# Possible Metadata issue - player does not show albums

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/possible-metadata-issue-player-does-not-show-albums/71688
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 4, 2026, 10:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/possible-metadata-issue-player-does-not-show-albums/71688 "2026-08-04T10:05:34Z")
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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: [August 4, 2026, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/possible-metadata-issue-player-does-not-show-albums/71688/6 "2026-08-04T12:00:42Z")

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I would think that the minimum preconditions are these:

> [@Confused need some ideas to get an album together](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/confused-need-some-ideas-to-get-an-album-together/71613/2):
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> Make sure that for an album the following fields are filled: ALBUMARTIST, ALBUM, ARTIST, TITLE, optionally TRACK and YEAR. If ALBUMARTIST is empty then many players cannot group together files by different artists.

And to check, if the data is really the same for ALBUMARTIST and ALBUM,

> [@Confused need some ideas to get an album together](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/confused-need-some-ideas-to-get-an-album-together/71613/4):
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> Please show a screenshot of the tag panel for such an album when all files of that album have been selected.

If you use MP3tag, then screenshots from MP3tag are also advisable.

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