Compilation Albums playlist

Hi all,
I have built a smart playlist that picks up all my compilation albums (albums with multiple artists). These list fine in Itunes, but is it possible to change the settings so, when I open the playlist in my ipod, I see a list of albums instead of it going straight to a list of songs?
My ipod is a 30gb 5th gen video.
Athlon 4200+ X2 PC Windows XP

Hello Mr. Jolly Giant, thanks for the article, but it still doesn't help with my problem. I don't have ANY problems when it comes to compilations within iTunes, and how to group them, etc. iTunes is a breeze for me.
The problem I am facing is within the iPOD TOUCH: I need to be able specify (like in the older ipods) that I want the "Compilation" option ON, and hence it keeps all the compilations/soundtracks and their artists within the Compilation playlist, and hence all the artists within these soundtracks/compilations DO NOT show up again (they aren't duplicated) under the "Artists" playlist.
Am I making any sense, or is my explanation completely incoherent? Thanks once again for your help though! Appreciate it.

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I list by artists..... .... immediately breaks down into indidvidual artists....
That's the way it works. Sorting on artists ...... sorts on artists.
The only way to keep the songs together is to sort on album.
Or, mark the album as a compilation (select all tracks, Get Info, and check 'Part of a compilation').
Activate the Browser (command-B) and you won't see the separate artists (unless you have other albums by that artist).
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Hi there!
I've just started to use iTunes as my mp3-player, and I'm quite satisfied. I really like the grouped with artwork feature. The only thing bothering me is that;
1.I want my songs in alphabetical order by the artist, but within the artist I want the albums sorted by release-year, not alphabetical. So I was wondering if there were any way of controlling this. This isn't a big deal though.
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(Sorry for inappropriate English, i'm not Native Speaker.)
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The playlist option is viable, but it doesn't show up on the "browse section" and it wouldn't appear as an album ...
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I just submitted a bug report to Apple, though I can't believe I am the only person with this issue.
Since iOS7 (I am currently on iOS7.0.4) I have noticed that the music app (along with many many other issues) will no longer display the artist for compilation albums that I have. In iTunes the artist on the compilation is clearly defined but in iOS7 the Music app simply states "unknown artist".
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I am very annoyed by this bug too, I have a lot of compilation albums and soundtracks with lots of differents artists, and my library is super organized in iTunes, with the “Album artist” field empty and the “Part of a compilation” checkbox enabled, and it shows the compilations as a “Various Artists” album.
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