I haven't tried all the papers you mention, but your rankings are very much in line with mine for the ones I have tried. Midori MD Cotton is probably my absolute favorite. It behaves much like the standard MD but has a bit more feedback and better texture (very exact and specific, I know).
It feels like at the end of the day something will always pull me back to the MD paper, but from a journaling standpoint it hates stamp inks and LOVES dirt. I’m so torn on what to mainline for next year.
Oof, I don't use stamps so haven't run into that :/ I've gotten into making my own notebooks which means I get away with format/binding/paper combos that are exactly my preference. Otherwise, I would probably land on MD as best compromise, and their clean and minimalist design is in my sweet spot.
If Midori made general notebooks with their Cotton paper (instead of just a few blank books and blank pads) I'm sure I'd like it even better -- the Cotton is better at resisting hand oils than the standard MD, and wonder if that might help with stamps/dirt as well.
Life as being similar to Apica Premium I can get behind -- I think it is a bit more ghosting/bleedthrough resistant though, and rank it slightly higher. They don't do dot grid though, which is my favorite style.
Maruman Mnemosyn I would also have in the ballpark of your top three in terms of performance (dry time, low feathering/bleedthrough, showing ink character), and has been good in my experience for low ghosting. The paper feel is more Apica smooth than Midori soft, in my opinion. And lots of layouts.
My main issue with using them for my main journal is spiral bound notebooks give me The Agita.
Yeah, I'd never use one for journaling. Maruman Mnemosyne is great for work meeting notes for me, and I'm still working through a ten-pack of their A7 notepads for "tuck into pen case" on the go. I've used their non-premium ones too, like this B5 (turned on side). vanness1938.com/products/mar...
The non-premium paper is decent, but thinner and enough ghosting to be touch and go using both sides -- but spiral bound means I just flip everything over reporter pad style, and now I have a desk pad I can use for tracking work projects. But wouldn't say any of that is for enjoyment of using it.