Some people on here say the more views you get the closer to front page your meme gets. I don't agree with that. I've been to the front page three or four times and only one of them had a ton (about 300) of views. One of my front page memes was terrible, I'll be the first to admit. I hated it. It wasn't my best work. And it gets to the front page!
My theory is it's either random or the so-called "mods" on this site sit back and control it all.