Alphabetical order of itunes

Alphabetical order typically is organized numbers first, followed by A-Z. itunes organizes this way in all situations except when a number begins the name of an artist. How can I organize my artists alphabetically so that artists beginning with a number will come first then artists A-Z?
For example: alphabetically the artist "311" should come before the artist "Abandones Pools" and I would like it to be this way. Right now, "311" shows up after the artist "Zero 7". However, the artist "M83" shows up before the artist "Mae". I want the number to come first alphabetically in all situations. How do I do that?

"+Alphabetical order typically is organized numbers first, followed by A-Z+"
There is no 'typical'. Different computer systems use differing character-sets that have letters first or numbers first. This can based on their ASCII numerical value or a customized sort program within the software.
I do not believe that you can change the way iTunes internally sorts the data.
You can, however, manage the 'Sort Artist' &/or 'Sort Album' fields for any song file (or group of files). You may have to be creative to get the numbers 'floating' to the top of the sort. i.e. - Putting a leading character such as a '.' in front of the numeric Artist or Album. Figure it out for yourself if it is truly important to you.
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