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| Software ==> | Postgres SQL (35 exercises) |
| Topic ==> | Basic joins (2 exercises) |
| Level ==> | Average difficulty |
| Subject ==> | PostgreSQL training |
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If you don't have a copy of the music_01 database, first follow the instructions at the following link to create it: https://www.wiseowl.co.uk/postgres/exercises/postgres-sql/using-postgres/5350/
Write a query to show the title and us_sales_(m) fields from the album table. Add a WHERE clause to show only gold or platinum certified albums (that is, those with sales of at least 0.5 million but less than 10 million):

A few of the results you should see.
Modify the FROM clause to include the subgenre table. Use an inner join to join it to the album table using the subgenre_ID columns. You can see a reminder of the join syntax below:
FROM
Table1 AS t1
INNER JOIN Table2 AS t2 ON t1.Column = t2.Column
Add the Subgenre column to the SELECT list and run the query.

That's better - now we know what to avoid.
Modify the FROM clause again to include the Genre table. Join it to the Subgenre table using the Genre_ID columns.

The relationships as they appear in ERD view.
Add a condition to the WHERE clause to show only albums whose Genre is Metal. Sort the results in ascending order of Title and run the query.

An anti-playlist?
Save the script as Noisy music.sql and then close it down.
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