# What is the default ordering for TOP list?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-default-ordering-for-top-list/27859>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [April 23, 2015, 1:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-default-ordering-for-top-list/27859 "2015-04-23T13:56:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![skyeagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7993a0/32.png) [@skyeagle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/skyeagle)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2015, 1:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-default-ordering-for-top-list/27859/1 "2015-04-23T13:56:49Z")

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Could someone explain me what is the default ordering for TOP? For example, [today’s TOP](https://meta.discourse.org/top/daily)

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/e/0/e0af67f13ca154f8b8536b997bb99c9530294e62.png) 

It looks like a mess or I don’t clearly understand top list view at all.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![skyeagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7993a0/32.png) [@skyeagle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/skyeagle)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2015, 2:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-default-ordering-for-top-list/27859/2 "2015-04-23T14:18:52Z")

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I think the same problem in [related topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-a-topic-be-considered-top/27824).

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**Author:** ![riking](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/riking/32/170938_2.png) [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2015, 10:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-default-ordering-for-top-list/27859/3 "2015-04-23T22:12:48Z")

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