diff --git a/blocks/tags/block_tags.php b/blocks/tags/block_tags.php
index 10356140fc6..12a9dd9f6d4 100644
--- a/blocks/tags/block_tags.php
+++ b/blocks/tags/block_tags.php
@@ -110,12 +110,12 @@ class block_tags extends block_base {
             $content = '';
             $moretags = new moodle_url('/tag/coursetags_more.php', array('show'=>$tagtype));
             if ($tagtype == 'all') {
-                $tags = coursetag_get_tags(0, 0, $this->config->tagtype, $this->config->numberoftags, 'name');
+                $tags = coursetag_get_tags(0, 0, $this->config->tagtype, $this->config->numberoftags, 'popularity');
             } else if ($tagtype == 'course') {
-                $tags = coursetag_get_tags($this->page->course->id, 0, $this->config->tagtype, $this->config->numberoftags, 'name');
+                $tags = coursetag_get_tags($this->page->course->id, 0, $this->config->tagtype, $this->config->numberoftags, 'popularity');
                 $moretags->param('courseid', $this->page->course->id);
             } else if ($tagtype == 'my') {
-                $tags = coursetag_get_tags(0, $USER->id, $this->config->tagtype, $this->config->numberoftags, 'name');
+                $tags = coursetag_get_tags(0, $USER->id, $this->config->tagtype, $this->config->numberoftags, 'popularity');
             }
             $tagcloud = tag_print_cloud($tags, 150, true);
             if (!$tagcloud) {