How to sort MySQL results with letters first, symbols last?

Question

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I\'m trying to figure out how to sort a list of artists for a music app I\'m writing.

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Answer 1

if you want sort by symbol first

• ★★★ Symbol ★★★
• 101 Hair Care
• Abc
• Def

then use below query

ORDER BY artist REGEXP '^[^A-Za-z0-9]' DESC, artist ASC