Try...

B1, copied down:

=INDEX($A$1:$A$6,MATCH(SMALL(IF(($A$1:$A$6<"")*(C OUNTIF(OFFSET($A$1,0,0,ROW($A$1:$A$6)-ROW($A$1)+1),$A$1:$A$6)=1),COUNTIF($A$1:$A$6,"<"&$ A$1:$A$6)),ROWS($B$1:B1)),COUNTIF($A$1:$A$6,"<"&$A $1:$A$6),0))

...confirmed with CONTROL+SHIFT+ENTER.

Hope this heps!

ceemo Wrote:
hi i have the following which sorts my data but would like it to only
include unique records. can and how would i do this?

INDEX($A$1:$A$6,MATCH(SMALL(IF($A$1:$A$6="","",COU NTIF($A$1:$A$6,"<"&$A$1:$
A$6)),ROW(A1)),IF($A$1:$A$6="","",COUNTIF($A$1:$A$ 6,"<"&$A$1:$A$6)),0))


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