The Hot20 when I first started here was based on the views and it was much messier than the current system. It only took a fake thumbnail or the promise of big boobs to get in there. It had a lot lower signal to noise ratio than what we got now.

The solution to me seems simple after some thought, though I'm sure I'm going to stir up a hornet's nest by suggesting this. All that has been mentioned above (such as having a hot20 by views, comments, rankings, votes) are all covered under Rosity's current Top 100 Most Searches. What makes the top 100 different from the Hot20 is that it has no date range, covering what has happened since Rosity began. Artists who are popular, prolific and been here a long time, are favored perpetually, giving little chance for other artists to break into that ever. As time goes on, the collection at the top will become more and more narrow belonging to only a handful of artists. I think anyone who reaches that plateau should continue to be honored. It is quite an accomplishment. What I'm suggesting is not to get rid of the top 100, but by adding date ranges to it, you give people the option to get the top of yesterday, last 7 days, last 14 days, last month, last year, or as it is now, since the Top 100 began. This will open up a lot of artists to be seen IMO. It would also seem to me that this in place of the Hot20 would solve a lot of the grumbles on which way best suits the viewers' choice.

My 2c
ShadowWind