Australian chart

Science podcast covers in Australia

Science covers are usually one bright flat colour and a single drawn object. Below is Apple’s current top 100 for Science in Australia, in chart order, with somewhere to put your own cover and see how it holds up beside them.

Looked after by Sleeve, a record sleeve.

Right now the top three are The Rest Is Science, Boring History for Sleep and Radiolab. Those three covers are the ones an Australian listener browsing Science sees first, so they are the fairest thing to hold yours up against.

Your cover in the Australian Science chart

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  1. 1The Rest Is Science cover art
    The Rest Is Science
    Goalhanger
  2. 2Boring History for Sleep cover art
    Boring History for Sleep
    Velvet
  3. 3Radiolab cover art
    Radiolab
    WNYC Studios
  4. 4Dr Karl Podcast cover art
    Dr Karl Podcast
    triplej
  5. 5
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  6. 6Ologies with Alie Ward cover art
    Ologies with Alie Ward
    Alie Ward
  7. 7Science Vs cover art
    Science Vs
    Spotify Studios
  8. 8Hidden Brain cover art
    Hidden Brain
    Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
  9. 9The Science Show cover art
    The Science Show
    ABC Australia
  10. 10StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson cover art
    StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
    Neil deGrasse Tyson
  11. 11The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens cover art
    The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
    Nate Hagens
  12. 12Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse cover art
    Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse
    Agoric Media
  13. 13The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe cover art
    The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
    Dr. Steven Novella
  14. 14Making Sense with Sam Harris cover art
    Making Sense with Sam Harris
    Sam Harris
  15. 15Shirtloads of Science cover art
    Shirtloads of Science
    Dr Karl Kruszelnicki
  16. 16What The Duck?! cover art
    What The Duck?!
    ABC Australia
  17. 17The Infinite Monkey Cage cover art
    The Infinite Monkey Cage
    BBC Radio 4
  18. 18Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries cover art
    Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries
    Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley
  19. 19Unexplainable cover art
    Unexplainable
    Vox
  20. 20The Naked Scientists Podcast cover art
    The Naked Scientists Podcast
    The Naked Scientists
  21. 21DarkHorse Podcast cover art
    DarkHorse Podcast
    Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying
  22. 22Huge If True Podcast cover art
    Huge If True Podcast
    cleoabram931
  23. 23Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas cover art
    Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
    Sean Carroll
  24. 24Sasquatch Chronicles cover art
    Sasquatch Chronicles
    Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters
  25. 25Science Weekly cover art
    Science Weekly
    The Guardian
  26. 26The World, the Universe and Us cover art
    The World, the Universe and Us
    New Scientist
  27. 27Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks cover art
    Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks
    Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith | Daylight Media
  28. 28This Podcast Will Kill You cover art
    This Podcast Will Kill You
    Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts
  29. 29BBC Inside Science cover art
    BBC Inside Science
    BBC Radio 4
  30. 30Life Without cover art
    Life Without
    BBC Radio 4
  31. 31Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz cover art
    Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz
    Dr. Mindy Pelz
  32. 32SpaceTime with Stuart Gary cover art
    SpaceTime with Stuart Gary
    Stuart Gary
  33. 33That UFO Podcast cover art
    That UFO Podcast
    That UFO Podcast
  34. 34Change Your Mind with New Scientist cover art
    Change Your Mind with New Scientist
    New Scientist
  35. 35You Are Not So Smart cover art
    You Are Not So Smart
    You Are Not So Smart
  36. 36CrowdScience cover art
    CrowdScience
    BBC World Service
  37. 37Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE cover art
    Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE
    AsapSCIENCE
  38. 38The Psychology Podcast cover art
    The Psychology Podcast
    Scott Barry Kaufman
  39. 39Universe Today Podcast cover art
    Universe Today Podcast
    Fraser Cain
  40. 40Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe cover art
    Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
    iHeartPodcasts
  41. 41Short Wave cover art
    Short Wave
    NPR
  42. 42Wonder cover art
    Wonder
    GeoCo
  43. 43Nature Sounds cover art
    Nature Sounds
    ABC
  44. 44Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast cover art
    Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast
    David Puder, M.D.
  45. 45WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp cover art
    WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp
    Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp
  46. 46Stuff To Blow Your Mind cover art
    Stuff To Blow Your Mind
    iHeartPodcasts
  47. 47The Common Descent Podcast cover art
    The Common Descent Podcast
    Common Descent
  48. 48Science Friday cover art
    Science Friday
    Science Friday and WNYC Studios
  49. 49The Science Show - Separate stories podcast cover art
    The Science Show - Separate stories podcast
    ABC Australia
  50. 50Blurry Creatures cover art
    Blurry Creatures
    Blurry Creatures
  51. 51Weekend Birder cover art
    Weekend Birder
    Kirsty Costa
  52. 52Skeptoid cover art
    Skeptoid
    Brian Dunning
  53. 53The Joy of Why cover art
    The Joy of Why
    Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine
  54. 54Bedtime Astronomy cover art
    Bedtime Astronomy
    Synthetic Universe
  55. 55Speaking of Psychology cover art
    Speaking of Psychology
    American Psychological Association
  56. 56Discovery cover art
    Discovery
    BBC World Service
  57. 57Uncharted with Hannah Fry cover art
    Uncharted with Hannah Fry
    BBC Radio 4
  58. 58Aquaholics cover art
    Aquaholics
    Australian Water Partnership
  59. 59Something You Should Know cover art
    Something You Should Know
    Mike Carruthers | OmniCast Media
  60. 60Get Birding cover art
    Get Birding
    Peanut & Crumb
  61. 61Breaking Down: Collapse cover art
    Breaking Down: Collapse
    Kory & Kellan
  62. 62Emonthebrain cover art
    Emonthebrain
    Emily McDonald
  63. 63Overheard at National Geographic cover art
    Overheard at National Geographic
    National Geographic
  64. 64PsychTalks cover art
    PsychTalks
    Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
  65. 65Curious Cases cover art
    Curious Cases
    BBC Radio 4
  66. 66The Climate Question cover art
    The Climate Question
    BBC World Service
  67. 67Big Sky Country cover art
    Big Sky Country
    Bush Heritage Australia
  68. 68The Supermassive Podcast cover art
    The Supermassive Podcast
    The Royal Astronomical Society
  69. 69Science Friction cover art
    Science Friction
    ABC Australia
  70. 70Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast cover art
    Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast
    Accidental Gods
  71. 71Therapist Uncensored Podcast cover art
    Therapist Uncensored Podcast
    Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD
  72. 72Scotland Outdoors cover art
    Scotland Outdoors
    BBC Radio Scotland
  73. 73Babbage from The Economist cover art
    Babbage from The Economist
    The Economist
  74. 74The Seán Chorus cover art
    The Seán Chorus
    HeadStuff Podcasts
  75. 75The 365 Days of Astronomy cover art
    The 365 Days of Astronomy
    365DaysOfAstronomy.org
  76. 76People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast cover art
    People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
    Zachary Elwood
  77. 77The End Of The World with Josh Clark cover art
    The End Of The World with Josh Clark
    iHeartPodcasts
  78. 78NASA's Curious Universe cover art
    NASA's Curious Universe
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
  79. 79Astrum Space cover art
    Astrum Space
    Astrum
  80. 80Unexpected Elements cover art
    Unexpected Elements
    BBC World Service
  81. 81Matter of Fact: A play on "matter" (physics) and "facts" (news). cover art
    Matter of Fact: A play on "matter" (physics) and "facts" (news).
    Larry White
  82. 82Why This Universe? cover art
    Why This Universe?
    Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman
  83. 83Into the Impossible With Brian Keating cover art
    Into the Impossible With Brian Keating
    Big Bang Productions Inc.
  84. 84The Life Scientific cover art
    The Life Scientific
    BBC Radio 4
  85. 85Let's Learn Everything! cover art
    Let's Learn Everything!
    Maximum Fun
  86. 86The Quanta Podcast cover art
    The Quanta Podcast
    Quanta Magazine
  87. 87The Plodcast cover art
    The Plodcast
    Our Media
  88. 88From First Principles cover art
    From First Principles
    Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare
  89. 89Naturebang cover art
    Naturebang
    BBC Radio 4
  90. 90Reskillience cover art
    Reskillience
    Catie Payne
  91. 91Head Shepherd cover art
    Head Shepherd
    Mark Ferguson
  92. 92Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews cover art
    Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews
    Mysterious Radio
  93. 93New Books in Critical Theory cover art
    New Books in Critical Theory
    Marshall Poe
  94. 94From Our Neurons to Yours cover art
    From Our Neurons to Yours
    Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University, Nicholas Weiler
  95. 95Houston We Have a Podcast cover art
    Houston We Have a Podcast
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
  96. 96How We're Wired cover art
    How We're Wired
    The Bertarelli Foundation
  97. 97Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing cover art
    Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing
    Merraki Media LLC
  98. 98The Episodic Table of Elements cover art
    The Episodic Table of Elements
    T. R. Appleton
  99. 99Freakonomics, M.D. cover art
    Freakonomics, M.D.
    Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher
  100. 100Paranormal Mysteries cover art
    Paranormal Mysteries
    Nic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries Podcast
  101. 101Quirks and Quarks cover art
    Quirks and Quarks
    CBC
Apple’s current top 100 for Science in Australia, in chart order.Cover art belongs to the shows and is served from Apple’s own servers. Every one links to that podcast on Apple Podcasts.

Science in other countries

Other genres in Australia

What is different about the Australian chart

Roughly 43 shows in each hundred also chart in the US, so this store sits between the borrowed charts and the independent ones. ABC Australia is the strongest local presence by some distance: 9 of the top 100 in News, 9 in Society & Culture and 9 in Kids & Family when counted on 10 September. Australian show names are also among the shortest here, averaging 23 characters, which is genuinely helpful at thumbnail size.

Counted, in this hundred

Off the same chart drawn above, which is in Apple’s order: number one is the cover doing the most work in Australia right now.

31 of these 100 shows have a name longer than 25 characters. The average is 23.7. The longest is "Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas", which is not a name that fits in a list row.

33 of them get by on two words or fewer. Those are the covers that can set their name large enough to read while scrolling.

BBC Radio 4 holds 7 of the 100 places. A publisher with that many shows in one chart is running a house style, so several of the covers you are placed against are variations of one another.

50 of these 100 also chart in the United States. The other 50 are local to this store, which is the part of the chart worth studying if you are publishing into it.