diff --git a/backend/main.py b/backend/main.py
index c0cf9c6..3681dd1 100644
--- a/backend/main.py
+++ b/backend/main.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from fastapi import FastAPI
-from routers import auth, shows, venues, songs, social, tours, artists, preferences, reviews, badges, nicknames, moderation, attendance, groups, users, search, performances, notifications, feed, leaderboards
+from routers import auth, shows, venues, songs, social, tours, artists, preferences, reviews, badges, nicknames, moderation, attendance, groups, users, search, performances, notifications, feed, leaderboards, stats
 
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
 
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ app.include_router(performances.router)
 app.include_router(notifications.router)
 app.include_router(feed.router)
 app.include_router(leaderboards.router)
+app.include_router(stats.router)
 
 @app.get("/")
 def read_root():
diff --git a/backend/routers/shows.py b/backend/routers/shows.py
index 9dd4e57..15b9b16 100644
--- a/backend/routers/shows.py
+++ b/backend/routers/shows.py
@@ -37,6 +37,17 @@ def read_shows(
     shows = session.exec(query.offset(offset).limit(limit)).all()
     return shows
 
+@router.get("/recent", response_model=List[ShowRead])
+def read_recent_shows(
+    limit: int = Query(default=10, le=50),
+    session: Session = Depends(get_session)
+):
+    """Get the most recent shows ordered by date descending"""
+    from datetime import datetime
+    query = select(Show).where(Show.date <= datetime.now()).order_by(Show.date.desc()).limit(limit)
+    shows = session.exec(query).all()
+    return shows
+
 @router.get("/{show_id}", response_model=ShowRead)
 def read_show(show_id: int, session: Session = Depends(get_session)):
     show = session.get(Show, show_id)
diff --git a/backend/routers/stats.py b/backend/routers/stats.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef978dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/routers/stats.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+from typing import List
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, Query
+from sqlmodel import Session, select, func
+from database import get_session
+from models import Song, Performance
+
+router = APIRouter(prefix="/stats", tags=["stats"])
+
+@router.get("/top-songs")
+def get_top_songs(
+    limit: int = Query(default=10, le=50),
+    session: Session = Depends(get_session)
+):
+    """Get top songs by number of performances"""
+    query = (
+        select(Song.id, Song.title, func.count(Performance.id).label("performance_count"))
+        .join(Performance, Song.id == Performance.song_id)
+        .group_by(Song.id, Song.title)
+        .order_by(func.count(Performance.id).desc())
+        .limit(limit)
+    )
+    results = session.exec(query).all()
+    return [
+        {"id": r[0], "title": r[1], "performance_count": r[2]}
+        for r in results
+    ]