diff --git a/cmd/lists.go b/cmd/lists.go
index 66a3e1f..122d275 100644
--- a/cmd/lists.go
+++ b/cmd/lists.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func handleGetLists(c echo.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	// Full list query.
-	res, err := app.core.QueryLists(query, orderBy, order, pg.Offset, pg.Limit)
+	res, total, err := app.core.QueryLists(query, orderBy, order, pg.Offset, pg.Limit)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -59,33 +59,15 @@ func handleGetLists(c echo.Context) error {
 			app.i18n.Ts("globals.messages.notFound", "name", "{globals.terms.list}"))
 	}
 
-	// Replace null tags.
-	for i, v := range res {
-		if v.Tags == nil {
-			res[i].Tags = make([]string, 0)
-		}
-
-		// Total counts.
-		for _, c := range v.SubscriberCounts {
-			res[i].SubscriberCount += c
-		}
-	}
-
 	if single {
 		return c.JSON(http.StatusOK, okResp{res[0]})
 	}
 
-	// Meta.
-	// TODO: add .query?
+	out.Query = query
 	out.Results = res
-	if len(res) > 0 {
-		out.Total = res[0].Total
-	}
+	out.Total = total
 	out.Page = pg.Page
 	out.PerPage = pg.PerPage
-	if out.PerPage == 0 {
-		out.PerPage = out.Total
-	}
 
 	return c.JSON(http.StatusOK, okResp{out})
 }
diff --git a/internal/core/lists.go b/internal/core/lists.go
index 22cc363..1425dde 100644
--- a/internal/core/lists.go
+++ b/internal/core/lists.go
@@ -13,29 +13,58 @@ import (
 func (c *Core) GetLists(typ string) ([]models.List, error) {
 	out := []models.List{}
 
-	// TODO: remove orderBy
 	if err := c.q.GetLists.Select(&out, typ, "id"); err != nil {
 		c.log.Printf("error fetching lists: %v", err)
 		return nil, echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusInternalServerError,
 			c.i18n.Ts("globals.messages.errorFetching", "name", "{globals.terms.lists}", "error", pqErrMsg(err)))
 	}
 
+	// Replace null tags.
+	for i, l := range out {
+		if l.Tags == nil {
+			out[i].Tags = []string{}
+		}
+
+		// Total counts.
+		for _, c := range l.SubscriberCounts {
+			out[i].SubscriberCount += c
+		}
+	}
+
 	return out, nil
 }
 
-// QueryLists gets multiple lists based on multiple query params.
-func (c *Core) QueryLists(searchStr, orderBy, order string, offset, limit int) ([]models.List, error) {
+// QueryLists gets multiple lists based on multiple query params. Along with the  paginated and sliced
+// results, the total number of lists in the DB is returned.
+func (c *Core) QueryLists(searchStr, orderBy, order string, offset, limit int) ([]models.List, int, error) {
 	out := []models.List{}
 
 	queryStr, stmt := makeSearchQuery(searchStr, orderBy, order, c.q.QueryLists)
 
 	if err := c.db.Select(&out, stmt, 0, "", queryStr, offset, limit); err != nil {
 		c.log.Printf("error fetching lists: %v", err)
-		return nil, echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusInternalServerError,
+		return nil, 0, echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusInternalServerError,
 			c.i18n.Ts("globals.messages.errorFetching", "name", "{globals.terms.lists}", "error", pqErrMsg(err)))
 	}
 
-	return out, nil
+	total := 0
+	if len(out) > 0 {
+		total = out[0].Total
+
+		// Replace null tags.
+		for i, l := range out {
+			if l.Tags == nil {
+				out[i].Tags = []string{}
+			}
+
+			// Total counts.
+			for _, c := range l.SubscriberCounts {
+				out[i].SubscriberCount += c
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return out, total, nil
 }
 
 // GetList gets a list by its ID or UUID.