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Can't get albums to sort together in iTunes
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If you click on the "Album" header (i.e. the button you would use to change the sorting order), it will give you the option to sort "Album by Artist."
Does this give you the results you want?
Does this give you the results you want?
Well, if nothing else then this thread has made me realise that in 600 albums I only have two with the same name, and they are "Greatest Hits" 
Seriously though, iTunes doesn't have this issue for me. When sorting by Album alone, those two Greatest Hits albums are separated correctly into the two artists concerned, unlike the OP's first screenshot. However, i do remember having to play around with the sorting options when I upgraded to iTunes 10 so I'll have another look around and see if I can remember what I had to do.
Seriously though, iTunes doesn't have this issue for me. When sorting by Album alone, those two Greatest Hits albums are separated correctly into the two artists concerned, unlike the OP's first screenshot. However, i do remember having to play around with the sorting options when I upgraded to iTunes 10 so I'll have another look around and see if I can remember what I had to do.
maybe go into the info of the files of each album, make sure they say disc 1 of 1, hopefully that will group them together. I just change everything so that only one set of songs belong to one album.
If you go to "view options" or enter apple-J, you will get a menu of which columns you would like to see on the iTunes music window. You can uncheck album artist and then check album, and I think you will get the result you're looking for.
Additionally, any new playlists you create will take on the same set of column views that the music library has.
I typically have my iTunes library columns set for name, time, artist, album, plays, last played and kind, but that's just works best for me.
Looking closer, I think I understand what you're trying to do. (Maybe.)
I'd try telling iTunes to first sort the library using the artists column view, then click on the album view and see if that keeps the artists together with their album titles.
I'll have to get to my home library and fiddle around with it and see what happens. May be different for me because I keep my albums arranged as separate playlists -- just about the only way I can keep 15,000 songs organized. It's only the library itself that would be affected if I experiment with changing the way things sort out.
Additionally, any new playlists you create will take on the same set of column views that the music library has.
I typically have my iTunes library columns set for name, time, artist, album, plays, last played and kind, but that's just works best for me.
Looking closer, I think I understand what you're trying to do. (Maybe.)
I'd try telling iTunes to first sort the library using the artists column view, then click on the album view and see if that keeps the artists together with their album titles.
I'll have to get to my home library and fiddle around with it and see what happens. May be different for me because I keep my albums arranged as separate playlists -- just about the only way I can keep 15,000 songs organized. It's only the library itself that would be affected if I experiment with changing the way things sort out.
That's my problem.
All the fields are cleared except for "name" and "album name" for all artists/albums.
Also I have entered under disc numbers 1 of 1 for each album/artists.
This is just really annoying that's all - and it only happens when I'm viewing all of my songs. Like if I search for greatest hits everything is kosher.
