Abstract: The present invention provides a media-location ranker for use with a mobile electronic device. In one embodiment, the media-location ranker includes a media ranking unit configured to provide a media ranking of a plurality of media files. The media-location ranker also includes a location relating unit coupled to the media ranking unit and configured to produce a media-location ranking based on relating the media ranking to a location of the mobile electronic device. Additionally, the media-location ranker further includes a media playing unit coupled to the location relating unit and configured to select media files from the media-location ranking for playback consideration based on a playback location. The media-location ranker still further includes a ranking update unit coupled to the media playing unit and configured to update the media-location ranking based on playback preferences of media files at the playback location.