.
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What changed on Spotify since yesterday
- New: none.
- Movers: Crime Junkie 3 to 2; Good Hang 2 to 3; This Past Weekend 5 to 4; Shawn Ryan 4 to 5.
- Unchanged rank: Joe Rogan (1), STAN:A (6), The Daily (7), Tucker Carlson (8), Matt and Shane (9), Diary Of A CEO (10).
- Dropped: none.
What today's Spotify podcasts reveal
The Spotify top podcasts API public 10 is a fixture list with a 2/3 true-crime versus comedy-interview swap. Joe Rogan remaining at 1 across September 16, 17, and 18 is the durable slot. Rank order today: Joe Rogan, Crime Junkie, Good Hang, This Past Weekend, Shawn Ryan, STAN:A, The Daily, Tucker Carlson, Matt and Shane, Diary Of A CEO.
No sports podcast entered after Thursday Night Football. The Daily at 7 is the only straight news show. The as_of 2026-09-18T06:01:36.869406 (microseconds 869406) matches GitHub, X, and YouTube on the same pull.
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This ranked list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends tool. The same API is built for analysts, editors, and developers who need a dated board instead of a screenshot. The matching data source page is Spotify top podcasts API.
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