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| Software ==> | Postgres SQL (12 exercises) |
| Topic ==> | Setting criteria using WHERE (6 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 return the following fields from the Album table for albums which didn't appear in the US Billboard 200 chart (that is, albums whose US_Billboard_200_peak position is NULL), sorting the albums alphabetically by title:

The first few of the 24 albums not appearing in the top 200 chart.
Write a query in the same script to show albums which appeared in any position the US Billboard 200 chart but which didn't appear in the US Billboard 200 year end chart.

Each of the 328 listed albums has a value for the peak chart position but no value for the year end chart position.
Write another query to return albums which had a peak chart position of 1 but which didn't appear in the year end chart.

Good to see Tay-Tay at the top of the list.
Finally, write another query to return albums which reached number 1 in the weekly chart but which were outside the top 10 in the year end chart. Remember that you can use round brackets to control the order in which your conditions are evaluated.

Your list should include albums which don't have a position in the year end chart, as well as those which do (but it's outside the top 10).
Save the script as All about the nulls.sql and close it down.
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