Currently, the numbers along the x axis of the hourly ranking charts don’t mean a whole lot. The first number represents the ranking gathered at about 1AM EST. From there it progresses hourly (if you have an upgraded plan) or every four hours. Let’s say you currently see rankings for 20, 21, 22, and 23 at the bottom of your chart and that you’re on the free plan with updates every 4 hours. The first number (20) corresponds to the first hour of data collection (around 1AM EST). It follows that 21 is from 5AM, 22 from 9AM, and 23 from 1PM. (This means that at 5PM, when the next update occurs, the chart will start showing the series 19,20,21,22,23 on the x-axis)

I have a more readable solution in the works, but the charts will remain that way for another few days.

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