diff --git a/google/colab/_quickchart.py b/google/colab/_quickchart.py
index e0c5d584..9a1cbce2 100644
--- a/google/colab/_quickchart.py
+++ b/google/colab/_quickchart.py
@@ -63,15 +63,11 @@ def _ensure_dataframe_registry():
   chart_sections = []
 
   if numeric_cols:
-    selected_numeric_cols = numeric_cols[:max_chart_instances]
-    chart_sections += [
-        _quickchart_helpers.value_plots_section(
-            df, selected_numeric_cols, _DATAFRAME_REGISTRY
-        ),
+    chart_sections.append(
         _quickchart_helpers.histograms_section(
-            df, selected_numeric_cols, _DATAFRAME_REGISTRY
-        ),
-    ]
+            df, numeric_cols[:max_chart_instances], _DATAFRAME_REGISTRY
+        )
+    )
 
   if categorical_cols:
     selected_categorical_cols = categorical_cols[:max_chart_instances]
@@ -90,6 +86,27 @@ def _ensure_dataframe_registry():
         ),
     ]
 
+  if time_cols:
+    chart_sections.append(
+        _quickchart_helpers.time_series_line_plots_section(
+            df,
+            _select_time_series_cols(
+                time_cols=time_cols,
+                numeric_cols=numeric_cols,
+                categorical_cols=categorical_cols,
+                k=max_chart_instances,
+            ),
+            _DATAFRAME_REGISTRY,
+        ),
+    )
+
+  if numeric_cols:
+    chart_sections.append(
+        _quickchart_helpers.value_plots_section(
+            df, numeric_cols[:max_chart_instances], _DATAFRAME_REGISTRY
+        )
+    )
+
   if len(categorical_cols) >= 2:
     chart_sections += [
         _quickchart_helpers.heatmaps_section(
@@ -110,20 +127,6 @@ def _ensure_dataframe_registry():
         ),
     ]
 
-  if time_cols:
-    chart_sections.append(
-        _quickchart_helpers.time_series_line_plots_section(
-            df,
-            _select_time_series_cols(
-                time_cols=time_cols,
-                numeric_cols=numeric_cols,
-                categorical_cols=categorical_cols,
-                k=max_chart_instances,
-            ),
-            _DATAFRAME_REGISTRY,
-        ),
-    )
-
   if not chart_sections:
     print('No charts were generated by quickchart')
   return chart_sections