Artists not appearing on my ipod

Any idea why parts of my library can only be found on my ipod classic 80gb by song title and album, but not by artist?
The song information correctly displays on my itunes library on my computer, but when it syncs to the ipod sometimes the artist won't appear in my list of artists. I can then go and find it by song or album, so I know the information made it onto the ipod.
Very strange and annoying since I mainly listen by artist as the mood strikes me.
Thanks

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Seriously, about 400 artists reappeared on my ipod after I changed the tags and then mass removed the compilation designation from all songs.
Apple's desicion to change the Ipod software and prevent artists from showing up in your ipod who's songs are considered part of a compilation is very puzzling. It's a silent issue that I took me a long time to even notice.
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On my iPod while going through the artists under Artists (Alphabetically) there are many artists who do not appear there. When I search for them under my spotlight search feature on my iPod I can find them. They are artists who are in compilation albums. I don't know if that will help but I'm guessing that it has something to do with it. can someone help me please?
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