diff --git a/apps/block_scout_web/lib/block_scout_web/templates/robots/sitemap.xml.eex b/apps/block_scout_web/lib/block_scout_web/templates/robots/sitemap.xml.eex
index 0e67d48ab1..e633bc29e3 100644
--- a/apps/block_scout_web/lib/block_scout_web/templates/robots/sitemap.xml.eex
+++ b/apps/block_scout_web/lib/block_scout_web/templates/robots/sitemap.xml.eex
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <% host = APIDocsView.blockscout_url(true) %>
 <% date = to_string(Date.utc_today()) %>
 <% non_parameterized_urls = ["/", "/txs", "/blocks", "/accounts", "/verified-contracts", "/tokens", "/apps", "/stats", "/api-docs", "/graphiql", "/search-results", "/withdrawals", "/l2-deposits", "/l2-output-roots", "/l2-txn-batches", "/l2-withdrawals"] %>
-<% params = [paging_options: %PagingOptions{page_size: limit()}] %>
+<% params = [paging_options: %PagingOptions{page_size: limit()}, necessity_by_association: %{}] %>
 <urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
   <%= for url <- non_parameterized_urls do %>
     <url>
@@ -50,4 +50,4 @@
       <lastmod><%= date %></lastmod>
     </url>
   <% end %>
-</urlset>
\ No newline at end of file
+</urlset>
diff --git a/apps/block_scout_web/lib/block_scout_web/views/robots_view.ex b/apps/block_scout_web/lib/block_scout_web/views/robots_view.ex
index 9939ec3e68..628ed672e0 100644
--- a/apps/block_scout_web/lib/block_scout_web/views/robots_view.ex
+++ b/apps/block_scout_web/lib/block_scout_web/views/robots_view.ex
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.RobotsView do
   alias Explorer.{Chain, PagingOptions}
   alias Explorer.Chain.{Address, Token}
 
-  @limit 200
+  @limit 50
   defp limit, do: @limit
 end
diff --git a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain.ex b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain.ex
index cda1bec0ee..3065e3ada2 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain.ex
+++ b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain.ex
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ defmodule Explorer.Chain do
       from(contract in SmartContract,
         inner_join: address in Address,
         on: contract.address_hash == address.hash,
-        order_by: [desc: address.transactions_count],
+        order_by: [desc: address.fetched_coin_balance],
         limit: ^limit,
         select: contract.address_hash
       )
diff --git a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/address.ex b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/address.ex
index da1ea6eda5..0729633b38 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/address.ex
+++ b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/address.ex
@@ -543,6 +543,13 @@ defmodule Explorer.Chain.Address do
   defp fetch_top_addresses(options) do
     paging_options = Keyword.get(options, :paging_options, @default_paging_options)
 
+    necessity_by_association =
+      Keyword.get(options, :necessity_by_association, %{
+        :names => :optional,
+        :smart_contract => :optional,
+        proxy_implementations_association() => :optional
+      })
+
     case paging_options do
       %PagingOptions{key: {0, _hash}} ->
         []
@@ -552,11 +559,11 @@ defmodule Explorer.Chain.Address do
           from(a in Address,
             where: a.fetched_coin_balance > ^0,
             order_by: [desc: a.fetched_coin_balance, asc: a.hash],
-            preload: [:names, :smart_contract, ^proxy_implementations_association()],
             select: {a, a.transactions_count}
           )
 
         base_query
+        |> Chain.join_associations(necessity_by_association)
         |> ExplorerHelper.maybe_hide_scam_addresses(:hash)
         |> page_addresses(paging_options)
         |> limit(^paging_options.page_size)
diff --git a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/ordered_cache.ex b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/ordered_cache.ex
index 46b1f8f939..631bbf8ab7 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/ordered_cache.ex
+++ b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/ordered_cache.ex
@@ -247,9 +247,10 @@ defmodule Explorer.Chain.OrderedCache do
         ConCache.update(cache_name(), ids_list_key(), fn ids ->
           updated_list =
             elements
+            |> Enum.sort_by(&element_to_id(&1), &prevails?(&1, &2))
+            |> Enum.take(max_size())
             |> do_preloads()
             |> Enum.map(&{element_to_id(&1), &1})
-            |> Enum.sort(&prevails?(&1, &2))
             |> merge_and_update(ids || [], max_size())
 
           # ids_list is set to never expire
diff --git a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/token.ex b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/token.ex
index f97e0f5113..83f1bd9d30 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/token.ex
+++ b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/token.ex
@@ -201,16 +201,21 @@ defmodule Explorer.Chain.Token do
           Chain.paging_options()
           | {:sorting, SortingHelper.sorting_params()}
           | {:token_type, [String.t()]}
+          | {:necessity_by_association, map()}
         ]) :: [Token.t()]
   def list_top(filter, options \\ []) do
     paging_options = Keyword.get(options, :paging_options, Chain.default_paging_options())
     token_type = Keyword.get(options, :token_type, nil)
     sorting = Keyword.get(options, :sorting, [])
 
-    query = from(t in Token, preload: [:contract_address])
+    necessity_by_association =
+      Keyword.get(options, :necessity_by_association, %{
+        :contract_address => :optional
+      })
 
     sorted_paginated_query =
-      query
+      Token
+      |> Chain.join_associations(necessity_by_association)
       |> ExplorerHelper.maybe_hide_scam_addresses(:contract_address_hash)
       |> apply_filter(token_type)
       |> SortingHelper.apply_sorting(sorting, @default_sorting)