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+-- Hot playlist trending callers order by score DESC, playlist_id DESC after
+-- filtering on type/version/time_range. Put the ordering columns immediately
+-- after the equality predicates so PostgreSQL can satisfy the LIMIT without a
+-- parallel scan and sort.
+
+create index concurrently if not exists idx_playlist_trending_scores_ordered
+    on playlist_trending_scores (type, version, time_range, score desc, playlist_id desc);
+
+comment on index idx_playlist_trending_scores_ordered is
+    'Covers playlist trending endpoints ordered by score desc, playlist_id desc.';