Another #1 finish for Hamish & Andy in latest Australian Podcast Ranker

Hamish & Andy have again secured the crown as Australia’s top podcast, but ABC News Top Stories continues to snap at their heels.

The latest Australian Podcast Ranker has been released by Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA) and Triton Digital.

Having moved ahead of Casefile True Crime in last month’s ranker, ABC News Top Stories continues to sit second with 717,549 monthly listens.

LiSTNR is Australia’s #1 podcast sales representation network for a record 24th time.

Hamish & Andy grew its audience in August, along with other LiSTNR titles including Happy Hour with Lucy & Nikki, Darling, Shine!, The Briefing, The Howie Games, Smartless and Triple M Footy AFL.

Award winning audio docuseries Secrets We Keep returned to the Top 200 ranker with its third season; Secrets We Keep: Baghdad Nights.

Executive Head of LiSTNR Podcasts Grant Tothill says “With more than seven million monthly listeners and our advanced AdTech Hub, LiSTNR provides an unparalleled audience profile and reach that is capable of delivering highly measurable advertising opportunities. This is the key to our sales revenue growth and why LiSTNR is considered the world’s best practice in terms of audience monetisation.”

ARN’s iHeart notches up 52 consecutive rankers as Australia’s #1 podcast publisher, with four podcasts in the top ten.

Audioboom’s Casefile reaffirmed its popularity in the true crime genre, securing the #3 position overall, with a 4% increase in listeners month-on-month.

The Imperfects climbed one spot to #6 overall, while The Kyle and Jackie O Show came in at #7 overall. Relationship podcast Life Uncut, hosted by Brittany Hockley and Laura Byrne, jumped three spots to be #9 overall.

ARN’s Head of Digital Audio Corey Layton says “As Australia’s #1 podcast publisher, the engagement of our slate is undeniable with three out of four monthly Australian podcast listeners, listening to an iHeart podcast. Alongside our partners, we continue to provide advertisers access to an extraordinary slate of shows, upheld with four of the nation’s top ten podcasts.”

*Main photo from Hamish & Andy Facebook page