Autofill Problem with iPod 1GB Shuffle

I am running the latest version of iTunes. When I synch my 1GB Shuffle using 'autofill' and 'choose items randomly,' I often get 2-4 songs consecutively from one album, the 2-4 from another album, then maybe a couple of random artists/albums, then the pattern repeats itself. I have about 4,000 songs in my playlist so there's no way it could randomly keep choosing several songs from one album in a row, then do the same over and over with other albums. Do I have some box checked somewhere I shouldn't...or vice versa. It's very annoying so please help! TIA. jim

That renames the iPod but we still have the problem of getting the right songs on to it. We have one playlist designated for the shuffle but it won't take the songs. What are we doing wrong?
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