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diff --git a/ceilometerclient/common/utils.py b/ceilometerclient/common/utils.py
index 2d3176b..c951e39 100644
--- a/ceilometerclient/common/utils.py
+++ b/ceilometerclient/common/utils.py
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ def pretty_choice_list(l):
     return ', '.join("'%s'" % i for i in l)
 
 
-def print_list(objs, fields, field_labels, formatters={}, sortby=0):
+def print_list(objs, fields, field_labels, formatters={}, sortby=0,
+               reversesort=False):
 
     def _make_default_formatter(field):
         return lambda o: getattr(o, field, '')
@@ -64,7 +65,8 @@ def print_list(objs, fields, field_labels, formatters={}, sortby=0):
 
     cliutils.print_list(objs, field_labels,
                         formatters=new_formatters,
-                        sortby_index=sortby)
+                        sortby_index=sortby,
+                        reversesort=reversesort)
 
 
 def print_dict(d, dict_property="Property", wrap=0):
diff --git a/ceilometerclient/openstack/common/cliutils.py b/ceilometerclient/openstack/common/cliutils.py
index a6cc2ac..4832a88 100644
--- a/ceilometerclient/openstack/common/cliutils.py
+++ b/ceilometerclient/openstack/common/cliutils.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ def isunauthenticated(func):
 
 
 def print_list(objs, fields, formatters=None, sortby_index=0,
-               mixed_case_fields=None):
+               mixed_case_fields=None, reversesort=False):
     """Print a list or objects as a table, one row per object.
 
     :param objs: iterable of :class:`Resource`
@@ -161,7 +161,8 @@ def print_list(objs, fields, formatters=None, sortby_index=0,
                 row.append(data)
         pt.add_row(row)
 
-    print(strutils.safe_encode(pt.get_string(sortby=sortby)))
+    print(strutils.safe_encode(pt.get_string(sortby=sortby,
+                                             reversesort=reversesort)))
 
 
 def print_dict(dct, dict_property="Property", wrap=0):
diff --git a/ceilometerclient/v2/shell.py b/ceilometerclient/v2/shell.py
index a4cec33..03e46f4 100644
--- a/ceilometerclient/v2/shell.py
+++ b/ceilometerclient/v2/shell.py
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ def do_sample_list(cc, args):
         fields = ['resource_id', 'counter_name', 'counter_type',
                   'counter_volume', 'counter_unit', 'timestamp']
         utils.print_list(samples, fields, field_labels,
-                         sortby=None)
+                         sortby=fields.index('timestamp'),
+                         reversesort=True)
 
 
 @utils.arg('--project-id', metavar='<PROJECT_ID>',