Desert Island Discs

podcast

Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.

#190 US · Society & Culture 2048 recordings 17 h 1978 → today Weekly updated 2 days ago
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All episodes

401–420 of 2048
David Beckham Jan 29, 2017
Desert Island Discs at 75 Jan 28, 2017
Caitlin Moran Jan 22, 2017
Wayne McGregor Jan 15, 2017
Pinky Lilani Jan 8, 2017
Sir Kenneth Grange Jan 1, 2017
Gareth Malone Dec 25, 2016
Bruce Springsteen Dec 18, 2016
Sir Philip Craven Dec 14, 2016
Davina McCall Dec 11, 2016
Emma Bridgewater Nov 27, 2016
Nicola Adams Nov 20, 2016
Yotam Ottolenghi Nov 18, 2016
Ali Smith Nov 6, 2016
Michael Bublé Nov 1, 2016
Jackie Kay Oct 23, 2016
Dr Robert Langer Oct 16, 2016
Stephen Hough Oct 9, 2016
Christiane Amanpour Oct 2, 2016
Joyce DiDonato Sep 25, 2016
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Charts

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#190 Society & Culture · United States

🇮🇪 #2 · 🇬🇧 #2 · 🇳🇿 #5 · 🇿🇦 #12 · 🇦🇺 #16 · 🇮🇩 #23 · 🇫🇮 #38 · 🇮🇳 #41 · 🇰🇷 #42 · 🇦🇷 #48 · +20 more

charted in 31 countriesFull rankings →

Activity

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8 episodes · last 30 days · avg 40 min

Sun 38Sat 7Fri 2

Episodes per week over the last six months.

About

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Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.

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Rankings

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As of 2026-09-27, Desert Island Discs ranks #162 on the Spotify charts and #60 on Apple Podcasts in the United Kingdom, and appears on charts in 4 countries.

Ranking over time

Overall chart position, last 90 days · lower is better

Where it charts

Current overall position by country · categories in 🇬🇧 United Kingdom as of 2026-09-27

🇬🇧 United Kingdom #60 🇮🇪 Ireland #72 🇳🇿 New Zealand #94 🇿🇦 South Africa #181 Society & Culture #5 Apple Society & Culture #21 Spotify
Chart records
First charted2025-08-20
Best ever#12 on Apple Podcasts (Ireland) · 2026-04-06
Days on chart383
Countries now4
CategoriesSociety & Culture · Society & Culture

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