"By the number" lists

A "by the number" list is a video where a YouTuber, usually a Vyonder, displays their opinion on what they think of some things from best to worst.

Why They Suck

 * 1) These videos can get boring very quickly because these videos just contain an image of something and a number, and gets repeated for the rest of the video, making these videos dull.
 * 2) *Speaking of that, some of these videos can go up to an hour.
 * 3) These videos are very repetitive; as mentioned above, these videos just contain an image of something and a number.
 * 4) Some of the sound effects used in most of these videos can be disturbing and/or loud (mostly in the worst zone).
 * 5) Some of these videos also can contain very creepy backgrounds, which can scare younger viewers of these videos.
 * 6) Some of the backgrounds in these videos can be very bland. An example of that is just one color, such as blue.
 * 7) Some of these videos are poorly recorded, as some people who make these videos use a separate device to record these videos.
 * 8) Most of these videos have rushed out of the gate due to their repetitive nature.
 * 9) Some of the characters that are in the "bad zone" of these lists are just generic evil clones. They also add a lot of things that are not even characters, such as COVID-19, death, etc.
 * 10) They can also be religiously biased when they are not supposed to be, as they can put hell in the worst spot, while putting God in the best spot (even though some good users also do that)
 * 11) They can even have up to one million numbers.
 * 12) They caused Time Machine Ranklists to exist, which are no better since they are mostly related to Scratch.
 * 13) In the last spot, sound effects will play for a long time.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) Some of these videos are not be as loud and scary as most of them.
 * 2) Sometimes the backgrounds are not bland.
 * 3) At least they do not take the characters they hate too seriously, as they just display opinions.

Notable YouTubers who make these videos

 * 1) Balloon Boy FTW Nightmare Balloon Boy FTL
 * 2) Laporte 124/St. ZombieBoy
 * 3) St. FourBoy
 * 4) Ash Ketchum Yes Dark Bowser No

Formerly

 * 1) DatGreatEmeraldGuyEst. 2008
 * 2) DatCoolRedstoneGuy Est. 2004
 * 3) Mr. Leafman