# Remove track number from front of artist field
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-track-number-from-front-of-artist-field/65121
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 23, 2024, 9:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-track-number-from-front-of-artist-field/65121 "2024-06-23T09:35:06Z")
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### Author:  [@Automanic](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Automanic)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2024, 9:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-track-number-from-front-of-artist-field/65121/1 "2024-06-23T09:35:06Z")
I have a number of mp3s, and in the artist field I have track numbers in front of the artist name.
Is there a way of removing the track number only, in bulk?
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2024, 9:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-track-number-from-front-of-artist-field/65121/2 "2024-06-23T09:35:47Z")
Yes.
If you show us a real example, we can tell you a working solution.
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### Author:  [@Automanic](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Automanic)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2024, 9:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-track-number-from-front-of-artist-field/65121/3 "2024-06-23T09:40:11Z")
Filename: 08 Front 242 - Headhunter
Title: Headhunter
Artist: 08 Front 242
How do I remove the '08' which is in front of artist 'Front 242'?
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2024, 9:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-track-number-from-front-of-artist-field/65121/4 "2024-06-23T09:45:32Z")
You could try it with
Convert Tag -\> Tag
Field:
ARTIST
and the formatstring:
`$regexp(%ARTIST%,\d+ (.*),$1)`
This would look for a number and a space in ARTIST and replace it with the following content only.
The format string only works if you really have a number and a space in front of your ARTIST tag.
Please be aware that this would also remove the number from valid existing ARTIST names with a leading number like `10 Poets` or `100 Monkeys` and others
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### Author:  [@Automanic](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Automanic)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2024, 9:53am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-track-number-from-front-of-artist-field/65121/5 "2024-06-23T09:53:25Z")
It didn't work but I should have added which will most probably make a difference:
There is a "." after the 08
So in the artist field it shows: 08. Front 242
Would the formatstring have to deal with the "." aswell?
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2024, 9:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-track-number-from-front-of-artist-field/65121/6 "2024-06-23T09:55:11Z")
Do you have this dot in the filename too or only in the ARTIST tag?
If the dot is only in the ARTIST tag you can use this format string:
`$regexp(%ARTIST%,\d+\. (.*),$1)`
If the dot is also in the filename as
08. Front 242 - Headhunter
then you could also use Convert -\> Filename-Tag with the format string
`%TRACK%. %ARTIST% - %TITLE%`
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### Author:  [@Automanic](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Automanic)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2024, 10:02am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-track-number-from-front-of-artist-field/65121/7 "2024-06-23T10:02:37Z")
Thanks for your help.
That did what I wanted.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2024, 10:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-track-number-from-front-of-artist-field/65121/8 "2024-07-23T10:03:27Z")
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