How do I get my 'Compilations' storage folder to match the view by artist list in the library?

When I view by Artist in the iTunes library, I have a 'compilations' section that contains soundtracks, etc. The weird thing is that when buying and or importing cds of this nature, it categorizes on my hard drive differently. I have 30 albums in my folder (in iTunes media) - which is correct, they are all soundtracks or various artist albums. But in the actually iTunes library it only shows 3. And thi sis something that changed at some point (im pretty are) when updating iTunes itself. It used to have them all. Can't figure out how to fix it. I know there is that 'part of a compilation' tag but for the life of me I cannot get it to 'accept' that something iss and then move it to the corresponding folder.

I was looking for this and found the answer by playing with smart lists...
1. File > New > Smart Playlist...
2. (Under watch the following rule) change the Artist to 'Compilation'.  The condition will be set to 'is true' by default.
Thats it! the new smart playlist should appear under your other playlists with a cog icon (like other smart playlists) - this will display all those albums that don't appear under compilations when browsing by artist.
Hope this helps!

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