My table will hold scores and initials. But the table wont be ordered. I

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Asked: May 28, 20262026-05-28T00:16:19+00:00 2026-05-28T00:16:19+00:00

My table will hold scores and initials.

But the table wont be ordered.

I can get the total row count easy enough and I know I can get all of them and Order By and then loop through them and get the rank THAT way…

But is there a better way? Could this maybe be done with the SQL statement?

I’m not TOO concerned about performance so if the SQL statement is some crazy thing, then Ill just loop.

Sorry – Table has id as primary key, a string to verify unique app install, a column for initials and a column for score.

When someone clicks GET RANK… I want to be able to tell them that their score is 100 out of 1000 players.

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-28T00:16:20+00:00

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SELECT s1.initials, (
  SELECT COUNT(*)
  FROM scores AS s2
  WHERE s2.score > s1.score
)+1 AS rank
FROM scores AS s1

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