SQL>
SQL> CREATE TABLE myTable (username VARCHAR(20),score INT);
Table created.
SQL> INSERT INTO myTable VALUES ('gordon',10);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO myTable VALUES ('user01',20);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO myTable VALUES ('user02',30);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO myTable VALUES ('user03',40);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO myTable VALUES ('user04',50);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO myTable VALUES ('user05',60);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO myTable VALUES ('user06',70);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO myTable VALUES ('user07',80);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO myTable VALUES ('user08',90);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO myTable VALUES ('user09',100);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO myTable VALUES ('user10',110);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO myTable VALUES ('user11',120);
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL> SELECT username,score FROM
2 (SELECT username,score FROM myTable ORDER BY score DESC) t
3 WHERE rownum <= 10;
USERNAME SCORE
-------------------- ----------
user11 120
user10 110
user09 100
user08 90
user07 80
user06 70
user05 60
user04 50
user03 40
user02 30
10 rows selected.
SQL> DROP TABLE myTable;
Table dropped.
SQL>