Compilations in wrong order on iPod

Has anyone had an issue with making their own compilations?
This only seems to happen if I create my own compilation (not playlist) from a selection of songs - despite everything looking fine in iTunes the songs are in the wrong order on the iPod.
I'm setting the album artist to "Various Artists" and the track numbers aren't duplicated, but this issue still happens on each of my 'homemade' compilations.

The thing to check would be to look on your iTunes at home on your desktop and check that the songs are ordered correctly there. One thing with renaming double cd sets (as I also do) is that sometimes the track numbers get jumbled.
If you select the offending album in iTunes, click on the header bar where it says 'name' (above the song titles), you'll see that part of the bar turn blue and iTunes will jumble the tracks into a random order.
Click on track# to reorder them 1,2,3 etc. Sync these changes back to the iPod.
Incidentally, there can be problems associated with iPods and network drives. See this.
Strange iPod behavior.

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- iOS: Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections
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- iOS: Recommended settings for Wi-Fi routers and access points
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: How to back up
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Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar
Could it be this?
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Settings > AirPlane Mode ON, Do Not Disturb ON
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Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

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If you select the offending album in iTunes, click on the header bar where it says 'name' (above the song titles), you'll see that part of the bar turn blue and iTunes will jumble the tracks into a random order.
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- Restore from backup
- Restore to factory settings/new iPod.
- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store. Seems you have a bad headphone jack.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar
Apple will exchange your iPod for a refurbished one for this price. They do not fix yours.
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Compilations in wrong order on iPod

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