So the other day I found out you can get high score in less than 30 seconds if you are allowed to start from any stage you want; this would also cut out the annoying RNG at the end of the run. My question is this: would anyone be interested in running a “Top Score Any%” of sorts, and if so, would mods be willing to add it as a category?

I prefer any% the way it is and has been. It gives me the experience I'm looking for in a speedrun.