# add number to track name **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [March 21, 2017, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-number-to-track-name/18821 "2017-03-21T18:01:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![garyburnett44](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/838e76/32.png) [@garyburnett44](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/garyburnett44)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-number-to-track-name/18821/1 "2017-03-21T18:01:16Z")
is there any way to add sequential numbers to a track name? for example from watch that man drive in saturday aladdin sane to 01 watch that man 02 drive in saturday 03 aladdin sane very grateful for any assistance. (the reason I would to to do this is my rubbish car player only will play tracks alphabetically) thanks Gary ☹ ---
**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-number-to-track-name/18821/2 "2017-03-21T18:21:10Z")
> [@garyburnett4444](#): > > is there any way to add sequential numbers to a track name? > ... What is a "track name" for you? TITLE? \_FILENAME? You could try the function Convert\>Tag-Tag with the format string: $num(%\_counter%,2) %fieldname% Instead of %fieldname% write the proper fieldname. ---
**Author:** ![garyburnett44](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/838e76/32.png) [@garyburnett44](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/garyburnett44)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-number-to-track-name/18821/3 "2017-03-21T18:32:40Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#): > > What is a "track name" for you? TITLE? \_FILENAME? > > You could try the function Convert\>Tag-Tag with the format string: > $num(%\_counter%,2) %fieldname% > > Instead of %fieldname% write the proper fieldname. thanks for that i will try that Gary ---
**Author:** ![garyburnett44](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/838e76/32.png) [@garyburnett44](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/garyburnett44)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-number-to-track-name/18821/4 "2017-03-21T19:28:06Z")
> [@garyburnett4444](#): > > thanks for that i will try that > Gary I used $num(%\_counter%,2) %title% this worked very well. my next question is there a way of avoiding selecting each album. i.e select all folders and apply the conversion once? Gary ---
**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-number-to-track-name/18821/5 "2017-03-21T19:36:11Z")
> [@garyburnett4444](#): > > I used $num(%\_counter%,2) %title% > this worked very well. > my next question is there a way of avoiding selecting each album. i.e select all folders and apply the conversion once? > Gary %\_counter% works on all selected files and is not reset to 1. So if you have selected, say, 500 files, %\_counter% will count from 1 to 500. If you want to get a reset for each folder, you would have to use the track numbering wizard. ---
**Author:** ![garyburnett44](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/838e76/32.png) [@garyburnett44](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/garyburnett44)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-number-to-track-name/18821/6 "2017-03-21T20:02:24Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#): > > %\_counter% works on all selected files and is not reset to 1. So if you have selected, say, 500 files, %\_counter% will count from 1 to 500. > If you want to get a reset for each folder, you would have to use the track numbering wizard. OK thanks for your help ---
**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-number-to-track-name/18821/7 "2026-02-09T12:26:44Z")