# Albums playing alphabetical instead of track order
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/albums-playing-alphabetical-instead-of-track-order/70741
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** player
**Created:** [February 22, 2026, 11:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/albums-playing-alphabetical-instead-of-track-order/70741 "2026-02-22T11:29:30Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@alexhob123](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/alexhob123)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2026, 11:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/albums-playing-alphabetical-instead-of-track-order/70741/1 "2026-02-22T11:29:30Z")
hello all i am using mi music app because I have a redmi note 10 pro and it is the default app but some albums I have don't seem to be playing in the correct order they play in alphabetical order instead anyway to fix this as I want to play the music in track order and not alphabetical order
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2026, 11:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/albums-playing-alphabetical-instead-of-track-order/70741/2 "2026-02-22T11:34:05Z")
An answer would be easier, if you told us which tag fields you have filled in your files.
Or: check whether there is data in ALBUMARTIST, ALBUM, ARTIST, TITLE, TRACK.
Anything short of that list may lead to unwanted results.
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### Author:  [@alexhob123](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/alexhob123)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2026, 11:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/albums-playing-alphabetical-instead-of-track-order/70741/3 "2026-02-22T11:38:13Z")
i will show you next time I am on my computer and download the programme
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/albums-playing-alphabetical-instead-of-track-order/70741/4 "2026-02-22T12:22:42Z")
Thank you.
The tags look (really) fine to me.
So it is a player problem - you would have to dig into the features of your player and see how to get it to play in the order you prefer.
If the standard app on your phone does not offer the features, why not try Foobar2000 for Android?
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### Author:  [@alexhob123](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/alexhob123)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2026, 12:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/albums-playing-alphabetical-instead-of-track-order/70741/5 "2026-02-22T12:31:02Z")
okay do you want me to screenshot all of the albums
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/albums-playing-alphabetical-instead-of-track-order/70741/6 "2026-02-22T12:36:41Z")
> [@alexhob123](#):
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> okay do you want me to screenshot all of the albums
Not really - as that probably would not reveal anything more about the tags. As the tags seem to fine, it is a question about the player's functions..
You would have to go through the menus of your player and see which orders it allows.
And again: if there is nothing on offer that suits your needs, it may be that the player is not the best for your requirements. An alternative would be e.g. Foobar2000 which allows to play album by album or even create playlists.
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### Author:  [@alexhob123](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/alexhob123)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2026, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/albums-playing-alphabetical-instead-of-track-order/70741/7 "2026-02-22T12:38:19Z")
some say disc number blank
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2026, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/albums-playing-alphabetical-instead-of-track-order/70741/8 "2026-02-22T12:41:14Z")
> [@alexhob123](#):
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> disc number blank
If you think that a filled discnumber would get the player to get the order right, then fill it, e.g. like that:
Filter for files without discnumber:
`%discnumber% MISSING`
Then use Convert\>Tag-Tag for DISCNUMBER
Format string: `1`
I doubt that this will make a change.
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### Author:  [@alexhob123](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/alexhob123)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2026, 1:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/albums-playing-alphabetical-instead-of-track-order/70741/9 "2026-02-22T13:08:09Z")
i don’t know what i am doing
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### Author:  [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2026, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/albums-playing-alphabetical-instead-of-track-order/70741/10 "2026-02-22T13:13:18Z")
You could test with a copy of an album whether a change if the tag-type (ID3v2.3 instead of ID3v2.4( makes any difference.
For this you have to change in the options Tags-\> MPEG
Mark all files and save them again.
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### Author:  [@alexhob123](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/alexhob123)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2026, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/albums-playing-alphabetical-instead-of-track-order/70741/11 "2026-02-22T13:15:25Z")
already like this what do i change
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### Author:  [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2026, 1:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/albums-playing-alphabetical-instead-of-track-order/70741/12 "2026-02-22T13:16:37Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> If the standard app on your phone does not offer the features, why not try Foobar2000 for Android?
There are plenty of better music player options for mobile devices. Some examples are listed below.
For Android - Foobar (beta, free), GoneMad (paid), Musicolet (paid), Neutron (paid), Poweramp (paid)
For iOS - Foobar (beta, free), BTR Amp (paid), Neutron (paid)
Bottom line, the included music player on most phones is "functional" but not great. For a premium experience you may want to consider an app purpose-built for music.
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### Author:  [@alexhob123](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/alexhob123)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/albums-playing-alphabetical-instead-of-track-order/70741/13 "2026-02-22T13:17:01Z")
i am using musicolet as a backup
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### Author:  [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2026, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/albums-playing-alphabetical-instead-of-track-order/70741/14 "2026-02-22T13:19:39Z")
> [@alexhob123](#):
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> already like this what do i change
To change the tag-type of the files you have to mark them and save.
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### Author:  [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2026, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/albums-playing-alphabetical-instead-of-track-order/70741/15 "2026-02-22T13:24:50Z")
> [@poster](#):
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> To change the tag-type of the files you have to mark them and save.
Sorry. I had the screenshot of another thread in mind, that showed ID3v2.4.
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### Author:  [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2026, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/albums-playing-alphabetical-instead-of-track-order/70741/16 "2026-02-22T13:27:58Z")
> [@alexhob123](#):
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> i am using musicolet as a backup
And how does this play and appear when using Musicolet?
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### Author:  [@alexhob123](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/alexhob123)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/albums-playing-alphabetical-instead-of-track-order/70741/17 "2026-02-22T13:34:33Z")
it shows them in album order
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/albums-playing-alphabetical-instead-of-track-order/70741/18 "2026-02-22T13:43:08Z")
So? Problem solved? Please be a little more elaborate.
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### Author:  [@alexhob123](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/alexhob123)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2026, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/albums-playing-alphabetical-instead-of-track-order/70741/19 "2026-02-22T13:49:43Z")
sorry i’m not very good at these things
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### Author:  [@alexhob123](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/alexhob123)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/albums-playing-alphabetical-instead-of-track-order/70741/20 "2026-02-22T14:28:32Z")
i wonder why they load in order on Musicolet but for some on Mi Music
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