diff --git a/lib/leaderboard.rb b/lib/leaderboard.rb
index 15308a5..d02774b 100644
--- a/lib/leaderboard.rb
+++ b/lib/leaderboard.rb
@@ -822,6 +822,18 @@ def top(number,options = {})
     members_from_rank_range(1, number, options)
   end
 
+  # Retrieve members from the named leaderboard within a range from 1 to the number given.
+  #
+  # @param leaderboard_name [String] Name of the leaderboard.
+  # @param starting_rank [int] Starting rank (inclusive).
+  # @param ending_rank [int] Ending rank (inclusive).
+  # @param options [Hash] Options to be used when retrieving the data from the leaderboard.
+  #
+  # @return members from the leaderboard that fall within the given rank range.
+  def top_in(leaderboard_name, number, options={})
+    members_from_rank_range_in(leaderboard_name, 1, number, options)
+  end
+
 
   # Retrieve a member at the specified index from the leaderboard.
   #
diff --git a/spec/leaderboard_spec.rb b/spec/leaderboard_spec.rb
index 1a1d2bc..ca199fa 100644
--- a/spec/leaderboard_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/leaderboard_spec.rb
@@ -646,6 +646,25 @@
     expect(members[24][:member]).to eql('member_1')
   end
 
+  it 'should allow you to retrieve a given set of members from the named leaderboard in a range from 1 to the number given' do
+    rank_members_in_leaderboard(25)
+
+    members = @leaderboard.top_in("name", 5)
+    expect(members.size).to be(5)
+    expect(members[0][:member]).to eql('member_25')
+    expect(members[0][:score].to_i).to be(25)
+    expect(members[4][:member]).to eql('member_21')
+
+    members = @leaderboard.top(1)
+    expect(members.size).to be(1)
+    expect(members[0][:member]).to eql('member_25')
+
+    members = @leaderboard.top(26)
+    expect(members.size).to be(25)
+    expect(members[0][:member]).to eql('member_25')
+    expect(members[0][:score].to_i).to be(25)
+    expect(members[24][:member]).to eql('member_1')
+  end
 
   it 'should sort by rank if the :sort_by option is set to :rank' do
     rank_members_in_leaderboard(25)