Help Center - How to Use the Top 25s

The Top 25s are  the top 25 swappers, most-posted CDs, most-requested CDs, and most-wished-for CDs in the club. You can view the Top 25s list by clicking "Top 25s" in the menu that drops down under Community on the toolbar at the top of the site.

Read more about the Top 25s here.

How to Use the Top 25s:

• Swappers:
  • You can click any top swapper's highlighted SwapaCD Nickname to look at his or her profile: from there you can PM him or her, look at his or her CD Tower and Wish List and CD Reviews.   You can also add him or her to your Buddy List.
• Posted:
  • You can see how many copies of the most plentiful CDs are already available in the club.  You can also see if CDs you have Wish Listed have come into the club in high numbers in the past.  
  • You can click any CD cover or title to be taken to the CD Details page.  You can Wish List it, post it if you have it, or request it if is available.
• Requested:
  • Get an idea of how many of the CDs on your Wish List are becoming available--how quickly you might be moving up on the list.  If 14 copies of a particular CD were requested in the past week, you know that there are 14 fewer people ahead of you on the Wish List for that CD.
  • You can click any CD cover or title to be taken to the CD Details page.  You can Wish List it, post it if you have it, or request it if is available.
• Wishes:
  • Get an idea of what others are Wishing for.  
  • This list can introduce you to new artists/bands you may not have heard about, that you might be interested in Wish Listing also.
  • You can click any CD cover or title to be taken to the CD Details page.  There you can add the CD to your Wish List.  Or post it if you have a copy with that tracklist and title/artist (and you are offering at least those paper inserts specified), and you'll be sure to get a request soon.

Getting around the Top 25s:

Top 25 Swappers:

• Default view: "all time" no need to click Swappers tab
  • This will show you the 25 members who have sent out the most CDs (and had them marked received by the requestors) since SwapaCD began, and the number of outgoing completed transactions they have.
• To see other time intervals: click time interval link above list
  • 30 days: Shows you the 25 members who have sent out the most CDs (and had them marked received by the requestors) in the previous 30 days.  
  • 7 days: Shows you the 25 members who have sent out the most CDs (and had them marked received by the requestors) in the previous 7 days.

Top 25 Posted CDs

• Default view: "all time" , click Posted tab
  • This will show you the 25 CDs (by ISBN) that have been posted the most often since SwapaCD began, and how many copies are currently available to request.

• To see other time intervals: click time interval link above list, then click Posted tab
  • 30 days: Shows you the 25 CDs that had the greatest number of copies put into the system in the previous 30 days.  It does not show how many copies of those CDs are currently available.
  • 7 days: Shows you the 25 CDs that were most often posted into the club in the previous 7 days.  It does not show how many copies of those CDs are currently available.

Top 25 Requests :

• Default view: "all time", click Requests tab
  • This will show you the CDs (by ISBN) in the club that have been requested (from Wish List offers OR from regular requests from the available CDs in the library)  the most often since SwapaCD started
• To see other time intervals: click time interval link above list, then click Requests tab
  • 30 days: Shows you the 25 CDs that were most often newly requested in the club in the previous 30 days.
  • 7 days:  Shows you the 25 CDs that were most often newly requested in the club in the previous 7 days.

Top 25 Wishes:

• Default view: "all time", click Wishes tab
  • This will show you the CDs (by ISBN) in the club that have the greatest number of active Wishes.
• To see other time intervals: click time interval link above list, then click Wishes tab
  • 30 days: Shows you the 25 CDs that were newly added to the most Wish Lists in the club in the previous 30 days.
  • 7 days:  Shows you the 25 CDs in the club that were newly added to the most Wish Lists in the club in the previous 7 days.