# Combining Multi Discs Albums Into One Album!
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/combining-multi-discs-albums-into-one-album/71525
**Category:** Mac
**Created:** [June 28, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/combining-multi-discs-albums-into-one-album/71525 "2026-06-28T15:44:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@Aztex](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Aztex)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/combining-multi-discs-albums-into-one-album/71525/1 "2026-06-28T15:44:48Z")
Hi, I was told MP3Tag would do this but not finding a step by step approch.
My situation.
Mac running Tahoe
Audirvana Origin player
Rip CDS with dBpoweramp
I make sure and actually triple check I rip the cds to be say 1/3,2/3,3/3. When looking at actual files in folders numbered with tracks per disc, 1-01...etc..2-01...etc..3-01 BUT they all appear as three separate albums! Does this in iTunes/Music as well some some sort of tag is off.
I tried renaming the tracks, not file name which can have a track#, so instead of 3 discs with 10 tracks each being 1-10 3 times but 1-30. BUT even with syncing and restarting audio players still show up as 3 discs/albums. I even combined into one folder with the track names and still seen as 3 albums.
I have about 100 albums that do this.....way to many to do too much by hand...
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/combining-multi-discs-albums-into-one-album/71525/2 "2026-06-28T15:47:10Z")
Files that should belong to the same album should have the same data in the fields ALBUMARTIST and ALBUM.
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### Author:  [@Aztex](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Aztex)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/combining-multi-discs-albums-into-one-album/71525/3 "2026-06-28T16:03:53Z")
Would this mess it up? Just noticed this album of two discs has album names as:
Dave's Picks Vol-57 - 1978-02-01 Chicago Uptown Theatre
Dave's Picks Vol 57: 02-01-78, Uptown Theatre, Chicago, IL
I just ripped it and this is how dBpoweramp named them.
Can I just change to one or the other...? They are in one folder...and actaully 3 discs that appear as two I suppose due to the album name discrepency.
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/combining-multi-discs-albums-into-one-album/71525/4 "2026-06-28T16:07:24Z")
I do not think that the data from online sources is the sorcerer's stone - which means that you can name the albums anyway you like so that they fit your collection best.
Please do not mix filenames and tag data - they are different things. The filename only has to be unique, the tag data is usually interpreted by the player to group files together and show the tracks at all.
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### Author:  [@Aztex](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Aztex)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2026, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/combining-multi-discs-albums-into-one-album/71525/5 "2026-06-28T16:30:13Z")
Yes it appears that having the files names for instance 01-jack, 02-bob, 03-kevin has NO bearing on track numbering! So file 02-jack can be track 12 if I prefer...correct???
Only Mac finder will use file name as a name sort.
I'm convinced this is a dBpoweramp issue as I pay VERY close attention when ripping as I KNOW the problems it can cause but more than half my rips have similar issues.
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### Author:  [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/combining-multi-discs-albums-into-one-album/71525/6 "2026-06-28T18:14:06Z")
I have been using dbpa for a long time. Some of the metadata sourced online is reliable, some is not. I find I have to make edits occasionally to follow my preferences. .
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/combining-multi-discs-albums-into-one-album/71525/7 "2026-06-29T14:56:06Z")
> [@Aztex](#):
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> a dBpoweramp issue
AFAIK dbpa collects the tag data from various sources, including community driven ones - which means that the quality relies on the input by people like you and me. So I do not believe that the results are 100% uniform and accurate. The general gist is ok but the details have to streamlined with programs like MP3tag.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/combining-multi-discs-albums-into-one-album/71525/8 "2026-07-06T14:56:16Z")
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