How can I get the songs in my playlists to play in the order listed?

Question

I have an iPod touch gen. 4 that I got two months ago. According to iTunes, the firmware is up to date. I have created many playlists, and I always start playing songs at the top of the list. However, the next song it plays (after the first one) is never the second song in the list. I created my playlists using iTunes.

Answer 1

Thanks!
At first I didn't understand your reply; I didn't know about the additional audio controls (that are hidden by default) or that there was a Shuffle icon in them. I had only seen the Shuffle choice at the top of the playlist. I think shuffle must have been turned on by default; I didn't turn it on. I found that it's not necessary to turn on Repeat in the Now Playing screen to turn off shuffling, though.
So if other readers have this problem, do this:
Play a song in your playlist.
Tap the display once in the Now Playing screen (it's either the album artwork or the default graphic) to display the additional audio controls.
Tap the the Shuffle icon on the right if it's blue (indicating shuffle is turned on). It will turn gray (indicating shuffle is turned off).
Your playlist will now play in order.