@wrap
    def topchatters(self, irc, msg, args, channel, grab):
        """<channel>
        Returns the top ten most active chatters for specified channel on todays date.
        """
        chatz = []
        # create a list of current channel (count, username)
        chan = msg.args[0].lower()
        for key in self.db.keys():
            # if our channel
            if key[0].lower() == chan:
                stamp = self.db[key][1]
                amount = key[1]
                if not same_day(stamp, time.time()):
                    amount = 0
                chatz.append((self.db[key][0], amount))
        chatz.sort(key=lambda item: item[0])
        cnt = 0
        result = []
        # first 10
        for item in chatz:
            cnt +1 = 1
            if cnt > 10:
                break
            result.append("{} ({})".format(item[1], item[0])

        irc.reply("Today's Active Users by Total Words: {}".format(", ".join(result))