How do you fix iTunes' "different" alphabetical ordering system?

Question

I've noticed that iTunes ignores "The"s and "A"s in an artist's names and starts sorting it from the second word.
For example:
CNBLUE
Crystal Kay
The Cynic Project
It doesn't make any sense if the "The" or the "A" is actually part of an artist's name...
It also sorts A-Z first, 0-9 second instead of the other way around. It's quite awkward to change the sorting order ONLY in iTunes as they sort 0-9 first, and A-Z second in Finder and everything else on a Mac. I've searched the discussions and see that this has annoyed some Mac users in 2006 - 2007.
Are there any recent solutions to this sorting order?
Or is Apple going to stick to this system forever just to be slightly different from the rest of the world?

Answer 1

I've noticed that iTunes ignores "The"s and "A"s in an artist's names and starts sorting it from the second word.
There are a couple of ways to override that.  See this thread for how to change:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/16761551#16761551
It also sorts A-Z first, 0-9 second instead of the other way around. It's quite awkward to change the sorting order ONLY in iTunes as they sort 0-9 first, and A-Z second in Finder and everything else on a Mac. I've searched the discussions and see that this has annoyed some Mac users in 2006 - 2007.
Yes, that was introuuced (to the surprise of the users) around that time frame. Unlike the a/an/the issue, I am not aware of a way to change it.  You can make suggestions to Apple at the iTunes Feedback page.