The best podcasts in the world - Apple Podcasts 2020
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Apple Podcasts have released a list of their “Shows of the Year”, together with their “Biggest Shows”, “Biggest News Shows”, and editorial favourites.
The 'biggest’ lists are drived by the Apple Podcast charts, which encompass a mix of new subscriptions, playback activity and completion rate; ratings and reviews aren’t factored into these charts. Eligible shows were those with multiple episodes available on December 1.
Your own country’s list of shows is in the Apple Podcasts app - but here are the biggest shows (including the biggest NEW shows, shows that were only released in 2020) for a number of countries across the world.
Click each show to listen in Apple Podcasts (or in a podcast app of your choice).
US
Show of the year:
- Unlocking Us with Brené Brown
- Nice White Parents
- CounterClock
- Red Ball
- SmartLess
- Blood Ties
- Supernatural with Ashley Flowers
- Down The Hill: The Delphi Murders
- Park Predators
- Coronavirus: Fact vs Fiction
- Stuff You Should Know
- This American Life
- The Daily
- Crime Junkie
- My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
- The Ben Shapiro Show
- Up First
- Call Her Daddy
- Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
- Unlocking Us with Brené Brown
- California Love (LAist Studios)
- Canary: The Washington Post Investigates (The Washington Post)
- Dying for Sex (Wondery)
- FANTI (Maximum Fun)
- Floodlines (The Atlantic)
- Ghost Tape (QCODE)
- How To Citizen with Baratunde (iHeartRadio)
- In The Bubble with Andy Slavitt (Lemonada Media)
- Louder Than a Riot (NPR)
- Nice White Parents (New York Times)
- Rabbit Hole (New York Times)
- You’re Wrong About (Michael Hobbes and Sarah Marshall)
Canada
- The Hopeful (Frequency Podcast Network)
- Unlocking Us with Brené Brown
- Nice White Parents
- SmartLess
- Rabbit Hole
- The Dating Game Killer
- Chasing Cosby
- Sofia with an F
- Dying For Sex
- Coronavirus: Fact vs Fiction
- The Don Cherry’s Grapevine Podcast
- Stuff You Should Know
- This American Life
- The Daily
- Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
- Call Her Daddy
- Unlocking Us with Brené Brown
- Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations
- Spittin Chiclets
- Uncover
- Canadian True Crime
- Hustled (The Toronto Star)
- This is Not a Drake Podcast (CBC)
- Recall: How to Start a Revolution (CBC)
- Unreserved (CBC)
- More with Anna Maria Tremonti (CBC)
- History of the 90s (Curiouscast)
- We Are Not the Virus(Encampment Support Network)
- Cityline Real on Race (Cityline / Frequency Podcast Network)
- Parkdale Haunt (Frequency Podcast Network)
- Notes from the Frontline (Entertainment One)
- Jay du Temple discute (Studio SF)
- Avec son Sam (Sam Breton)
Brazil
Show of the year:
- A Terra É Redonda (Revista Piauí)
- Praia dos Ossos
- Modus Operandi
- History Cast
- E Tem Mais
- 5 Fatos
- Caixa Preta
- Fernanda Witwytzky - Fora do FEED
- A Terra é redonda
- Bom dia, Obvious
- Invista Com Tiago
- NerdCast
- O Assunto
- Academia CBN - Mario Sergio Cortella
- Mamilos
- ResumoCast | Livros para Empreendedores
- Do Zero ao Topo
- Autoconsciente
- Inglês do Zero
- Xadrez Verbal
- Foro de Teresina
- The Joe Wicks Podcast (BBC Radio)
- Unlocking Us with Brené Brown
- Grounded with Louis Theroux
- Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and Donald
- Here We Go Again with Stacey Solomon
- Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe’s Lockdown Parenting Hell
- Americast
- The High Performance Podcast
- Katherine Ryan: Telling Everybody Everything
- Fake Heiress
- The Joe Wicks Podcast
- Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
- My Dad Wrote A Porno
- Desert Island Discs
- Happy Place
- Sh**ged Married Annoyed
- THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST
- Grounded with Louis Theroux
- Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster
- That Peter Crouch Podcast
- How To Fail With Elizabeth Day
- I Weigh with Jameela Jamil (Earwolf)
- Phone a Friend with George Ezra & Ollie MN
- The Fault Line (Somethin’ Else)
- Growing up with gal-dem
- How Did We Get Here? (Somethin’Else)
- How to Wow (Chris Evans)
- Anthems (Broccoli Content)
- Americast (BBC Radio)
- Lockdown Parenting Hell (Keep It Light)
- Grounded with Louis Theroux (BBC Radio)
France
- Vulgaire (Marine Baousson)
- 13 novembre : l’enquête
- Radiographies du coronavirus
- Mythes et Légendes
- Philosophy is Sexy
- Des hommes violents
- Un Bon Moment avec Kyan KHOJANDI et NAVO
- Vulgaire
- Travail (en cours)
- La Clinique de l’amour
- Pandémie
- Les Grosses Têtes
- Le Cours de l’histoire
- Nicolas Canteloup - La revue de presque sur Europe 1
- Les Chemins de la philosophie
- Affaires sensibles
- Les Pieds sur terre
- Hondelatte raconte - Christophe Hondelatte
- Les couilles sur la table
- Franck Ferrand raconte…
- Au cœur de l’histoire
- The Wild Project
- Estirando el chicle
- Filosofía de bolsillo
- Mi año favorito
- MI PATIO DE VECINAS - EL PODCAST DE LA FORTE
- Un café secreto con Carlos Ríos
- La Parroquia del Monaguillo
- Dentro de la pirámide
- El colegio invisible
- El Mundo Today
- SER Historia
- Nadie Sabe Nada
- Herrera en COPE
- Entiende Tu Mente
- Es la Mañana de Federico
- La Vida Moderna
- El Partidazo de COPE
- Más de uno
- El podcast de Cristina Mitre
- Aquí hay dragones
- Il podcast di Alessandro Barbero: Lezioni e Conferenze di Storia
- The Essential
- Muschio Selvaggio
- Blu Notte - Misteri Italiani
- Start - Le notizie del Sole 24 Ore
- Alessandro Barbero. La storia, le storie - Intesa Sanpaolo On Air
- LessonPod: pillole di cultura!
- SENZA TABÚ ??
- Notizie a colazione
- L’Asciugona
- Global News Podcast
- La Zanzara
- Il podcast di Alessandro Barbero: Lezioni e Conferenze di Storia
- Marco Montemagno - Il Podcast
- The Essential
- Morgana
- Muschio Selvaggio
- Fottuti geni
- Da Costa a Costa
- In 4 Minuti
- Apokalypse & Filterkaffee (Studio Bummens)
- Das Coronavirus-Update von NDR Info
- Baywatch Berlin
- Der tagesschau Zukunfts-Podcast: mal angenommen
- Unter Pfarrerstöchtern
- Verbrechen der Vergangenheit
- PLÖTZLICH SCHWANGER
- Die Sendung mit der Maus zum Hören
- Das ist ja Claße(n)
- Kekulés Corona-Kompass von MDR AKTUELL
- Schaumermal
- SWR2 Wissen
- Das Coronavirus-Update von NDR Info
- Verbrechen
- Baywatch Berlin
- Eine Stunde History - Deutschlandfunk Nova
- Lage der Nation - der Politik-Podcast aus Berlin
- happy, holy & confident. Dein Podcast fürs Herz und den Verstand
- Mordlust
- Steingarts Morning Briefing – Der Podcast
- Dick & Doof
- Unlocking Us with Brené Brown
- Coronavirus: Fact vs Fiction
- A Bit of Optimism
- The Oprah Winfrey Show: The Podcast
- Djy Jaivane
- BlackMusic Experience
- Major League Djz
- Our Love Journey With Mpoomy & Brenden
- Amapiano Pandemic
- Don’t Shoot The Messenger
- Stuff You Should Know
- TED Talks Daily
- Global News Podcast
- On Purpose with Jay Shetty
- Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations
- Joel Osteen Podcast
- The Daily Show With Trevor Noah: Ears Edition
- Elevation with Steven Furtick
- The Robin Sharma Mastery Sessions
- dj maphorisa’s Podcast
Russia
- Чай с психологом
- Otvet.co
- Истории кино
- К тебе или ко мне? 18+
- Темная материя
- Серёжа и микрофон. Подкаст
- Запуск завтра
- Извини, что голосовым
- Ты же мать
- Арт и Факты
- Radio Record
- ЕвроХит Топ 40 Европа Плюс Official - новинки песен
- ТЕД на русском
- KuJi Podcast
- Короче, история
- Пожалуй, самая красивая музыка на свете!
- Психология на Дожде
- Это разве секс? 18+
- Что случилось
- РУССКИЙ ТАНЦПОЛ
- The English We Speak
- Kendimiz İçin Yapıyoruz
- Kendine İyi Davran
- Bunu ben de yaparım
- Metro FM - Aragaz
- Merdiven Altı Terapi
- English Hour (İngilizce Saati)
- Nasıl Olunur
- Virgin Radio - Mesut Süre ile Rabarba
- Yoldayız Geliyor Musun?
- Nereden Başlasam?
- Fularsız Entellik
- Zihnimin Kıvrımları
- O Tarz Mı?
- Kendimiz İçin Yapıyoruz
- Merdiven Altı Terapi
- Nereden Başlasam?
- Zihnimin Kıvrımları
- Tasarım Bienali Sohbetleri
- Biraz Konuşabilir miyiz?
- Anormal Şartlar Altında
- Gülünecek Bir Şey Göremiyorum
- Nasıl Gidiyor Karantina?
- Müzik - 2020 Şarkılar - Yeni müzikler - Türkçe Şarkılar
- Das Coronavirus-Update von NDR Info
- Baywatch Berlin
- Unter Pfarrerstöchtern
- Verbrechen der Vergangenheit
- Die Pochers hier!
- Die Sendung mit der Maus zum Hören
- Das ist ja Claße(n)
- Schaumermal
- Hawi D’Ehre
- Besser leben
- Das Coronavirus-Update von NDR Info
- Verbrechen
- happy, holy & confident. Dein Podcast fürs Herz und den Verstand
- Dick & Doof
- Ö3 Frühstück bei mir
- Ö1 Journale
- FALTER Radio
- Thema des Tages
- ZIB2-Podcast
- Erklär mir die Welt
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بحب | B’Hob (Kerning Cultures)
- بعد أمس
- Fool W Tamees
- Juha | جحا
- مذكرات جنائية
- بحب | B’Hob
- بودكاست نقطة
- Reham Podcast with Reham Al-Rashidi
- Taqat Hob | طاقة حب
- سكون | Sukoun
- Business Wars | حروب الأعمال
- بودكاست بعوضة
- Ara - أرى
- Vikings: The Nine Realms | فايكنغز: العوالم التسعة
- حكايات رمضان | Hkayat Ramadan
- صوت معنى
- بودكاست أبجورة
- فنجان مع عبدالرحمن أبومالح
- أشياء غيرتنا
- عقل غير هادئ.. مبارك الزوبع
- PaperSamwich ساندوتش ورقي
- معنى مع محمد الحاجي
- بحب | B’Hob
- 1001 Nights | ألف ليلة وليلة
- مهارات
- وجدان | Wijdan
- Eib | عيب
- قبس مع خالد اليحيا
- الشيخ ماهر المعيقلي
- Taqat Hob | طاقة حب
- بودكاست بعوضة
- The Eleventh (ABC Radio)
- Unlocking Us with Brené Brown
- Grounded with Louis Theroux
- Chasing Cosby
- The Night Driver
- Dying For Sex
- I Catch Killers with Gary Jubelin
- The Eleventh
- Coronacast
- Chasing Charlie
- It’s A Lot with Abbie Chatfield
- Stuff You Should Know
- The Daily
- Casefile True Crime
- Hamish & Andy
- Conversations
- The Lighthouse
- Australian True Crime
- No Filter
- Shameless
- Coronacast
- CrossBread (ABC Radio)
- The Deep (Zoe Marshall)
- Chasing Charlie (Fremantle Australia)
- So Now What with Waleed Aly (10 Speaks)
- In Good Health (Sandro Demaio)
- Always was, Always will be our stories
- Naked City (The Age and Sydney Morning Herald)
- Everyone Has An Ex (Minty media)
- The Wait (The Guardian) - a miniseries within Full Story
- McUniverse
- Zero Waste Baby (PodcastOne Australia)
- ListenABLE (PodcastOne Australia)
- Unlocking Us with Brené Brown
- Rabbit Hole
- Grounded with Louis Theroux
- The Night Driver
- White Silence
- Chasing Charlie
- RNZ: The Aotearoa History Show
- The Girls Uninterrupted
- RNZ: The Service
- Tick. Tick.
- Stuff You Should Know
- This American Life
- The Daily
- TED Talks Daily
- Call Her Daddy
- Unlocking Us with Brené Brown
- Casefile True Crime
- My Dad Wrote A Porno
- Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations
- White Silence
- 梁文道·八分 (梁文道)
- Gooaye 股癌
- 哇賽心理學
- 那些電影教我的事
- 聽天下：天下雜誌Podcast
- 台灣通勤第一品牌
- 姐妹悄悄話｜SistersTalkTalkShow
- 好味小姐開束縛我還你原形
- 壹加壹電台
- M觀點 | 科技X商業X投資
- 《The Real Story》By 報導者
- Music By Mood 듣고싶은기분의음악
- 해리포터 챌린지
- 씨네마운틴
- 표창원의 뉴스 하이킥
- How Did I Get Here? w/ Jae and AleXa
- 그것이 알고싶다
- ASMR by 피스풀모닝
- * [KBS] 주진우 라이브
- 아메리카노2020
- 이청아의 뮤지엄 에이로그 (Alog; Audio blog)
- TED Talks Daily
- * [지대넓얕] 지적 대화를 위한 넓고 얕은 지식
- 컬투쇼 레전드 사연
- 송은이&김숙 비밀보장
- 김영철의 진짜미국식영어
- TBS 김어준의 뉴스공장
- 두시탈출 컬투쇼
- 이진우의 손에 잡히는 경제
- * [듣똑라]듣다보면 똑똑해지는 라이프
- 김동환 이진우 정영진의 신과함께
- J-WAVE INNOVATION WORLD ERA (J-WAVE)
- 辛坊治郎 ズーム そこまで言うか！
- 霜降り明星のオールナイトニッポン0(ZERO)
- 英語で雑談！Kevin’s English Room Podcast
- Creepy Nutsのオールナイトニッポン0(ZERO)
- TBSラジオ『ジェーン・スーと堀井美香の「OVER THE SUN」』
- トータルテンボスのぬきさしならナイト！Season2
- 飯田浩司 The Daily News
- TBSラジオ「アフター6ジャンクション」
- J-WAVE INNOVATION WORLD ERA
- ファーストサマーウイカのオールナイトニッポン0(ZERO)
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