Index: wp-includes/general-template.php
===================================================================
--- wp-includes/general-template.php	(revision 18861)
+++ wp-includes/general-template.php	(working copy)
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@
 		'type' => 'monthly', 'limit' => '',
 		'format' => 'html', 'before' => '',
 		'after' => '', 'show_post_count' => false,
-		'echo' => 1
+		'echo' => 1, 'order' => 'DESC'
 	);
 
 	$r = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@
 	$output = '';
 
 	if ( 'monthly' == $type ) {
-		$query = "SELECT YEAR(post_date) AS `year`, MONTH(post_date) AS `month`, count(ID) as posts FROM $wpdb->posts $join $where GROUP BY YEAR(post_date), MONTH(post_date) ORDER BY post_date DESC $limit";
+		$query = "SELECT YEAR(post_date) AS `year`, MONTH(post_date) AS `month`, count(ID) as posts FROM $wpdb->posts $join $where GROUP BY YEAR(post_date), MONTH(post_date) ORDER BY post_date $order $limit";
 		$key = md5($query);
 		$cache = wp_cache_get( 'wp_get_archives' , 'general');
 		if ( !isset( $cache[ $key ] ) ) {
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@
 			}
 		}
 	} elseif ('yearly' == $type) {
-		$query = "SELECT YEAR(post_date) AS `year`, count(ID) as posts FROM $wpdb->posts $join $where GROUP BY YEAR(post_date) ORDER BY post_date DESC $limit";
+		$query = "SELECT YEAR(post_date) AS `year`, count(ID) as posts FROM $wpdb->posts $join $where GROUP BY YEAR(post_date) ORDER BY post_date $order $limit";
 		$key = md5($query);
 		$cache = wp_cache_get( 'wp_get_archives' , 'general');
 		if ( !isset( $cache[ $key ] ) ) {
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@
 			}
 		}
 	} elseif ( 'daily' == $type ) {
-		$query = "SELECT YEAR(post_date) AS `year`, MONTH(post_date) AS `month`, DAYOFMONTH(post_date) AS `dayofmonth`, count(ID) as posts FROM $wpdb->posts $join $where GROUP BY YEAR(post_date), MONTH(post_date), DAYOFMONTH(post_date) ORDER BY post_date DESC $limit";
+		$query = "SELECT YEAR(post_date) AS `year`, MONTH(post_date) AS `month`, DAYOFMONTH(post_date) AS `dayofmonth`, count(ID) as posts FROM $wpdb->posts $join $where GROUP BY YEAR(post_date), MONTH(post_date), DAYOFMONTH(post_date) ORDER BY post_date $order $limit";
 		$key = md5($query);
 		$cache = wp_cache_get( 'wp_get_archives' , 'general');
 		if ( !isset( $cache[ $key ] ) ) {
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@
 		}
 	} elseif ( 'weekly' == $type ) {
 		$week = _wp_mysql_week( '`post_date`' );
-		$query = "SELECT DISTINCT $week AS `week`, YEAR( `post_date` ) AS `yr`, DATE_FORMAT( `post_date`, '%Y-%m-%d' ) AS `yyyymmdd`, count( `ID` ) AS `posts` FROM `$wpdb->posts` $join $where GROUP BY $week, YEAR( `post_date` ) ORDER BY `post_date` DESC $limit";
+		$query = "SELECT DISTINCT $week AS `week`, YEAR( `post_date` ) AS `yr`, DATE_FORMAT( `post_date`, '%Y-%m-%d' ) AS `yyyymmdd`, count( `ID` ) AS `posts` FROM `$wpdb->posts` $join $where GROUP BY $week, YEAR( `post_date` ) ORDER BY `post_date` $order $limit";
 		$key = md5($query);
 		$cache = wp_cache_get( 'wp_get_archives' , 'general');
 		if ( !isset( $cache[ $key ] ) ) {