# Artistsort

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artistsort/14492>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [February 26, 2013, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artistsort/14492 "2013-02-26T18:16:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Thg6276](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@Thg6276](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Thg6276)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2013, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artistsort/14492/1 "2013-02-26T18:16:59Z")

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Bonjour,

With mp3tag how to manage this, please ?

All MY music IS ripped in flac.

When I have in tag artist : David Bowie, how to have in ArtistSort : Bowie, David ?

Many thanks in advance

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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:** [February 26, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artistsort/14492/2 "2013-02-26T18:47:28Z")

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I am not sure if FLAC knows the ARTISTSORT field.  
To fill the field ARTISTSORT with the contents of ARTIST use the converter Tag-Tag for ARTISTSORT and enter %artist% as contents.

Then you have to do the swapping.  
Create an action of the type "Replace with regular expression" for ARTISTSORT  
Enter as search string:  
(._) (._)  
Enter as replace string:  
$2, $1

Please note that this action may lead to funny results if the artist does not follow the pattern of forename and name.

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**Author:** ![Thg6276](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@Thg6276](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Thg6276)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2013, 8:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artistsort/14492/3 "2013-02-26T20:19:59Z")

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> [@ohrenkino](#):
>
> I am not sure if FLAC knows the ARTISTSORT field.  
> To fill the field ARTISTSORT with the contents of ARTIST use the converter Tag-Tag for ARTISTSORT and enter %artist% as contents.
> 
> Then you have to do the swapping.  
> Create an action of the type "Replace with regular expression" for ARTISTSORT  
> Enter as search string:  
> (._) (._)  
> Enter as replace string:  
> $2, $1
> 
> Please note that this action may lead to funny results if the artist does not follow the pattern of forename and name.

Great !  
Thank you very much

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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, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artistsort/14492/4 "2026-02-09T12:24:21Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:24pm UTC