# Adding Playlist Track Numbers to Album Tags

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-playlist-track-numbers-to-album-tags/48880>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [May 7, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-playlist-track-numbers-to-album-tags/48880 "2020-05-07T20:39:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![zeta99](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/a698b9/32.png) [@zeta99](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/zeta99)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-playlist-track-numbers-to-album-tags/48880/1 "2020-05-07T20:39:56Z")

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Sorry if this has been asked before but searches didn't turn up any info that worked for me...

I'm trying to get a playlist to play in the desired order on a thumb drive plugged into a Sony PS3. It looks like it sorts files for playback by the "Album" field.

To make this work, I think I need to insert a sequential number in front of each album tag, i.e., 01\_Pet Sounds, 02\_Rubber Soul, etc. I assume that's done with Actions (quick) \> Format \> OK \> ALBUM but I don't know what format string to use.

Can you help?

Thanks.

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**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:** [May 8, 2020, 4:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-playlist-track-numbers-to-album-tags/48880/2 "2020-05-08T04:42:19Z")

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The Action type is ok or use Convert\>Tag-Tag for ALBUM  
Format string: `$num(%_counter%,2)_%album%`

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**Author:** ![zeta99](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/a698b9/32.png) [@zeta99](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/zeta99)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2020, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-playlist-track-numbers-to-album-tags/48880/3 "2020-05-09T18:12:04Z")

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Your solution worked perfectly, though I realized later that what was actually needed was to number by Title tags, not Album. I simply replaced %album% in your string with %title% and all was well.

Thanks!

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**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:** [May 9, 2020, 9:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-playlist-track-numbers-to-album-tags/48880/4 "2020-05-09T21:39:57Z")

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> [@zeta99](#):
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> It looks like it sorts files for playback by the "Album" field

> [@zeta99](#):
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> though I realized later that what was actually needed was to number by Title tags, not Album.

My output cannot be any better than your input.  
I am glad that you found a solution, though.

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**Author:** ![zeta99](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/a698b9/32.png) [@zeta99](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/zeta99)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2020, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-playlist-track-numbers-to-album-tags/48880/5 "2020-05-09T21:54:24Z")

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That is true. Without your help I never would have solved it 🙂

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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:** [February 9, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-playlist-track-numbers-to-album-tags/48880/6 "2026-02-09T12:28:35Z")

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