select all rows except top row [duplicate]

Answer 1

Depending on your database product, you can use row_number():

select *
from
(
  Select s.*,
    row_number() over(order by DateTimePlayed DESC) rn
  from tbl_SongsPlayed s
  where s.Station = @Station 
) src
where rn >1

Answer 2

already 'Chrisb' has given a very neat answer. But you can also try this one...

The EXCEPT operand (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms188055.aspx)

Select Top(@TopWhat) *
from tbl_SongsPlayed 
Except  Select Top(1) *
from tbl_SongsPlayed 
where Station = @Station 
order by DateTimePlayed DESC

'Not In' was another clause that can be used.

Answer 3

SQL 2012 also has the rather handy OFFSET clause:

Select Top(@TopWhat) *
from tbl_SongsPlayed 
where Station = @Station 
order by DateTimePlayed DESC
OFFSET 1 ROWS

Answer 4

Assuming you have a unique ID for tbl_SongsPlayed, you could do something like this:

// Filter the songs first
With SongsForStation
As   (
   Select *
   From   tbl_SongsPlayed
   Where  Station = @Station
)
// Get the songs
Select *
From   SongsForStation
Where  SongPlayId <> (
   // Get the top song, most recently played, so you can exclude it.
   Select Top 1 SongPlayId
   From   SongsForStation
   Order By DateTimePlayed Desc
   )
// Sort the rest of the songs.
Order By
   DateTimePlayed desc
        Where