It is indeed broken. A fun daily ritual for me has been to surf new releases using the 'release date' tab. This is how I find my apps. Some of my favorites have never been on the 'new and noteworthy', 'editor's choice', or 'top...' Charts. I don't give a rat's ass what some crap algorithm or hipster-douchebag-cubicle-jockey-apple-employee considers worthy. Maybe this is a good thing as I spend way too much money in the App Store.