# Actions \> Album Field

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-album-field/48480>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [April 9, 2020, 9:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-album-field/48480 "2020-04-09T09:27:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Bluesrule](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Bluesrule](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bluesrule)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 9:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-album-field/48480/1 "2020-04-09T09:27:12Z")

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Hi All ,

Been using mp3tag for a good while but not to it's full extent .

I've a large number of files that I wish to rename the Albums field on.

Here is an example of the existing field : _20 Original Chart Hits - 1963_

I would like the new field to simply be : _1963_

however there are 35 albums each with 20 files and they rise in year aka 1963 , 1964 , 1965 , etc

I would like to keep the years .

so to put it another way I have 700 files that I wish to remove _20 Original Chart Hits -_ from .

how to write the necessary action please ?

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**Author:** ![poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/poster/32/4881_2.png) [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 9:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-album-field/48480/2 "2020-04-09T09:38:01Z")

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> [@Bluesrule](#):
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> so to put it another way I have 700 files that I wish to remove _20 Original Chart Hits -_ from .  
> how to write the necessary action please ?

There are many different ways, one of them is a simple replace-action:  
Field: ALBUM  
Original: "20 Original Chart Hits - " (without quotes)  
Replace with: (empty field)

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**Author:** ![Bluesrule](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Bluesrule](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bluesrule)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 9:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-album-field/48480/3 "2020-04-09T09:39:59Z")

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Thank-you I'll give that a try now and report back 🙂

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**Author:** ![Bluesrule](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Bluesrule](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bluesrule)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 9:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-album-field/48480/4 "2020-04-09T09:42:34Z")

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> [@poster](#):
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> 20 Original Chart Hits -

that works but I need to fine tune it , I've a space in front that I'd like to disappear

1963

1963

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**Author:** ![Bluesrule](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Bluesrule](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bluesrule)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 9:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-album-field/48480/5 "2020-04-09T09:44:45Z")

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OK I've got it now 🙂

needed to add an extra space into the remove field

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**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2020, 9:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-album-field/48480/6 "2020-05-09T09:44:48Z")

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