There seems to be a misnomer out there that PageRank (PR) is the all mighty, super duper signal that will get you the number one spot in Google’s organic SERPs. While PR is one of the important signals, it is only one of about 200 signals that make up Google’s search algorithm. Have a listen to Matt Cutts explain some of the other signals in Google’s search algorithm:

Signals Used in Google Rankings

Cheers,

Kevin