Podcast Ranker May 2024: Top five steady, new interest in Hedley Thomas titles

by Tess Connery

Posted on 19 June 2024

Taking the top spot again was LiSTNR’s Hamish and Andy.

LiSTNR’s Hamish and Andy have again taken the hot spot in Commercial Radio and Audio (CRA) and Triton Digital‘s May Australian Podcast Ranker.

The duo recorded 970,415 monthly listeners and 1,893,174 monthly downloads over five new episodes.

Staying in second was iHeart’s Casefile True Crime, with 778,253 monthly listeners and 1,884,225 monthly downloads.

After debuting in third position last month, daily news podcast ABC News Top Stories held on to the position in its second month with 578,082 monthly listeners and 1,717,423 monthly downloads.

Rounding out fourth and fifth positions are Mamamia Out Loud and Shameless, with the top five remaining unchanged from the previous month.

The release of Hedley Thomas‘ new podcast, Bronwyn, has caused a spike in interest across his previous titles. The Teacher’s Trial re-entered the chart at #96; Shandee’s Story lifted 66 places to come in #120, The Teacher’s Pet rose 32 places to come in #121, and The Night Driver: re-entered the chart at #172.

The Kyle & Jackie O Show topped radio catch-up podcasts, with a lift of three places bringing the duo to #6.

The biggest lifters of the month are LISTNR’s Sit With Us, up 87 places to #45, and ARN’s JAM Nation, up 86 places to #106.

ARN’s iHeart kept its ranker position as the top podcast publisher in the country.

ARN’s head of digital audio, Corey Layton, said: “As Australia’s #1 podcast publisher, the engagement our slate continues to provide listeners and brands is incredible.

“As the home to half of Australia’s top 10 podcasts, a huge congratulations to our partners and the entire team that continue to produce content that the nation is seeking out.”

Similarly, LiSTNR continued its run as the top sales representation podcast network nationally.

Executive head of LiSTNR podcasts, Grant Tothill, said: “It’s encouraging to see the increase in both LiSTNR’s sales and publisher network audiences matching the LiSTNR sales results for May, as LiSTNR continues to drive podcast sales in Australia.