iTunes Podcast Rankings Hacked

Trust me, this has nothing to do with the fact that TUAW's podcast is available on the iTunes Music Store. I mean, I would never ask you, our dear readers, to cheat for us by using this hack to jigger the iTunes podcast ranks in our favor.

However, looks like some industrious Canadians figured out that the iTMS doesn't record how many people are subscribed to a podcast for its rankings, rather it just tallies how many times the 'Subscribe' button has been clicked.

I'm sure this will be fixed sooner or later, but until then let's watch and see what the rankings look like over the next few hours.

Update: There are some reports of podcasts getting banned for abusing this hack, so use at your own risk.