Rank Rows in TSV Files Online
Add a rank column to TSV files based on any column's values. Choose RANK, DENSE RANK, or ROW NUMBER, with optional partitioning — runs entirely in your browser.
How to rank Rows in TSV files
- Drop your file onto the upload area. It is loaded into the in-browser engine and the first 200 rows are shown.
- Choose the Sort by column and a direction: Highest first (the default) or Lowest first.
- Optionally pick a Partition by column so ranking restarts at 1 in each group, and change the output column name from rank if you like.
- Pick a rank method: RANK (gaps after ties: 1, 1, 3), DENSE RANK (no gaps: 1, 1, 2) or ROW NUMBER (always unique: 1, 2, 3). Click Add Rank Column.
- The rank column is added as the first column. Check the preview, then download in the same format you uploaded.
Your file is processed locally in your browser and is never uploaded. The free limit is 50 MB per file; larger files work if your device has the memory for them.
Worked example
A warehouse tracks how many orders each picker completed on the early and late shifts. The supervisor wants a leaderboard for each shift, and two early-shift pickers finished level.
Input (TSV)
picker shift orders_picked
Maya Early 14
Tom Early 9
Ines Early 14
Kofi Late 11
Lena Late 7
Raj Late 12Settings
- Sort by column: orders_picked
- Direction: Highest first
- Partition by: shift
- Rank method: RANK
- Output column name: rank
Result
| rank | picker | shift | orders_picked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maya | Early | 14 |
| 1 | Ines | Early | 14 |
| 3 | Tom | Early | 9 |
| 1 | Raj | Late | 12 |
| 2 | Kofi | Late | 11 |
| 3 | Lena | Late | 7 |
Ranking restarts for each shift. Maya and Ines both picked 14, so both are ranked 1, and RANK skips 2, so Tom is 3. With DENSE RANK Tom would be 2. With ROW NUMBER one of the tied pair would get 2, and which one is not fixed. Here the rows came back grouped by shift, but output row order is not guaranteed. Sort afterwards if order matters.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between RANK, DENSE RANK and ROW NUMBER?
RANK gives ties the same number and skips the next ones (1, 1, 3). DENSE RANK gives ties the same number with no gap (1, 1, 2). ROW NUMBER gives every row a unique number (1, 2, 3), and the order between tied rows is not fixed.
Can I rank by more than one column, for example to break ties?
No. The tool ranks by one Sort by column, optionally within one Partition by column. For multi-column ordering, use the SQL Query tool with RANK() OVER (ORDER BY a DESC, b ASC).
How do I keep only the top 3 in each group?
Rank with a partition, then use Filter to keep rows where the rank is 3 or less. Top N per Group does both steps in one go.
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