diff --git a/leaderboard/__init__.py b/leaderboard/__init__.py
index 39ae457..433c63b 100644
--- a/leaderboard/__init__.py
+++ b/leaderboard/__init__.py
@@ -533,10 +533,7 @@ def leaders_in(self, leaderboard_name, current_page, **options):
     ending_offset = (starting_offset + page_size) - 1
 
     raw_leader_data = self._range_method(self.redis_connection, self.leaderboard_name, int(starting_offset), int(ending_offset), withscores = False)
-    if raw_leader_data:
-      return self.ranked_in_list_in(self.leaderboard_name, raw_leader_data, **options)
-    else:
-      return []
+    return self._parse_raw_members(self.leaderboard_name, raw_leader_data, **options)
 
   def all_leaders(self, **options):
     '''
@@ -554,11 +551,7 @@ def all_leaders_from(self, leaderboard_name, **options):
     @return the named leaderboard.
     '''
     raw_leader_data = self._range_method(self.redis_connection, leaderboard_name, 0, -1, withscores = False)
-
-    if raw_leader_data:
-      return self.ranked_in_list_in(leaderboard_name, raw_leader_data, **options)
-    else:
-      return []
+    return self._parse_raw_members(leaderboard_name, raw_leader_data, **options)
 
   def members_from_score_range(self, minimum_score, maximum_score, **options):
     '''
@@ -584,11 +577,7 @@ def members_from_score_range_in(self, leaderboard_name, minimum_score, maximum_s
       raw_leader_data = self.redis_connection.zrevrangebyscore(leaderboard_name, maximum_score, minimum_score)
     else:
       raw_leader_data = self.redis_connection.zrangebyscore(leaderboard_name, minimum_score, maximum_score)
-
-    if raw_leader_data:
-      return self.ranked_in_list_in(leaderboard_name, raw_leader_data, **options)
-    else:
-      return []
+    return self._parse_raw_members(leaderboard_name, raw_leader_data, **options)
 
   def members_from_rank_range(self, starting_rank, ending_rank, **options):
     '''
@@ -623,10 +612,7 @@ def members_from_rank_range_in(self, leaderboard_name, starting_rank, ending_ran
     else:
       raw_leader_data = self.redis_connection.zrange(leaderboard_name, starting_rank, ending_rank, withscores = False)
 
-    if raw_leader_data:
-      return self.ranked_in_list_in(leaderboard_name, raw_leader_data, **options)
-    else:
-      return []
+    return self._parse_raw_members(leaderboard_name, raw_leader_data, **options)
 
   def member_at(self, position, **options):
     '''
@@ -689,11 +675,7 @@ def around_me_in(self, leaderboard_name, member, **options):
     ending_offset = (starting_offset + page_size) - 1
 
     raw_leader_data = self._range_method(self.redis_connection, self.leaderboard_name, int(starting_offset), int(ending_offset), withscores = False)
-
-    if raw_leader_data:
-      return self.ranked_in_list_in(leaderboard_name, raw_leader_data, **options)
-    else:
-      return []
+    return self._parse_raw_members(leaderboard_name, raw_leader_data, **options)
 
   def ranked_in_list(self, members, **options):
     '''
@@ -784,3 +766,20 @@ def _member_data_key(self, leaderboard_name):
     @return a key in the form of +leaderboard_name:member_data+
     '''
     return '%s:member_data' % leaderboard_name
+
+  def _parse_raw_members(self, leaderboard_name, members, members_only = False, **options):
+    '''
+    Parse the raw leaders data as returned from a given leader board query. Do associative lookups with the member to rank, score and potentially sort the results.
+    @param leaderboard_name [String] Name of the leaderboard.
+    @param members [List] A list of members as returned from a sorted set range query
+    @param members_only [bool] Set True to return the members as is, Default is False.
+    @param options [Hash] Options to be used when retrieving the page from the named leaderboard.
+    @return a list of members.
+    '''
+    if members_only:
+      return [{'member': m} for m in members]
+
+    if members:
+      return self.ranked_in_list_in(leaderboard_name, members, **options)
+    else:
+      return []
diff --git a/test/leaderboard/leaderboard_test.py b/test/leaderboard/leaderboard_test.py
index 0cf2ab1..51c8943 100644
--- a/test/leaderboard/leaderboard_test.py
+++ b/test/leaderboard/leaderboard_test.py
@@ -303,6 +303,28 @@ def test_around_me(self):
     leaders_around_me = self.leaderboard.around_me('member_76')
     (len(leaders_around_me) / 2).should.equal(self.leaderboard.page_size / 2)
 
+  def test_members_only(self):
+    exp = [{'member': 'member_%d' % x} for x in reversed(range(1, 27))]
+
+    self.__rank_members_in_leaderboard(27)
+    leaders = self.leaderboard.leaders(1, members_only=True)
+    leaders.should.equal(exp[0:25])
+
+    leaders = self.leaderboard.leaders(2, members_only=True)
+    leaders.should.equal(exp[25:26])
+
+    members = self.leaderboard.all_leaders(members_only=True)
+    members.should.equal(exp)
+
+    members = self.leaderboard.members_from_score_range(10, 15, members_only=True)
+    members.should.equal(exp[11:17])
+
+    members = self.leaderboard.members_from_rank_range(5, 9, members_only=True)
+    members.should.equal(exp[4:9])
+
+    leaders_around_me = self.leaderboard.around_me('member_25', page_size=3, members_only=True)
+    leaders_around_me.should.equal(exp[0:3])
+
   def test_merge_leaderboards(self):
     foo_leaderboard = Leaderboard('foo')
     bar_leaderboard = Leaderboard('bar')