--- a/ckanext/ga_report/helpers.py
+++ b/ckanext/ga_report/helpers.py
@@ -3,32 +3,62 @@
 import ckan.lib.base as base
 import ckan.model as model
 
+from ckanext.ga_report.ga_model import GA_Url, GA_Publisher
+from ckanext.ga_report.controller import _get_publishers
 _log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+def popular_datasets(count=10):
+    import random
+
+    publisher = None
+    publishers = _get_publishers(30)
+    total = len(publishers)
+    while not publisher or not datasets:
+        rand = random.randrange(0, total)
+        publisher = publishers[rand][0]
+        if not publisher.state == 'active':
+            publisher = None
+            continue
+        datasets = _datasets_for_publisher(publisher, 10)[:count]
+
+    ctx = {
+        'datasets': datasets,
+        'publisher': publisher
+    }
+    return base.render_snippet('ga_report/ga_popular_datasets.html', **ctx)
+
+def single_popular_dataset(top=20):
+    import random
+
+    datasets = {}
+    rand = random.randrange(0, top)
+    entry = model.Session.query(GA_Url).\
+        filter(GA_Url.url.like('/dataset/%')).\
+        order_by('ga_url.pageviews::int desc')[rand]
+
+
+    dataset = None
+    while not dataset:
+        dataset = model.Package.get(entry.url[len('/dataset/'):])
+        if dataset and not dataset.state == 'active':
+            dataset = None
+        else:
+            publisher = model.Group.get(entry.department_id)
+
+    ctx = {
+        'dataset': dataset,
+        'publisher': publisher
+    }
+    return base.render_snippet('ga_report/ga_popular_single.html', **ctx)
+
+
 def most_popular_datasets(publisher, count=20):
-    from ckanext.ga_report.ga_model import GA_Url
 
     if not publisher:
         _log.error("No valid publisher passed to 'most_popular_datasets'")
         return ""
 
-    datasets = {}
-    entries = model.Session.query(GA_Url).\
-        filter(GA_Url.department_id==publisher.name).\
-        filter(GA_Url.url.like('/dataset/%')).\
-        order_by('ga_url.pageviews::int desc')[:count]
-    for entry in entries:
-        p = model.Package.get(entry.url[len('/dataset/'):])
-        if not p in datasets:
-            datasets[p] = {'views':0, 'visits': 0}
-        datasets[p]['views'] = datasets[p]['views'] + int(entry.pageviews)
-        datasets[p]['visits'] = datasets[p]['visits'] + int(entry.visitors)
-
-    results = []
-    for k, v in datasets.iteritems():
-        results.append((k,v['views'],v['visits']))
-
-    results = sorted(results, key=operator.itemgetter(1), reverse=True)
+    results = _datasets_for_publisher(publisher, count)
 
     ctx = {
         'dataset_count': len(datasets),
@@ -39,3 +69,23 @@
 
     return base.render_snippet('ga_report/publisher/popular.html', **ctx)
 
+def _datasets_for_publisher(publisher, count):
+    datasets = {}
+    entries = model.Session.query(GA_Url).\
+        filter(GA_Url.department_id==publisher.name).\
+        filter(GA_Url.url.like('/dataset/%')).\
+        order_by('ga_url.pageviews::int desc').all()
+    for entry in entries:
+        if len(datasets) < count:
+            p = model.Package.get(entry.url[len('/dataset/'):])
+            if not p in datasets:
+                datasets[p] = {'views':0, 'visits': 0}
+            datasets[p]['views'] = datasets[p]['views'] + int(entry.pageviews)
+            datasets[p]['visits'] = datasets[p]['visits'] + int(entry.visitors)
+
+    results = []
+    for k, v in datasets.iteritems():
+        results.append((k,v['views'],v['visits']))
+
+    return sorted(results, key=operator.itemgetter(1), reverse=True)
+