Josh Appelbaum was the No. 1 newsletter on Substack on September 22, 2026. Ranks 2 to 5: Signal, Not Noise! By AJ Signal, The Sweep With Tom Pelissero, Intentional Luxury Bish and Vanessa's Stitch Club. 4 of 10 are new since September 21, 2026, led by The Sweep With Tom Pelissero.
The Sweep With Tom Pelissero is new at 3 on Substack. Pelissero's welcome post is dated September 8, with a Week 2 notebook dated September 19. Josh Appelbaum still holds 1. Signal, Not Noise! By AJ Signal climbs 3 to 2. Jingles Labs, Seedy19 | Biotech Investing, and RiffPost are new at 6, 7, and 9. The Style Edit, A Delicate Reader, Imperialist Realism, and Behind the Suite drop off.
Top trending newsletters on Substack: September 22
Josh Appelbaum: Sports-betting newsletter. Holds 1. Same rank as September 21.
Signal, Not Noise! By AJ Signal: Newsletter title as stored. Climbs 3 to 2.
The Sweep With Tom Pelissero: NFL intel newsletter from The Ringer and Spotify. New at 3 after a September 8 launch post.
Intentional Luxury Bish: Style newsletter. Holds 4 after sitting at 4 yesterday.
Vanessa's Stitch Club: Craft newsletter. Climbs 5, same rank as September 21.
Jingles Labs: Newsletter title as stored. New at 6. No widely reported extra trigger identified for September 22, 2026 beyond the rank.
Seedy19 | Biotech Investing: Biotech-investing newsletter. New at 7.
Shield of the Republic: Policy newsletter. Climbs 9 to 8.
RiffPost: Newsletter title as stored. New at 9.
TriziaZu STORIES: Stories newsletter. Falls 8 to 10.
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What changed on Substack since yesterday
- New: The Sweep With Tom Pelissero (3), Jingles Labs (6), Seedy19 | Biotech Investing (7), RiffPost (9).
- Movers: none at 5-plus. AJ Signal 3 to 2. Shield of the Republic 9 to 8. TriziaZu 8 to 10.
- Unchanged rank: Josh Appelbaum 1, Intentional Luxury Bish 4, Vanessa's Stitch Club 5.
- Dropped: The Style Edit (2), A Delicate Reader (6), Imperialist Realism (7), Behind the Suite (10).
What today's Substack newsletters reveal
The live 10 is a sports-plus-style board. Appelbaum at 1 and Pelissero at 3 are the two sports rows, one betting and one NFL reporting. Luxury Bish at 4 and Stitch Club at 5 are the craft-and-style pair that survived the wipe.
Four names left. Appelbaum at 1 is the holdover lead. AJ Signal at 2 is a one-rank climb. Pelissero at 3 is the dated NFL insert (September 8 launch, September 19 notebook). Ranks 4 and 5 still read Intentional Luxury Bish and Vanessa's Stitch Club.
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