NPR - 'Short Wave'
American iTunes Chart Performance

"Short Wave": Chart Statistics

  • Release date: 15 Oct 2019
  • Chart debut: #44 (15 Oct 2019)
  • Highest Position: #10 (30 Oct 2019)
  • Most recent chart position: #91 (03 Mar 2021)
  • Days on US Podcasts Chart: 105

'Short Wave' has charted in the following countries:
United States and Canada.

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Summary: New discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines — all in about 10 minutes, every weekday. It's science for everyone, using a lot of creativity and a little humor. Join host Maddie Sofia for science on a different wavelength.

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Short Wave: Chart Progress Graph

Chart performance: 27 Apr 2020 to 23 Sep 2020.

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US Podcasts chart performance history for Short Wave

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Bad Batch
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28 Mon 36 up
29 Tue 16 up Crooked Media
What A Day
30 Wed 10 up Wondery
Bad Batch
31 Thu 11 down
2019 Nov 1 Fri 11 no-move
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4 Mon 16 down
5 Tue 19 down Cloud10
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6 Wed 24 down Bill Simmons & The Ringer
Book of Basketball 2.0
7 Thu 24 no-move
8 Fri 22 up
9 Sat 22 no-move Joe Rogan
The Joe Rogan Experience
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11 Mon 15 no-move
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18 Mon 30 down audiochuck
Red Ball
19 Tue 46 down
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21 Thu 67 down
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25 Mon 70 up
26 Tue 72 down L.A. Times | Wondery
Detective Trapp
27 Wed 72 no-move
28 Thu 79 down
29 Fri 76 up Joe Rogan
The Joe Rogan Experience
30 Sat 73 up
2019 Dec 1 Sun 69 up
2 Mon 64 up
3 Tue 95 down L.A. Times | Wondery
Detective Trapp
2020 Apr 27 Mon 88 re-entry The New York Times
The Daily
28 Tue 57 re-entry
29 Wed 59 down
30 Thu 54 up
2020 May 1 Fri 61 down Joe Rogan
The Joe Rogan Experience
2 Sat 66 down
4 Mon 41 up NBC News
Motive for Murder
5 Tue 37 up
6 Wed 42 down
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11 Mon 27 up
12 Tue 29 down
13 Wed 43 down
14 Thu 55 down Joe Rogan
The Joe Rogan Experience
15 Fri 67 down
16 Sat 91 down
2020 Dec 21 Mon 94 re-entry audiochuck
Crime Junkie
22 Tue 81 up
2021 Jan 27 Wed 70 re-entry Wondery
The Apology Line
28 Thu 45 up
29 Fri 43 up
30 Sat 49 down
31 Sun 72 down
2021 Feb 1 Mon 84 down
2 Tue 84 no-move
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5 Fri 69 up
6 Sat 56 up
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8 Mon 53 no-move
9 Tue 57 down
10 Wed 42 up
11 Thu 42 no-move NBC News
Mommy Doomsday
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14 Sun 85 down
18 Thu 96 re-entry
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