# How to make an album?
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-an-album/64100
**Category:** Mac
**Created:** [March 15, 2024, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-an-album/64100 "2024-03-15T16:06:01Z")
**Posts on this page:** 14
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### Author:  [@Dielis](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dielis)
#### Post date: [March 15, 2024, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-an-album/64100/1 "2024-03-15T16:06:01Z")
I always try to make an album of various songs, and then put it as 1 album in my iPhone. But when I upload the album, all the songs are completely distributed in my library as individual songs. How can I fix this so that all songs remain in the album?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 15, 2024, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-an-album/64100/2 "2024-03-15T16:09:12Z")
Fill the fields ALBUMARTIST, ARTIST, ALBUM, TITLE and perhaps TRACK
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### Author:  [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)
#### Post date: [March 15, 2024, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-an-album/64100/3 "2024-03-15T17:01:38Z")
What music player app are you using, and how are you transferring these files to your iPhone?
Most apps will use the tags that @ohrenkino shared above as a baseline. Some are folder/filename based. The answers to these questions will determine how to proceed.
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### Author:  [@Dielis](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dielis)
#### Post date: [March 15, 2024, 5:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-an-album/64100/4 "2024-03-15T17:36:32Z")
ohrenkino, thank you for your quick response. But I already use the fields you suggested.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 15, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-an-album/64100/5 "2024-03-15T17:38:53Z")
ALBUMARTIST and ALBUM should have the same data in all files, e.g
ALBUMARTIST: Various
ALBUM: Favourites
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### Author:  [@Dielis](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dielis)
#### Post date: [March 15, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-an-album/64100/6 "2024-03-15T17:39:12Z")
MotleyG, I use the default player of my iPhone X and I transfer the albums to my iPhone with CopyTrans Manager.
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### Author:  [@Dielis](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dielis)
#### Post date: [March 15, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-an-album/64100/7 "2024-03-15T17:47:15Z")
I do exactly what you advise, but it makes no difference. The individual songs are still spread throughout my library and not placed in 1 album.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 15, 2024, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-an-album/64100/8 "2024-03-15T17:52:48Z")
So you have several albums called "Favourites" with the ALBUMARTIST "Various"?
Perhaps setting COMPILATION to "1" helps.
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### Author:  [@Dielis](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dielis)
#### Post date: [March 15, 2024, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-an-album/64100/9 "2024-03-15T18:06:50Z")
No, I don't have any album with the same name. But I don't understand how to set the "compilation" setting to 1. Where can I find that? Ik heb even
I've added a screenshot, maybe that will make it clearer.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 15, 2024, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-an-album/64100/10 "2024-03-15T18:10:37Z")
If you need COMPILATION more often, add a column in the file list or an element in the tag panel.
For the test purpose, use the quick&dirty solution:
Select all tracks of the album
Open the extended tags dialogue Alt-T
In that dialogue click on the "New" button.
Select as field: Compilation"
Enter as field: 1
Click all the OKs to save the modification.
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### Author:  [@Dielis](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dielis)
#### Post date: [March 15, 2024, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-an-album/64100/11 "2024-03-15T18:28:54Z")
ohrenkino,I created the new field with the value "1" but I can't see it in my title bar so I can select it. What am I doing wrong?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 15, 2024, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-an-album/64100/12 "2024-03-15T18:33:48Z")
The field should have the name COMPILATION. I see COMPULATION in the screenshot.
I refer to this field:
> **[Tag Field Mappings – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/mapping/#compilation)**
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> Overview of all available tag fields, their names in Mp3tag, and how they are mapped to the internal structures of the different tag formats. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.
See the documentation also on the customization of file list and tag panel:
> **[Customization – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/customization/)**
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> This section provides details on the customization of Mp3tag. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.
(Customization = add Compilation in file list and/or tag panel)
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### Author:  [@Dielis](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dielis)
#### Post date: [March 15, 2024, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-an-album/64100/13 "2024-03-15T18:53:02Z")
Unfortunately, still no extra field with "Compilation" but the idea that a unique field can be used is included. I've now used the "Disknumber" field to give it a common denominator "1" in this case, and guess what. It works :-} now all tracks are placed in 1 and the same album. Ohrenkino I would like to thank you kindly for your patience and effort you have taken to help me. Thanks again.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2024, 12:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-an-album/64100/15 "2024-04-15T00:54:34Z")
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