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Software ==>	SQL (203 exercises)
Topic ==>	Subqueries (8 exercises)
Level ==>	Harder than average
Subject ==>	SQL training

Use nested subqueries in SQL Server to return different sets of results in a database of music

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Before you can do this exercise, you'll need to download and unzip this file . If you want to download the SQL Server database that this yields:

Go into SQL Server Management Studio;
Open the SQL file you've just unzipped (you can press CTRL + O to do this); then
Execute this script.

This will generate the database that you'll need to use in order to do this exercise (remember to refresh your list of databases to see it!). Note that any files provided are only to be used for exercises published on this website, and may not be reused or distributed in any form without the prior written permission of Wise Owl.

If you don't have a copy of the Music_01 database, follow the instructions at the following link to create it: www.wiseowl.co.uk/sql/exercises/standard/using-sql-server/5257/

Using a combination of subqueries, show a list of albums released in the same year as the album with the most US sales, sorted in descending order of sales.

A list of top selling albums produced by a combination of SQL Server subqueries

Having the first and second highest selling album in one year is just showing off.

Write a query to return a list of venues whose capacity is greater than or equal to that of the venue which cost the most to construct. Sort the results in descending order of construction cost.

A list of live music venues created with a sequence of subqueries in SQL Server.

The most expensive venue is at the top, but everything below it has a higher capacity.

Write a query to return a list of tracks with higher US sales than the maximum US sales for tracks with a length equal to the longest track to make it to number 1 in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.