# HowTo read the NOTATION Value in mp3 files?

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/howto-read-the-notation-value-in-mp3-files/48584>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [April 15, 2020, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/howto-read-the-notation-value-in-mp3-files/48584 "2020-04-15T17:08:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Phil78](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/f19dbf/32.png) [@Phil78](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Phil78)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/howto-read-the-notation-value-in-mp3-files/48584/1 "2020-04-15T17:08:47Z")

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Hi, I'm new in mp3tag and all notes I've read look complicated to me (although I have used RE in the past) ...

Question is pretty simple: mp3tag does not show the notation value (the 5 stars), and it is the main reason why i use it : to be able to change this value and then reimport the mp3 file metadatas into Windows Media Player.

Help please.  
A french guy, Philippe.

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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:** [April 15, 2020, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/howto-read-the-notation-value-in-mp3-files/48584/2 "2020-04-15T17:59:03Z")

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See the help on possible fields:

> **[Tag Field Mappings – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/mapping/)**
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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.

I think you are looking for POPULARIMETER.  
Please note that a number of programs neither read this field from files nor do they write any modification of that field back to the files.

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**Author:** ![Phil78](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/f19dbf/32.png) [@Phil78](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Phil78)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2020, 9:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/howto-read-the-notation-value-in-mp3-files/48584/3 "2020-04-16T09:36:31Z")

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Hi, thanks a lot for your answer.  
Do you allow me to ask 1 or 2 more questions ?

Starting from this table, I was able to add an extended tag : "RATING WMP".  
By setting a value of "2", we then get2 stars in windows explorer (field "Notation")  
Exactly what I need, but ... I have to add this extended tag for every song

How do I ask mp3tag to read this Tag for all songs of all albums ?  
I read the doc pages, but it's written by experts for experts, no examples

Thanks a lot.

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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:** [April 16, 2020, 9:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/howto-read-the-notation-value-in-mp3-files/48584/4 "2020-04-16T09:43:39Z")

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> [@Phil78](#):
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> I read the doc page

Which one did you read?  
You can add fields to the tag panel and/or as a column  
See the help on the customization of the tag panel: [Tag Panel – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/customization/tag-panel)

See the help on columns: [File List – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/customization/file-list)

The field that you add is then %rating wmp% in a column as value and field or RATING WMP in the tag panel.  
To add the same rating for several files:  
load them  
select them  
enter the data either in the tag panel or the extended tags dialogue  
save the modification.

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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, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/howto-read-the-notation-value-in-mp3-files/48584/5 "2026-02-09T12:28:31Z")

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