How do I change the secondary sorting on iTunes?

So iTunes has it's basic sorting algorithm, with various options to choose from for the primary sort.
However there are secondary, tertiary etc sorts which happen on the rest of the information - so for example, if I sort by Artist, my secondary sort will be albums, and then tertiary will be track number.
What I want to know is, can I change the default secondary sort? So that if I sort by artist, the secondary sort will be song title or something.
I know that this capability is present, as Album has various options for sorting if you click it multiple times, specifically Album by Artist and Album by Artist/Year.
If not present, this feature should be added, because added customisation would be fantastic!

What I want to know is, can I change the default secondary sort?
Nope.

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