7.3 and artist arrangement

Since I updated iTunes to 7.3 all my artists starting with numbers have been moved to the bottom of the list when I arrange by artist.
I'm not used to this and is there anyway to bring the numbered artists back to the top?

In the Get Info window, go to the Sorting tab. The values in the Sort fields will override the actual values for purposes of alphabetization — if the Artist is "Johnny Cash" and the Sort Artist is "Cash, Johnny" that track will be sorted with the C's, but will continue to appear as "Johnny Cash" in your library. Putting (for instance) "AAA 3 Doors Down" in the Sort Artist fields of your 3 Doors Down tracks will cause them to be sorted with the AAA's, at the beginning of your library.
Once you've done one track, control-click it and select "Apply Sort Fields..." to copy the data to all tracks with the same field.

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I am screaming HELP in capital letters here. Even if I could find a program or solution that would find MOST of the tracks' info, I'd be happy. I'd also be interested in knowing why itunes did this in the first place, for future reference.
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