GitHub trick: to sort an issue search by 👍, add
sort:reactions-+1-desc
On VS Code, the top one is a 2015 request to change the workbench font: 3,783 👍.
Works across GitHub, with any reaction.
So react with 👍 instead of commenting "+1": only reactions count.
ALT GitHub issues of microsoft/vscode, searched with is:issue state:open sort:reactions-+1-desc. First result: #519, "Allow to change the font size and font of the workbench", opened in 2015, 602 comments, 3,783 thumbs-up. Next: mouse shortcut customization, 1,926.