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SQL Window Ranking Top Per Group
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SQL Window Ranking Top Per Group

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query using window functions to rank records within each group and return the top row per group.

Use the provided record_groups and records tables. Rank by score descending, place NULL scores after non-NULL scores, and use the smallest record_id as the tie-breaker.

Output

  1. One row per group with at least one record
  2. Columns: group_id, group_name, record_id, record_name, score, and rank_position
  3. Return only the top-ranked record for each group, ordered by group_id

Schema

record_groups
ColumnTypeDescription
group_idPKINTUnique identifier for a record group
group_nameVARCHAR(100)Name of the record group
records
ColumnTypeDescription
record_idPKINTUnique identifier for a record
group_idINTIdentifier of the record group
record_nameVARCHAR(100)Descriptive name of the record
scoreINTRanking score for the record
Tablesrecord_groupsrecords
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