1.   The group ranks cities according to its own set of criteria.

2.   For most of the last decade, both groups have ranked Massachusetts among the states with the lowest rate of serious disciplinary action against doctors.

3.   In the extermination of youths, human rights groups rank Brazil and Colombia at the top of the list for the Western Hemisphere, followed by Haiti and Guatemala.

4.   The groups ranked the unpleasant smell similarly but differed on the pleasant smell.

5.   The group ranks third in hit albums in the British Albums Chart, behind the Rolling Stones and the Beach Boys.

6.   The group ranks among the top ten brewing companies in the world.