It's good to know that everything can be ranked. The top 50 "most influential" rabbis are here. The top 25 "most vibrant" synagogues are here. Losers will surely lick their wounds and gear up for next year.
I'm waiting for those US News Preschool Ratings.
I certainly hope that Newsweek or US News will give us a list of the best (or most vibrant or influential) religions in the U.S. That would certainly be an equally useful and helpful enterprise so we will all know which to choose.