Album compilation not consolidating

Hi, so I have an album of songs where it has the same album name but of mixed artists. I've added it into itunes and they are not grouped into one album under the 'album' tab. And so I right click into 'info' and check the box for 'consolidate' to 'yes', click 'okay', but they are still not grouped together as the same album. Upon repeat of the above steps, the 'consolidate' box had become unchecked. This has previously worked for other albums but just not for this specific one. Any ideas?
Thanks!

With compilations, I ALWAYS use the individual Artist names, but Album Artist is "Various Artists" and THEN I check "Compilation".
Also in the Sorting, make sure the Sort Album Artist is set to "Various Artists", and Sort Album shows the Album Name.
Then you'll find it in Album View under "Various Artists"

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