Better than "zap amount", which is currently the most common statistic. If you get hit randomly by one npub with 50k, you immediately top the list.
I think you could use it to weight trending list entries.
For instance, score of 1 https://nostr.band/npub1dtgg8yk3h23ldlm6jsy79tz723p4sun9mz62tqwxqe7c363szkzqm8up6m?overview=stats
For instance, score of 5 https://nostr.band/npub1g0587hzzckcncxfm78n0996qe2s58nspy29wf02tqcj5sdzcpj4q6j40hv?overview=stats