Finding tags for album " - ": how can i use it?

[steve02081504]

I got into beets for the first time today, and I tried to configure it for a while, but something doesn't look right.
Can someone please help me how to use it?

my config:

plugins: inline convert chroma discogs spotify deezer fromfilename absubmit acousticbrainz fetchart 
acoustid:
    apikey: XD
absubmit:
    auto: yes

import cmdline output:

~/Music >beet import .
unreadable file: C:\Users\steve02081504\Music\MV\Price-OP.avi

C:\Users\steve02081504\Music (163 items)
Finding tags for album " - ".
Candidates:
1. Morgan Wallen - Dangerous: The Double Album (19.5%) (unmatched tracks, tracks, album, ...) (Spotify, 2021, Big Loud / Republic)
2. Teyana Taylor - The Album (16.5%) (unmatched tracks, tracks, album, ...) (Spotify, 2020, Getting Out Our Dreams, Inc./Def Jam Recordings)
3. Cody Johnson - Human The Double Album (14.6%) (unmatched tracks, tracks, album, ...)
 (Spotify, 2021, CoJo Music/Warner Music Nashville)
4. Los Acosta - Album de Oro (13.5%) (unmatched tracks, tracks, album, ...) (Spotify, 1995, MCM Mexico/WMI)
5. Bailey Zimmerman - Religiously. The Album. (13.2%) (unmatched tracks, tracks, album, ...) (Spotify, 2023, Warner Music Nashville/Elektra)
6. Jeremih - Late Nights: The Album (12.3%) (unmatched tracks, tracks, album, ...) (Spotify, 2015, Def Jam)
7. LFO - Frequencies (12.1%) (unmatched tracks, tracks, album, ...) (Discogs, CD, 1991, UK, Warp Records, WARP CD3)
8. Feid - FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS FERXXO TE PIRATEAMOS EL ÁLBUM (11.7%) (unmatched tracks, tracks, album, ...) (Spotify, 2022, UMLE - Latino)
9. Peter, Paul and Mary - Album 1700 (10.6%) (unmatched tracks, tracks, album, ...) (Spotify, 1967, Warner Records)
10. Haddaway - The Album (10.6%) (unmatched tracks, tracks, album, ...) (Spotify, 1993, Coconut Music)
11. San Holo - album1 (10.2%) (unmatched tracks, tracks, album, ...) (Spotify, 2018, bitbird)
12. Andy Williams - The Andy Williams Christmas Album (10.2%) (unmatched tracks, tracks, album, ...) (Spotify, 1963, Columbia/Legacy)
13. Jonas Brothers - The Album (9.9%) (unmatched tracks, tracks, album, ...) (Spotify, 2023, Republic Records)
14. Elvis Presley - Elvis' Christmas Album (9.7%) (unmatched tracks, tracks, album, ...) (Spotify, 1957, RCA Victor)
15. The Jackson 5 - Christmas Album (9.6%) (unmatched tracks, tracks, album, ...) (Spotify, 1970, UNI/MOTOWN)
16. ABBA - The Album (9.1%) (unmatched tracks, tracks, album, ...) (Spotify, 1977, Polar Music International AB)
17. deadmau5 - > album title goes here < (8.8%) (unmatched tracks, tracks, album, ...) (Spotify, 2012, mau5trap)
18. BLACKPINK - THE ALBUM (7.7%) (unmatched tracks, tracks, album, ...) (Spotify, 2020, YG Entertainment/Interscope Records)
19. Motion City Soundtrack - Commit This To Memory (7.7%) (unmatched tracks, tracks, album, ...) (Discogs, Vinyl, 2012, US, Epitaph, 86750-1)
20. The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute (3.9%) (unmatched tracks, tracks, album, ...) (Discogs, Vinyl, 2005, US, Gold Standard Laboratories, GSL95)
21. Mr. Fingers - Outer Acid EP (2.8%) (unmatched tracks, tracks, album, ...) (Discogs, Vinyl, 2016, Netherlands, Alleviated Records, ML-2231)
22. Radiohead - Little By Little (Caribou Rmx) / Lotus Flower (Jacques Greene Rmx) (2.2%) (unmatched tracks, album, artist, ...) (Discogs, Vinyl, 2011, UK, Ticker Tape Ltd., TICK003)
23. Dua Lipa - Dance The Night (From Barbie The Album) (2.0%) (unmatched tracks, album, artist, ...) (Spotify, 2023, Atlantic Records)
24. J. Cole - Album of the Year (Freestyle) (1.9%) (unmatched tracks, album, artist, ...) (Spotify, 2018, J. Cole P&D)
25. Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice, Aqua - Barbie World (with Aqua) [From Barbie The Album] (1.8%) (unmatched tracks, album, artist, ...) (Spotify, 2023, Atlantic Records)
# selection (default 1), Skip, Use as-is, as Tracks, Group albums,
Enter search, enter Id, aBort? s

C:\Users\steve02081504\Music\MV (6 items)
Finding tags for album " - ".
Candidates:
1. ABBA - The Album (19.1%) (tracks, missing tracks, album, ...) (Spotify, 1977, Polar Music International AB)
2. Peter, Paul and Mary - Album 1700 (19.0%) (tracks, missing tracks, album, ...) (Spotify, 1967, Warner Records)
3. Haddaway - The Album (18.7%) (tracks, missing tracks, album, ...) (Spotify, 1993, Coconut Music)
4. San Holo - album1 (18.3%) (tracks, missing tracks, album, ...) (Spotify, 2018, bitbird)
5. BLACKPINK - THE ALBUM (17.0%) (tracks, album, artist, ...) (Spotify, 2020, YG Entertainment/Interscope Records)
6. Jeremih - Late Nights: The Album (16.8%) (tracks, missing tracks, album, ...) (Spotify, 2015, Def Jam)
7. LFO - Frequencies (16.2%) (tracks, missing tracks, album, ...) (Discogs, CD, 1991, UK, Warp Records, WARP CD3)
8. Jonas Brothers - The Album (15.9%) (tracks, missing tracks, album, ...) (Spotify, 2023, Republic Records)
9. deadmau5 - > album title goes here < (15.7%) (tracks, missing tracks, album, ...) (Spotify, 2012, mau5trap)
10. The Jackson 5 - Christmas Album (15.1%) (tracks, missing tracks, album, ...) (Spotify, 1970, UNI/MOTOWN)
11. Andy Williams - The Andy Williams Christmas Album (15.1%) (tracks, missing tracks, album, ...) (Spotify, 1963, Columbia/Legacy)
12. Elvis Presley - Elvis' Christmas Album (14.4%) (tracks, missing tracks, album, ...)
 (Spotify, 1957, RCA Victor)
13. Cody Johnson - Human The Double Album (14.0%) (missing tracks, tracks, album, ...) (Spotify, 2021, CoJo Music/Warner Music Nashville)
14. Bailey Zimmerman - Religiously. The Album. (13.9%) (missing tracks, tracks, album, ...) (Spotify, 2023, Warner Music Nashville/Elektra)
15. Los Acosta - Album de Oro (13.9%) (missing tracks, tracks, album, ...) (Spotify, 1995, MCM Mexico/WMI)
16. The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute (13.4%) (tracks, album, artist, ...) (Discogs, Vinyl, 2005, US, Gold Standard Laboratories, GSL95)
17. Teyana Taylor - The Album (13.3%) (missing tracks, tracks, album, ...) (Spotify, 2020, Getting Out Our Dreams, Inc./Def Jam Recordings)
18. Feid - FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS FERXXO TE PIRATEAMOS EL ÁLBUM (12.6%) (tracks, missing tracks, album, ...) (Spotify, 2022, UMLE - Latino)
19. Dua Lipa - Dance The Night (From Barbie The Album) (12.0%) (album, artist, unmatched tracks, ...) (Spotify, 2023, Atlantic Records)
20. Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice, Aqua - Barbie World (with Aqua) [From Barbie The Album] (10.8%) (album, artist, unmatched tracks, ...) (Spotify, 2023, Atlantic Records)
21. Morgan Wallen - Dangerous: The Double Album (10.7%) (missing tracks, tracks, album, ...) (Spotify, 2021, Big Loud / Republic)
22. J. Cole - Album of the Year (Freestyle) (10.6%) (album, artist, unmatched tracks, ...) (Spotify, 2018, J. Cole P&D)
23. Motion City Soundtrack - Commit This To Memory (10.1%) (tracks, missing tracks, album, ...) (Discogs, Vinyl, 2012, US, Epitaph, 86750-1)
24. Radiohead - Little By Little (Caribou Rmx) / Lotus Flower (Jacques Greene Rmx) (10.0%) (tracks, album, artist, ...) (Discogs, Vinyl, 2011, UK, Ticker Tape Ltd., TICK003)
25. Mr. Fingers - Outer Acid EP (9.8%) (tracks, album, artist, ...) (Discogs, Vinyl, 2016, Netherlands, Alleviated Records, ML-2231)
# selection (default 1), Skip, Use as-is, as Tracks, Group albums,
Enter search, enter Id, aBort? s
~/Music >

[DjSlash]

Beets is trying to find the right album for your tracks. It needs existing metadata to determine that. If existing tags are non-existing or just plain out wrong, it makes it difficult to find matches. There are ways to help beets:

• group files that are one album in one directory;
• use the singleton (-s) parameter when you have a lot of singles to import;
• use one of the autotagger extentions plugins, for example the FromFilename plugin.

[JOJ0]

Hi @steve02081504 and @DjSlash, this is a known issue: #4640

and yes, all the things @DjSlash mentioned will help! The fromfilename plugin works best if the files have no tags at all. Files with completely wrong tags or just artist or just album tags often are the most problematic. In that case quickly pre-tagging with another tool prior to beet imports is the last resort solution but it will definitely help.

In that "one folder holds everything" source we see above using --group-albums is mandatory.