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Aggregate Functions

There are functions in SQL that returns single line result among a group of the rows. These functions are called aggregate functions.

MIN() and MAX() functions return the minimum and maximum result from the query, and this is always a single line.

Let's find the release date of the oldest song in our table:


              
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SELECT MIN(year) FROM songs
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Now, let's select the price of the most expensive song of 21st century:


              
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SELECT MAX(price) FROM songs
WHERE year > 2000
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Find the price of the most expensive song.

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Aggregate Functions

There are functions in SQL that returns single line result among a group of the rows. These functions are called aggregate functions.

MIN() and MAX() functions return the minimum and maximum result from the query, and this is always a single line.

Let's find the release date of the oldest song in our table:


              
1

            
SELECT MIN(year) FROM songs
copy

Now, let's select the price of the most expensive song of 21st century:


              
12

            
SELECT MAX(price) FROM songs
WHERE year > 2000
copy
Task

Swipe to start coding

Find the price of the most expensive song.

Solution

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