Interesting idea. I suspect all the lists are going to look pretty similar, but here's mine:

1. Comedy - 888 votes cast (comedy talk)
2. Music - 426 votes cast (music talk)
3. Did that just happen? - 360 votes cast (wtf talk)
4. Everything geek - 301 votes cast (geek talk)
5. Animation - 254 votes cast (animation talk)
6. Cinema - 237 votes cast (cinema talk)
7. 1stTube: the best clips of television - 225 votes cast (1sttube talk)
8. Cute - 197 votes cast (cute talk)
9. Video (game) Sift - 156 votes cast (videogames talk)
10. A Bit of Parody - 153 votes cast (parody talk)

This is what I came up with.
1. Comedy - 1223 votes cast (comedy talk)
2. Music - 736 votes cast (music talk)
3. Everything geek - 608 votes cast (geek talk)
4. VideoSift's Archive of Vintage Classics - 346 votes cast (vintage talk)
5. Animation - 313 votes cast (animation talk)
6. Rock & Roll - 261 votes cast (rocknroll talk)
7. Did that just happen? - 260 votes cast (wtf talk)
8. 1stTube: the best clips of television - 198 votes cast (1sttube talk)
9. A Bit of Parody - 154 votes cast (parody talk)
10. Cinema - 119 votes cast (cinema talk)

1. Comedy - 2039 votes cast (comedy talk)
2. Everything geek - 907 votes cast (geek talk)
3. Did that just happen? - 796 votes cast (wtf talk)
4. Music - 660 votes cast (music talk)
5. A Bit of Parody - 369 votes cast (parody talk)
6. Animation - 334 votes cast (animation talk)
7. 1stTube: the best clips of television - 302 votes cast (1sttube talk)
8. Commercial Sift - 284 votes cast (commercial talk)
9. Cute - 272 votes cast (cute talk)
10. Video (game) Sift - 247 votes cast (videogames talk)

1. Music - 1022 votes cast (music talk)
2. Comedy - 410 votes cast (comedy talk)
3. Everything geek - 349 votes cast (geek talk)
4. Animation - 336 votes cast (animation talk)
5. Arts - 313 votes cast (art talk)
6. Did that just happen? - 220 votes cast (wtf talk)
7. Obscure - 212 votes cast (obscure talk)
8. VideoSift's Archive of Vintage Classics - 206 votes cast (vintage talk)
9. Rock & Roll - 159 votes cast (rocknroll talk)
10. From Asia with Love - 137 votes cast (asia talk)

1. Comedy - 1029 votes cast (comedy talk)
2. Everything geek - 586 votes cast (geek talk)
3. Animation - 542 votes cast (animation talk)
4. Music - 537 votes cast (music talk)
5. Politics - 366 votes cast (politics talk)
6. VideoSift's Archive of Vintage Classics - 317 votes cast (vintage talk)
7. 1stTube: the best clips of television - 208 votes cast (1sttube talk)
8. Matt Groening & Friends Appreciation - 206 votes cast (woohoo talk)
9. Did that just happen? - 202 votes cast (wtf talk)
10. Cinema - 201 votes cast (cinema talk)

1. Comedy - 3477 votes cast (comedy talk)
2. Music - 1801 votes cast (music talk)
3. Everything geek - 1365 votes cast (geek talk)
4. British Invasion - 1222 votes cast (british talk)
5. Animation - 796 votes cast (animation talk)
6. VideoSift's Archive of Vintage Classics - 771 votes cast (vintage talk)
7. Politics - 732 votes cast (politics talk)
8. Rock & Roll - 668 votes cast (rocknroll talk)
9. Did that just happen? - 575 votes cast (wtf talk)
10. 1stTube: the best clips of television - 476 votes cast (1sttube talk)

I wish we could roast you...

3. Comedy - 3477 votes cast (comedy talk)
1. Science
4. Music - 1801 votes cast (music talk)
1. Politics - 732 votes cast (politics talk)
5. Did that just happen? - 575 votes cast (wtf talk)
9. Cute

1. Music - 380 votes cast (music talk)
2. Comedy - 377 votes cast (comedy talk)
3. Everything geek - 170 votes cast (geek talk)
4. Did that just happen? - 150 votes cast (wtf talk)
5. VideoSift's Archive of Vintage Classics - 102 votes cast (vintage talk)
6. British Invasion - 99 votes cast (british talk)
7. Animation - 92 votes cast (animation talk)
8. Rock & Roll - 84 votes cast (rocknroll talk)
9. Politics - 80 votes cast (politics talk)
10. 1stTube: the best clips of television - 77 votes cast (1sttube talk)

1. Comedy - 2329 votes cast (comedy talk)
2. Music - 2062 votes cast (music talk)
3. Did that just happen? - 844 votes cast (wtf talk)
4. Everything geek - 776 votes cast (geek talk)
5. Politics - 730 votes cast (politics talk)
6. Rock & Roll - 704 votes cast (rocknroll talk)
7. Animation - 673 votes cast (animation talk)
8. VideoSift's Archive of Vintage Classics - 627 votes cast (vintage talk)
9. Cinema - 563 votes cast (cinema talk)
10. 1stTube: the best clips of television - 548 votes cast (1sttube talk)

If DLJ were savvy, they could start a dating service based on voting history.

Of course I wouldn't want to get matched up with Gollum.

1. Comedy - 716 votes cast (comedy talk)
2. Music - 472 votes cast (music talk)
3. Did that just happen? - 380 votes cast (wtf talk)
4. Politics - 280 votes cast (politics talk)
5. Everything geek - 192 votes cast (geek talk)
6. Animation - 178 votes cast (animation talk)
7. A Bit of Parody - 149 votes cast (parody talk)
8. 1stTube: the best clips of television - 141 votes cast (1sttube talk)
9. Rock & Roll - 134 votes cast (rocknroll talk)
10. Cinema - 127 votes cast (cinema talk)

interesting

1. Comedy - 1579 votes cast (comedy talk)
2. Politics - 1390 votes cast (politics talk)
3. Music - 482 votes cast (music talk)
4. Animation - 434 votes cast (animation talk)
5. Domestic Policy & Foreign Affairs - 421 votes cast (worldaffairs talk)
6. Everything geek - 379 votes cast (geek talk)
7. Documentary Channel - 363 votes cast (documentaries talk)
8. VideoSift's Archive of Vintage Classics - 299 votes cast (vintage talk)
9. The Serenity of Nature video collection - 290 votes cast (nature talk)
10. 1stTube: the best clips of television - 285 votes cast (1sttube talk)

1. Music - 5085 votes cast (music talk)
2. Comedy - 3747 votes cast (comedy talk)
3. Politics - 2759 votes cast (politics talk)
4. Everything geek - 2370 votes cast (geek talk)
5. VideoSift's Archive of Vintage Classics - 1796 votes cast (vintage talk)
6. Animation - 1329 votes cast (animation talk)
7. Obscure - 727 votes cast (obscure talk)
8. Rock & Roll - 613 votes cast (rocknroll talk)
9. Domestic Policy & Foreign Affairs - 600 votes cast (worldaffairs talk)
10. Cute - 558 votes cast (cute talk)

these should be weighted, including downvotes appropriately, something like
(upvotes - downvotes) / vids_in_channel

but fwiw:

1. Comedy - 924 votes cast (comedy talk)
2. Music - 564 votes cast (music talk)
3. Animation - 333 votes cast (animation talk)
4. VideoSift's Archive of Vintage Classics - 292 votes cast (vintage talk)
5. Everything geek - 283 votes cast (geek talk)
6. Politics - 246 votes cast (politics talk)
7. 1stTube: the best clips of television - 164 votes cast (1sttube talk)
8. Cinema - 163 votes cast (cinema talk)
9. Commercial Sift - 153 votes cast (commercial talk)
10. Did that just happen? - 140 votes cast (wtf talk)

Armchair analysis - most sifters are here for the LULZ.

Comment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)

Comedy - 3346 votes cast (comedy talk)
Music - 1993 votes cast (music talk)
Everything geek - 1480 votes cast (geek talk)
Politics - 1131 votes cast (politics talk)
Animation - 700 votes cast (animation talk)
VideoSift's Archive of Vintage Classics - 696 votes cast (vintage talk)
Did that just happen? - 663 votes cast (wtf talk)
Cute - 497 votes cast (cute talk)
Viral Ads - 414 votes cast (viral talk)
1stTube: the best clips of television - 394 votes cast (1sttube talk)

1 Comedy - 1322 votes cast (comedy talk)
2 Music - 849 votes cast (music talk)
3 Everything geek - 600 votes cast (geek talk)
4 Did that just happen? - 559 votes cast (wtf talk)
5 Animation - 452 votes cast (animation talk)
6 Cute - 333 votes cast (cute talk)
7 British Invasion - 312 votes cast (british talk)
8 Politics - 290 votes cast (politics talk)
9 The Serenity of Nature video collection - 275 votes cast (nature talk)
10 Cinema - 274 votes cast

>> ^Farhad2000:
Armchair analysis - most sifters are here for the LULZ.


I think its more complicated than that. I think the comedic vids have universal appeal (well, more so compared to other vids, which are less universally enjoyed) and are created/sifted in greater quantity. That doesn't mean people are here for that, even if thats something highly partaken off (if a bus stop i used had free sweets, i'd eat them, but if it were my only bus stop, i'd be there for my bus regardless)

Theres a lot of obscure/political/info/documentaries etc that i come to VS for (and odd animation that i love) but not all channels are equally fed with vids.

1. Comedy - 866 votes cast (comedy talk)
2. Music - 439 votes cast (music talk)
3. Everything geek - 437 votes cast (geek talk)
4. From Asia with Love - 306 votes cast (asia talk)
5. Cute - 254 votes cast (cute talk)
6. Did that just happen? - 232 votes cast (wtf talk)
7. The Serenity of Nature video collection - 155 votes cast (nature talk)
8. Animation - 142 votes cast (animation talk)
9. Politics - 134 votes cast (politics talk)
10. Cats and Dogs + others - 127 votes cast (catsanddogs talk)

01. Politics - 1317 votes cast (politics talk)
02. Comedy - 1195 votes cast (comedy talk)
03. Music - 520 votes cast (music talk)
04. Everything geek - 393 votes cast (geek talk)
05. Domestic Policy & Foreign Affairs - 381 votes cast (worldaffairs talk)
06. Animation - 373 votes cast (animation talk)
07. Global War on Terror - 273 votes cast (waronterror talk)
08. Did that just happen? - 241 votes cast (wtf talk)
09. 1stTube: the best clips of television - 218 votes cast (1sttube talk)
10. Cinema - 182 votes cast (cinema talk)

1. Comedy - 4784 votes cast (comedy talk)
2. Everything geek - 1703 votes cast (geek talk)
3. What the F*ck Just Happened? - 1534 votes cast (wtf talk)
4. Politics - 1347 votes cast (politics talk)
5. 1stTube: the best clips of television - 831 votes cast (1sttube talk)
6. Music - 776 votes cast (music talk)
7. A Bit of Parody - 703 votes cast (parody talk)
8. Animation - 685 votes cast (animation talk)
9. Cute - 671 votes cast (cute talk)
10. The Serenity of Nature video collection - 566 votes cast (nature talk)