A SELECT statement with a TOP clause : Top « Query « SQL Server / T-SQL Tutorial

use the TOP clause within a SELECT clause to limit the number of rows included in the result set.
8>
9> create table Billings (
10>     BankerID           INTEGER,
11>     BillingNumber      INTEGER,
12>     BillingDate        datetime,
13>     BillingTotal       INTEGER,
14>     TermsID            INTEGER,
15>     BillingDueDate     datetime ,
16>     PaymentTotal       INTEGER,
17>     CreditTotal        INTEGER
18>
19> );
20> GO
1>
2> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (1, 1, '2005-01-22', 165, 1,'2005-04-22',123,321);
3> GO

(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (2, 2, '2001-02-21', 165, 1,'2002-02-22',123,321);
2> GO

(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (3, 3, '2003-05-02', 165, 1,'2005-04-12',123,321);
2> GO

(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (4, 4, '1999-03-12', 165, 1,'2005-04-18',123,321);
2> GO

(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (5, 5, '2000-04-23', 165, 1,'2005-04-17',123,321);
2> GO

(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (6, 6, '2001-06-14', 165, 1,'2005-04-18',123,321);
2> GO

(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (7, 7, '2002-07-15', 165, 1,'2005-04-19',123,321);
2> GO

(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (8, 8, '2003-08-16', 165, 1,'2005-04-20',123,321);
2> GO

(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (9, 9, '2004-09-17', 165, 1,'2005-04-21',123,321);
2> GO

(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (0, 0, '2005-10-18', 165, 1,'2005-04-22',123,321);
2> GO

(1 rows affected)
1>
2> SELECT TOP 5 BankerID, BillingTotal
3> FROM Billings
4> ORDER BY BillingTotal DESC
5>
6> GO
BankerID    BillingTotal
----------- ------------
          6          165
          5          165
          4          165
          3          165
          2          165

(5 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> drop table Billings;
4> GO
1>
2>

1.15.Top
	1.15.1.	TOP n Clause
	1.15.2.	TOP n Query with ORDER BY
	1.15.3.	Top Clause with the UPDATE statement.
	1.15.4.	Use TOP n clause with the DELETE statement.
	1.15.5.	A SELECT statement with a TOP clause
	1.15.6.	A SELECT statement with a TOP clause and the PERCENT keyword
	1.15.7.	A SELECT statement with a TOP clause and the WITH TIES keyword
	1.15.8.	A query that uses a derived table to retrieve the top 5 Bankers by average Billing total
	1.15.9.	Define variable for query top percent
	1.15.10.	Declare variable and use it in 'TOP PERCENT'