diff --git a/pandora/api/views.py b/pandora/api/views.py
index e28b6b9f..e312743c 100644
--- a/pandora/api/views.py
+++ b/pandora/api/views.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import os
 from django.shortcuts import render_to_response
 from django.template import RequestContext
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.db.models import Max
+from django.db.models import Max, Sum
 
 from ox.django.shortcuts import render_to_json_response, json_response
 from ox.utils import json
@@ -65,7 +65,12 @@ def init(request):
         #populate max values for percent requests
         for key in filter(lambda k: 'format' in k, config['itemKeys']):
             if key['format']['type'] == 'percent' and key['format']['args'][0] == 'auto':
-                value = ItemSort.objects.aggregate(Max('votes'))['votes__max']
+                name = key['id']
+                if name == 'popularity':
+                    name = 'item__accessed__accessed'
+                    value = ItemSort.objects.aggregate(Sum(name))['%s__sum'%name]
+                else:
+                    value = ItemSort.objects.aggregate(Max(name))['%s__max'%name]
                 key['format']['args'][0] = value
 
         response['data']['config'] = config
diff --git a/pandora/item/models.py b/pandora/item/models.py
index 1b9b5529..0a96ae5e 100644
--- a/pandora/item/models.py
+++ b/pandora/item/models.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import subprocess
 from glob import glob
 
 from django.db import models
+from django.db.models import Sum
 from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
 from django.utils import simplejson as json
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -544,6 +545,7 @@ class Item(models.Model):
             s.cutsperminute = s.cuts / (s.duration/60)
         else:
             s.cutsperminute = None 
+        s.popularity = self.accessed.aggregate(Sum('accessed'))['accessed__sum']
         s.save()
 
 
diff --git a/pandora/item/views.py b/pandora/item/views.py
index 9abce427..25817d62 100644
--- a/pandora/item/views.py
+++ b/pandora/item/views.py
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ def _order_query(qs, sort, prefix='sort__'):
         key = {
             'id': 'itemId',
             'accessed': 'accessed__access',
-            'viewed': 'accessed__access'
+            'viewed': 'accessed__access',
         }.get(e['key'], e['key'])
-        if key not in ('accessed__access', ):
+        if key not in ('accessed__access', 'accessed__accessed'):
             key = "%s%s" % (prefix, key)
         order = '%s%s' % (operator, key)
         order_by.append(order)
@@ -198,10 +198,13 @@ Positions
         def only_p_sums(m):
             r = {}
             for p in _p:
-                if p in ('accessed', 'viewed'):
-                    r[p] = getattr(m, 'viewed')
+                if p == 'viewed' and request.user.is_authenticated():
+                    value = m.accessed.filter(user=request.user).annotate(v=Max('access'))
+                    r[p] = value.exists() and value[0].v or None
+                elif p  == 'accessed':
+                    r[p] = m.a
                 elif p == 'popularity':
-                    r[p] = getattr(m, p)
+                    r[p] = m.sort.popularity
                 else:
                     r[p] = m.json.get(p, '')
                 if isinstance(r[p], datetime):
@@ -214,18 +217,13 @@ Positions
                 for p in _p:
                     r[p] = m.get(p, '')
             return r
-        if 'viewed' in _p and request.user.is_authenticated():
-            qs = qs.filter(accessed__user=request.user)
         qs = qs[query['range'][0]:query['range'][1]]
         #response['data']['items'] = [m.get_json(_p) for m in qs]
         if 'popularity' in _p:
             qs = qs.annotate(popularity=Sum('accessed__accessed'))
-            response['data']['items'] = [only_p_sums(m) for m in qs]
-        elif 'viewed' in _p and request.user.is_authenticated():
-            qs = qs.annotate(viewed=Max('accessed__access'))
-            response['data']['items'] = [only_p_sums(m) for m in qs]
-        elif 'accessed' in _p:
-            qs = qs.annotate(viewed=Max('accessed__access'))
+        if 'accessed' in _p:
+            qs = qs.annotate(a=Max('accessed__access'))
+        if 'viewed' in _p or 'popularity' in _p or 'accessed' in _p:
             response['data']['items'] = [only_p_sums(m) for m in qs]
         else:
             response['data']['items'] = [only_p(m['json']) for m in qs.values('json')]