Substack
songs of a rainbird is rank 1 on Substack for October 12, 2026, snapshot 2026-10-12T08:01:32.934343. The same title led October 11. The Sweep With Tom Pelissero is new at rank 3. Pelissero's about page frames the newsletter as NFL intel from The Ringer and Spotify, with a weekly insider notebook. CosmicRx Weekly Energy Report is new at rank 9. SHE MAIL and Postcards From Grief are the drop-offs.
Top trending newsletters on Substack: October 12
songs of a rainbird
Rank 1, same slot as October 11. No separate October 12 issue title was attached in the API row.
The Babylon Bee
Satire publication at rank 2, same slot as October 11.
The Sweep With Tom Pelissero
New at rank 3. Ringer and Spotify NFL newsletter. A Week 4 notebook on the site listed Drake Maye, Micah Parsons, Baker Mayfield, and the Bears quarterback situation. Free subscribers get a partial notebook; paid subscribers get the full file.
Vital By Design with Kori Meloy
Wellness newsletter at rank 4 after rank 3 on October 11, down 1.
Lincoln Project
Political newsletter at rank 5, same slot as October 11 after sitting at 5 yesterday.
Comunidad Amapolas
Spanish-language newsletter at rank 6 after rank 4 on October 11, down 2.
Thank Me Later
Rank 7, same slot as October 11.
Tom Cox
Rank 8 after rank 9 on October 11, up 1.
CosmicRx Weekly Energy Report
New at rank 9. Astrology-and-wellness weekly. No separate October 12 press note found beyond the new slot.
Substack de Tom
Rank 10 after rank 8 on October 11, down 2. SHE MAIL (6) and Postcards From Grief (10) are the names that left.
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What changed on Substack since October 11
New entrants: The Sweep With Tom Pelissero (3), CosmicRx Weekly Energy Report (9). Big movers (5+ ranks): none. Other moves: Vital By Design 3 to 4, Comunidad Amapolas 4 to 6, Tom Cox 9 to 8, Substack de Tom 8 to 10. Holdovers: songs of a rainbird (1), The Babylon Bee (2), Lincoln Project (5), Thank Me Later (7). Drop-offs: SHE MAIL (6), Postcards From Grief (10). as_of 2026-10-12T08:01:32.934343 versus 2026-10-11T08:01:39.099000. Clock 08:01:32.934343.
What today's Substack newsletters reveal
The October 12 Substack ten is still a rainbird-and-satire top with an NFL insertion. Rank 1 did not move. Rank 3 is a Super Bowl-season reporter launching a Ringer-and-Spotify notebook, which is the only sports-intel row. Rank 9 is an astrology weekly. Political and Spanish-language titles slipped rather than exited. The board swapped two names and left the rest in a tight shuffle.
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This ranked list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends tool on October 12, 2026. The call is for analysts who need a dated snapshot of a live board rather than a keyword time series. The matching data source page is Substack Trending API.
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