diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 7cc1ca2..3195f38 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -406,6 +406,9 @@ client.on("messageCreate", async (message) => {
       console.log(
         `getting rank of ${applicableName}, ${playerId} at ${rankingsPath}...`
       );
+      if (!fs.existsSync(rankingsPath)) {
+        fs.writeFileSync(rankingsPath, "{}");
+      }
       const rankings = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(rankingsPath));
       await message.reply(
         `${backticks}${applicableName} - ${"*".repeat(
@@ -418,6 +421,46 @@ client.on("messageCreate", async (message) => {
     }
   }
 
+  if (args[0] === "rankings") {
+    await message.reply("getting rankings...");
+    try {
+      console.log(`getting rankings at ${rankingsPath}...`);
+      if (!fs.existsSync(rankingsPath)) {
+        fs.writeFileSync(rankingsPath, "{}");
+      }
+      const rankings = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(rankingsPath));
+      let players = [];
+      for (const [playerId, rank] of Object.entries(rankings)) {
+        if (rank > 0) {
+          const player = await pickupGuild.members.fetch(playerId);
+          const applicableName = getApplicableName(player);
+          players.push({ name: applicableName, rank });
+        }
+      }
+
+      // sort by rank, then name
+      players.sort((a, b) => {
+        if (a.rank === b.rank) {
+          return a.name.localeCompare(b.name);
+        }
+        return b.rank - a.rank;
+      });
+
+      // build string
+      let str = backticks;
+      const maxNameLength = Math.max(...players.map((p) => p.name.length));
+      for (const { name, rank } of players) {
+        str += `${name.padEnd(maxNameLength, " ")} - ${"*".repeat(rank)}\n`;
+      }
+      str += backticks;
+      if (str === backticks + backticks) str = "no rankings found";
+      await message.reply(str);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(error);
+      await message.reply(`error getting rankings: ${error.message}`);
+    }
+  }
+
   if (args[0] === "whitelist") {
     // add user to config.json whitelist
     if (args.length < 2) {
@@ -435,7 +478,7 @@ client.on("messageCreate", async (message) => {
       );
       return;
     }
-    
+
     const playerId = player.id;
     const applicableName = getApplicableName(player);
 
@@ -468,7 +511,7 @@ client.on("messageCreate", async (message) => {
   }
 
   if (args[0] === "getwhitelist") {
-    let str = `${backticks}${whitelistStr}${backticks}${backticks}`
+    let str = `${backticks}${whitelistStr}${backticks}${backticks}`;
     const whitelistIds = whitelistStr.split(",");
     for (const id of whitelistIds) {
       const player = findPlayer(pickupGuild, id);
diff --git a/rankings.json b/rankings.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 24c11e6..0000000
--- a/rankings.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{"233036215610245120":0}
\ No newline at end of file