# Request: Add a 5-star rating column
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-add-a-5-star-rating-column/71469
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 20, 2026, 10:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-add-a-5-star-rating-column/71469 "2026-06-20T22:52:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@jcguy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jcguy)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2026, 10:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-add-a-5-star-rating-column/71469/1 "2026-06-20T22:52:33Z")
Add a 5-star rating column option
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### Author:  [@Sergius](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sergius)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2026, 11:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-add-a-5-star-rating-column/71469/2 "2026-06-20T23:22:32Z")
Hello @jcguy, welcome to the Mp3tag community.
I don't quite understand your request; could you elaborate on your idea?
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### Author:  [@Sergius](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sergius)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2026, 11:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-add-a-5-star-rating-column/71469/3 "2026-06-20T23:32:36Z")
Hello @jcguy,
Are you referring to the 5-star rating option in the column, similar to the iTunes rating system?
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### Author:  [@Sergius](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sergius)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2026, 11:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-add-a-5-star-rating-column/71469/4 "2026-06-20T23:52:35Z")
Hello @jcguy,
I did some research. @ohrenkino already answered this question and explained how to proceed in January 2010; here is the link:
> [@how to add rating tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-add-rating-tag/9729):
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> hello, using search i can't seem to find out how to add rating tags to my files. can anyone point me to where i can find step by step instruction on adding a rating tag to my music files....and how to view the rating as one of my columns. thanks tom
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### Author:  [@jcguy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jcguy)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2026, 2:52am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-add-a-5-star-rating-column/71469/5 "2026-06-21T02:52:42Z")
Yes, add a 5-star rating to the column list options
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2026, 5:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-add-a-5-star-rating-column/71469/6 "2026-06-21T05:59:25Z")
And? Did the suggestions in the linked thread work out for you?
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2026, 7:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-add-a-5-star-rating-column/71469/7 "2026-06-21T07:38:19Z")
> [@jcguy](#):
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> add a 5-star rating to the column list options
You could also follow this suggestion to enter stars in a column as rating values:
> [@Set rating for import in VirtualDJ](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/set-rating-for-import-in-virtualdj/60352/14):
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> Addendum, 13.03.2023, 16.30 Uhr: There is an additional way to apply the star rating using "[Custom list values](https://docs.mp3tag.de/customization/tag-panel/#editing-fields)" for the Field POPULARIMETER that let you choose your own unicode stars like ★ from a drop-down-box in the Tag Panel. All you need is to add a new field to your Tag Panel like this (you can name it as you like, in this example it's called POPM): This allows you to choose the stars for your selected tracks from the POPM drop down box in the Tag Panel: […
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### Author:  [@Sergius](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sergius)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-add-a-5-star-rating-column/71469/8 "2026-06-21T19:57:40Z")
> [@how to add rating tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-add-rating-tag/9729/2):
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> First: only WMP accepts rating tags - iTunes stores them locally in a database on the PC.
> Then: Add the column %rating wmp% to your columns
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> Then you may follow the instructions of the MP3Tag help: either add a number between 0 and 255 or asterisks just like in WMP.
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> WMP has to reread the tracks to see the effects of the rating.
> In iTunes nothing of your work will be displayed.
Thanks for your examples @ohrenkino and @LyricsLover... 👍
I did a test with iTunes, as ohrenkino mentioned, iTunes stores them locally in a database on the PC, and the data doesn't appear in Mp3tag.
My question is, can we use a command in the Mp3tag program to retrieve the iTunes data from the PC's database and transfer it to Mp3tag?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2026, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-add-a-5-star-rating-column/71469/9 "2026-06-21T20:03:00Z")
> [@Sergius](#):
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> My question is, can we use a command in the Mp3tag program to retrieve the iTunes data from the PC's database and transfer it to Mp3tag?
No.
But you could create 5 automatic playlists in iTunes, one for each rating star and then drag&drop the contents from each playlist into MP3tag and set the rating value in MP3tag.
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### Author:  [@Sergius](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sergius)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2026, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-add-a-5-star-rating-column/71469/10 "2026-06-21T20:34:42Z")
Thanks @ohrenkino,
I think I understand your method, which is very simple.
Example: In iTunes, I take 3 audio files and check that they are rated 5 stars.
In Mp3tag, I take the same 3 audio files at the same time, click in the rating field, choose 5 stars, and save all 3 files once. We then have the same ratings in iTunes and Mp3tag…
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2026, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-add-a-5-star-rating-column/71469/11 "2026-06-28T20:35:07Z")
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