#the magnus archives – @bakanokiwami on Tumblr

bakanokiwami

[2023] TOP 20 PODCASTS ON AO3 FOUND IN FANDOMS > OTHER MEDIA

To make this ranking, all series titles in Other Media were copy-pasted to Google Sheets, rearranged according to number of fanworks, and then manually filtered since not all podcasts were marked as such.
The numbers under each rank indicate how much they rose/fell in the rankings based on last year's (Oct. 24, 2023) rankings, which can be found here. The gray numbers in parenthesis indicate how much fanworks it gained since last year.
The data for this year and last year's rankings were taken while logged in, so lcoked fanworks are included in the count.
A few web series like Critical Role and Dimensions 20 released audio-only versions of their works too, but I left them out since they were listed was a web series on ao3 and more known as one too.
Cabin Pressure has also been left off the list this time since its podcast format was only released in 2019, years after it aired on the radio.
All nonfiction podcasts have also been excluded (Not that there were many), because with RPFs, it’s hard to tell if the fic in question is just based on the podcast or because of the things the person has done outside of it. Last year, I accidentally included The Misfits in the list since I didn't realize from its description that it was nonfiction.
The Two Princes (Podcast) ranks 21st in the rankings this year, and actually ranked 20th last year when the rankings are adjusted to exclude Cabin Pressure and The Misfits.
The College Tapes is actually a spinoff of The Bright Sessions.
Thanks for understanding and hopefully I didn’t mess up anywhere! 🙏

bakanokiwami

TOP 10 OTHER MEDIA FANDOMS ON AO3 BASED ON NUMBER OF FANWORKS,SINGLE CATEGORY TAG ONLY VERSION (2009-2022)

If you want to see the Other Media bar chart with the muti-category fandoms included, please check this post.
To make these bar chart race, all series titles in the Other Media Category on November 29 (or the closest date to it) of every year were copy-pasted from Wayback Machine to Google Sheets, rearranged according to number of fanworks, manually filtered for fandoms belonging in only one category, and then inputted to Flourish to turn into a bar chart race.
Locked fanworks aren't included in the count because Wayback Machine can’t view those, only Ao3 users can.
In 2009, Computers & Software (Anthropomorphic), Nebulous (Radio Show), LOLcasts and Planescape (Roleplaying Game) are also tied with 1 fanwork at last place.
Fandom tags that are no longer in the Other Media category tag as of posting this are left out of the bar chart race. These tags are usually either miscategorized or already have other tags referring to the same fandom.
Please refer to this post for more bar chart races.
Thanks for understanding and hopefully I didn’t mess up anywhere! 🙏
Edit: If you don't see a fandom on the chart, it may be because that fandom only has a multicategory tag and no Other Media category only tag. (E.g. Homestuck)

bakanokiwami

TOP 10 PODCASTS ON AO3 BASED ON NUMBER OF FANWORKS (2013-2022)

YEAR = November 6 (or closest date to it if unavailable) of that year
To make this bar chart race, all series titles in the Other Media Category on November 6 (or the closest date to it) of every year were copy-pasted from Wayback Machine to Google Sheets, rearranged according to number of fanworks, and manually filtered since not all podcasts were marked as such. Then I inputted all the top 10 data to Flourish to turn into a bar chart race.
Some web series like Critical Role and Dimensions 20 released audio-only versions of their works too, but I left them out since they were listed was a web series on ao3 and more known as one too.
Similarly, radio shows which only had podcasts years after they started are not included. That means Cabin Pressure, which I accidentally added in the 2022 Top 20 ranking last week, is not included here because it was only rereleased as a podcast in 2019, and 90% of the fanworks it has now are from before 2019.
All nonfiction podcasts have also been excluded (Not that there were many), because with RPFs, it’s hard to tell if the fic in question is just based on the podcast or because of the things the person has done outside of it.
The bar race starts on 2013 because there were no podcasts in the Other Media category before that year.
The first podcast fandom to post on Ao3 was We’re Alive on January 1, 2013, followed by The Thrilling Adventure Hour on January 27, 2013, and then Welcome to Night Vale at June 2013.
In 2014-2016, Sparks Nevada Marshal on Mars, a segment from The Thrilling Adventure Hour, was also in the top 10, but I didn’t included it since it’s not its own podcast.
TOTAL = the total fanworks of all the top 10 over the years, not the whole podcast fandom itself
Thanks for understanding and hopefully I didn’t miss anything! Apologies for any mistakes, I’m still a podcast noob.🙏
ETA: Locked fanworks aren't included in the count because Wayback Machine can’t view those, only Ao3 users can.

#podcasts #ao3 #archive of our own #the magnus archives #the adventure zone #welcome to night vale #rusty quill gaming #the penumbra podcast #wolf 359 #friends at the table #just roll with it #the bright sessions #king falls am #dungeons and daddies #kakos industries #critical hit podcast #tanis podcast #the monster hunters podcast #eos 10 #the black tapes #the thrilling adventure hour #the start tmas big rise started after s4 just ended and in the midst of s5 #theres something funny about seeing a series with falls in its title literally falling off the ranking just before it ends asdsdgga #that plot twist #in the last post dndads fans kept mentioning they only needed to post a few more fics to overtake kfam #tho actually by the time i posted that ranking dndads had already overtaken them haha #anyway i have no horse in this race i just wanted to see what the top podcasts were on ao3 #this post dedicated to all the people in the last post who said it would be nice to see how the rankings fluctuate over the years #i probably looked up a thousand fandoms going thru the other media category over the years lol rip #its harder in the earlier years because in 2015 for example there were only 5 podcasts and i went thru the whole 600 plus list

bakanokiwami

Most Popular Podcasts on Ao3 Found in Fandoms > Other Media. To make this ranking, all series titles in Other Media were copy-pasted to Excel, rearranged according to number of fanworks, and then manually filtered since not all podcasts were marked as such. A few web series like Critical Role (26453 fanworks) and Dimensions 20 (2761 fanworks) released audio-only versions of their works too, but I left them out since they were listed was a web series on ao3 and more known as one too. Thanks for understanding and hopefully I didn’t miss anything! Apologies for any mistakes, I'm still a podcast noob.🙏

ETA: Cabin Pressure is available in podcast format, but upon looking into it further, it was only rereleased as a podcast in 2019, and 90% of the fanworks it has now are from before 2019. It probably should not have been included it in the rankings. I'm sorry for my lack of research;;;

#podcasts #ao3 #archive of our own #the magnus archives #the adventure zone #welcome to night vale #rusty quill gaming #the penumbra podcast #wolf 359 #friends at the table #just roll with it #the bright sessions #king falls am #dungeons and daddies #the black tapes #campaign podcast #not another dnd podcast #malevolent #the misfits #wooden overcoats #the thrilling adventure hour #stellar firma #wanted to get into some podcasts with a lot of fanworks so i made this lol #ttrpg podcasts are really popular huh particularly dnd ones #i deliberated a lot on whether i should add cr and d20 to the list but even their wikis main description doesnt mention the podcast #and while crs web series is popular there are a number of criticisms of its podcast since some jokes are heavily reliant on visuals #the moment i realized not all podcasts were labeled as such i almost scrapped this #sorry for the back and forth edit on the f@tt creator lol i just didnt expect all the attention on that front #anyway i appreciate any corrections and clarifications but please try not being so hostile when you do it haha...#i cant say i was unaffected lol