In "one year ago today" tops we have the "Steemdrive: First Steemit Billboard to hit USA in Chicago, Illinois - Vote for the “American Dream"!" topping the payout list with an author payout of $6359.45. Next we have the introduction of the now famous Steemdb.com website. Yes, that was exactly one year ago. And more...

Below are the top posts by payout

Post	Author	Payout
Steemdrive: First Steemit Billboard to hit USA in Chicago, Illinois - Vote for the “American Dream"!	Hive account@steemdrive	$6359.456
steemdb.com - open source blockchain explorer and data playground (alpha release)	Hive account@jesta	$4703.655
How to Draw an Ear	Hive account@fairytalelife	$3066.845
Where Eagles Fly by Zedekiah Morse	Hive account@skypilot	$1641.084
Cannabis Oil Saving People's Lives - Emancipated Human	Hive account@emancipatedhuman	$1533.58
REACH (An Original Poem)	Hive account@ericvancewalton	$1530.844
If not now then when?	Hive account@msgivings	$1455.978
The most famous Field Cipher: ADfGVX - And its important Role during WWI	Hive account@timsaid	$1214.459
The War Against Alcohol is Escalating	Hive account@steemship	$1123.735
Top 5 goodies offered by BlockPay Integrated, BlockPay "S" and Smartcoins... [$]	Hive account@kencode	$987.979
ALARM CLOCK DAWN (An Original Novel - Part 8)	Hive account@ericvancewalton	$966.323
All dads make mistakes (featuring @hanshotfirst as author)	Hive account@gavvet	$951.634
Ahe’ey - The Interview (An Original Novel - Part 4)	Hive account@jamielefay	$922.072
[STEEMLOCATOR.COM] Locate Businesses accepting Steem all over the World! My contribution to this community.	Hive account@oumar	$894.811
$STEEM/BTC Daily Poloniex+Bittrex Technical Analysis Update #25 "All I ever wanted to be, is running away like watter" Aug 24, 2016	Hive account@ozchartart	$875.448
The Absurdity Of Before and After Transformation Pictures	Hive account@brianphobos	$835.984
Digital Friends - There are no more strangers	Hive account@jacor	$749.988
Why is the Price of Steem falling? Does it Matter?	Hive account@hisnameisolllie	$727.055
Love isn't selfish	Hive account@lifeisawesome	$725.653
$STEEM/BTC Daily Poloniex+Bittrex Technical Analysis Update #26 "Show some teeth" Aug 25, 2016	Hive account@ozchartart	$688.178
Uncovering the secrets of the River Cam in Cambridge.	Hive account@sweetsssj	$660.27
How Anarchists Can Communicate more Compassionately	Hive account@sterlinluxan	$608.352
Stop Thinking about that White Bear - How to Suppress Negative Thoughts (Featuring new author @cristi)	Hive account@jacor	$602.851

Here are the top posts by # of votes

Post	Author	Votes
Steemdrive: First Steemit Billboard to hit USA in Chicago, Illinois - Vote for the “American Dream"!	Hive account@steemdrive	590
steemdb.com - open source blockchain explorer and data playground (alpha release)	Hive account@jesta	541
How to Draw an Ear	Hive account@fairytalelife	385
How I want to give back to the Steemit Community: Minnow Author Project!	Hive account@sirwinchester	347
All dads make mistakes (featuring @hanshotfirst as author)	Hive account@gavvet	321
$STEEM/BTC Daily Poloniex+Bittrex Technical Analysis Update #26 "Show some teeth" Aug 25, 2016	Hive account@ozchartart	308
SECRET CRIMES: Episode 2 “DON'T SHOOT. I AM INNOCENT!” (Original Story)	Hive account@sirwinchester	304
Why is the Price of Steem falling? Does it Matter?	Hive account@hisnameisolllie	300
DMV: A Study in Stupidity	Hive account@larkenrose	290
Preview of Custom Steemit.com Skins by @maximkichev	Hive account@complexring	280
SECRET WRITER: Liberating Prostitutes From Pimps	Hive account@stellabelle	270
I always had a fantasy of being a chef - Jeg har alltid hatt en fantasi om å være en kokk. (featuring @nippel66 as author)	Hive account@gavvet	267
Top 5 goodies offered by BlockPay Integrated, BlockPay "S" and Smartcoins... [$]	Hive account@kencode	265
Treasures from Trash (featuring @fred703 as author)	Hive account@gavvet	265
The Disease of Political Correctness (Featuring @kyriacos as author)	Hive account@dragonslayer109	264
Cannabis Oil Saving People's Lives - Emancipated Human	Hive account@emancipatedhuman	260
Daily payouts leaderboards, August 23	Hive account@masteryoda	246
The Absurdity Of Before and After Transformation Pictures	Hive account@brianphobos	244
The War Against Alcohol is Escalating	Hive account@steemship	244
Digital Friends - There are no more strangers	Hive account@jacor	243
Should I get my little Sister to come on Steemit and entertain us?	Hive account@fyrstikken	240
Daily pick of hidden gems #32	Hive account@dragonslayer109	240
What You Need To Know About Hillary Clinton's Critical Health Crisis	Hive account@lukewearechange	237

Here are the top posts by # of comments

Post	Author	Comments
Steemdrive: First Steemit Billboard to hit USA in Chicago, Illinois - Vote for the “American Dream"!	Hive account@steemdrive	161
Am I retarded? Steemit or Facebook?	Hive account@barrycooper	149
Where Eagles Fly by Zedekiah Morse	Hive account@skypilot	112
Why is the Price of Steem falling? Does it Matter?	Hive account@hisnameisolllie	98
How Much Are @dragonslayer109's Hidden Gems Worth? And To Whom?	Hive account@bacchist	86
The Absurdity Of Before and After Transformation Pictures	Hive account@brianphobos	80
How I want to give back to the Steemit Community: Minnow Author Project!	Hive account@sirwinchester	78
How to Draw an Ear	Hive account@fairytalelife	72
How to be successful on steemit. Pro tips. Read before downvoting. NEW USERS MUST READ!!!	Hive account@egjoshslim	70
DMV: A Study in Stupidity	Hive account@larkenrose	67
How to Maintain a Flawless Steemit Reputation	Hive account@voltarius	67
steemdb.com - open source blockchain explorer and data playground (alpha release)	Hive account@jesta	64
Don't Plagiarize Images! Here are 13 free (and Legal) ways to find high quality photos you can use on Steemit.	Hive account@mindover	57
Daily payouts leaderboards, August 23	Hive account@masteryoda	54
Steemit $500 per blog post reward limit, and the YouTube network effect campaign - August 24, 2016	Hive account@craig-grant	52
Introduction and verification Post for Quinn Eaker--Author, Father, Speaker, Consultant, and Founder of The Garden of Eden Eco Village	Hive account@quinneaker	50
SECRET CRIMES: Episode 2 “DON'T SHOOT. I AM INNOCENT!” (Original Story)	Hive account@sirwinchester	49
Yoga heals better than alcohol, its proved. ???? ????????, ????????.(featuring @maryfromsochi as author)	Hive account@serejandmyself	49
The Earth Is Flat? The ultimate test for "open mindedness"	Hive account@cryptoctopus	48
Digital Friends - There are no more strangers	Hive account@jacor	47
Preview of Custom Steemit.com Skins by @maximkichev	Hive account@complexring	44