--- slug: /en/sql-reference/aggregate-functions/reference/groupArraySorted sidebar_position: 145 --- # groupArraySorted {#groupArraySorted} Returns an array with the first N items in ascending order. ``` sql groupArraySorted(N)(column) ``` **Arguments** - `N` – The number of elements to return. - `column` – The value (Integer, String, Float and other Generic types). **Example** Gets the first 10 numbers: ``` sql SELECT groupArraySorted(10)(number) FROM numbers(100) ``` ``` text ┌─groupArraySorted(10)(number)─┐ │ [0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9] │ └──────────────────────────────┘ ``` Gets all the String implementations of all numbers in column: ``` sql SELECT groupArraySorted(5)(str) FROM (SELECT toString(number) as str FROM numbers(5)); ``` ``` text ┌─groupArraySorted(5)(str)─┐ │ ['0','1','2','3','4'] │ └──────────────────────────┘ ```