mysql select top n rows per group code example
Example: mysql select top n rows per group
CREATE TABLE yourtable (
year int,
id varchar(20),
rate decimal(10,2)
);
SELECT yourtable.*
FROM yourtable
INNER JOIN (
SELECT id, GROUP_CONCAT(year ORDER BY rate DESC) grouped_year
FROM yourtable
GROUP BY id) group_max
ON yourtable.id = group_max.id AND FIND_IN_SET(year, grouped_year) <=5
ORDER BY yourtable.id, yourtable.year DESC;