# How can I rate my songs
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-rate-my-songs/15637
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [April 8, 2014, 9:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-rate-my-songs/15637 "2014-04-08T21:02:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Tama](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Tama)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2014, 9:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-rate-my-songs/15637/1 "2014-04-08T21:02:22Z")
Hello there
How can i do this
I want to rate a song once and if i have that same song anywhere else in my collection i want to update that song with the same rating.
e.g. "Bob Marley - Is this Love" is a rating 3 for me
I have that song on various albums and compilation albums, I want the rating to be 3 on that song everywhere.
I find that im updating the rate on the same songs over and over again.
TAMA
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### Author:  [@Tama](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Tama)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2014, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-rate-my-songs/15637/2 "2014-04-08T21:31:01Z")
I found this which helps me a little, but is there an easier way to do it
> [@Retrieve tag from another file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/retrieve-tag-from-another-file/15105/4):
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> Many ways lead to Rome. 😉
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> Ther easiest way would be to load both files or collection of files, the flac ones and the mirrored ones, into MP3tag at the same time.
> Sort them in such a way that the ones wit rating are grouped together and the ones without. Also make sure that both groups have the same inner sequence.
> Then select all the ones with rating and copy the tags. Then select the ones without and paste the tags.
> This is the easy, local way.
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> Also, there is the possibiliy to export filename and field to a text file.
> You then edit the exported text file and replace the file extension from flac to the other.
> Then load the files without rating and select them
> Now use the Converter Text file - Tag.
> This should put the exported data into the named files.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2014, 5:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-rate-my-songs/15637/3 "2014-04-09T05:09:16Z")
> [@Tama](#):
>
> I found this which helps me a little, but is there an easier way to do it
MP3tag does not compare tracks.
But YOU can filter files. So if you have a certain title then filter for it and then apply the same rating manually (in the extended tas dialogue) to all of them. This sets the same rating to all files in one go.
MP3tag cannot tell which of a set of files is to be treated as "master", so it is left to you to do so.