Sorting by Album Title _only_

Hi,
I just upgraded to iTunes 10.0.0.68. I am trying to arrange my library by album title only; not by artist or album artist. iTunes doesn't seem to like my organization plans, because on some albums it subdivides the album by artist. These albums are generally soundtracks. Some of them are organized the way I want, and others are not.
Here's what I've tried in vain so far:
1. Copy-and-paste the same album name to all tracks.
2. For a couple tracks, I went to "get info," "Sorting" and deleted all the info on this tab except for the album title.
3. In the main library pane, I right clicked on "Album" and selected "Sort ... Album by Title."
None of these three things have worked. I googled my problem and all I found were suggestions on how to sort by album artist.
So, can any of you kind people help me out?
Thanks in advance,
Jason

No, in fact, I deselected "part of a compilation" because I thought it was screwing up my organization scheme. Maybe I acted hastily -- I'll give it a try.
Thanks!

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