But then how does a list not rank the dead?

The following list ranks the top ten lakes in Norway in terms of depth.

However, this list ranks ballrooms based on the size of one single open space with a hardwood floor.

The 5000 list ranks the top 5000 fastest growing companies in the United States.

The list ranks cities by the number of thefts per 100,000 population.

Note that this list ranks the markets based on retail value (rather than units) each market generates respectively per year.

The list ranks Britain's best companies to work for based a number of criteria.

The list ranks the surrogates, putting a spouse before grown children, followed by parents, siblings and friends.

The lists rank from lowest-level employee to senior command staff.

The list ranks Britain's fastest growing privately held companies by sales growth over the last 3 years.