Ipod shows unknown album

I have few albums that have album title filled in, but when i put it on ipod it shows as unknown album instead.
Does anyone know how to fix this?

Assuming the information is correct in yur iTunes library on the computer:
Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Unsync all music and resync
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: How to back up
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.

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Ipod showing Unknown Album issue

So I have an Ipod 5th gen. There's an issue whenever I try to add songs onto my Ipod. I open Itunes on my computer, click Ipod, then click On This Ipod, and add the songs I want. So everything i going right up until the album part. I right click a song and then click Get Info, afterward I edit/change the name, album, and artist. Once I have done all that, and press enter, i can see the syncing symbol on my ipod, then the song appears. Everything about the song is correct except for the album name. Even though I've already set an album name for this song on the computer, my Ipod still shows it as Unknown Album. Please help

Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Unsync all music and resync
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: How to back up
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.

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The users guide says:
Spotlight searches the following:
Contacts—All content
Apps—Titles
Music—Names of songs, artists, and albums, and the titles of podcasts and videos
Podcasts—Titles
Videos—Titles
Audiobooks—Titles
Notes—Text of notes
Calendar (Events)—Event titles, invitees, locations, and notes
Mail—To, From, and Subject fields of all accounts (the text of messages isn’t searched)
Reminders—Titles
Messages—Names and text of messages
Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Unsynce all music and resync
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.
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I have lots of "singles" in my collection (ie mp3s with nothing in the "album" field) as well as lots of albums.
Because of this, the "albums" view in iTunes 11 is virtually unusable, as 80% of the music shows as "Unknown Album" and prevents me from just browsing genuine albums.
Is there a ways to fix this so that the "albums" view only contains tracks that really are from albums? Nothing I've tried (e.g. flagging them as "part of a compilation") seems to make a difference.
thanks,

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Hi TheGuru146,
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Putting iPod into Disk Mode
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1363
iPod nano (7th generation)
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When the Apple logo appears, press and hold the Volume Down and Volume Up buttons simultaneously until the device enters Disk Mode.
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I upgraded to iTunes 11.1 on Wednesday on my Mac.
I had a television show library which corrected displayed and grouped by the TV show title and Season in the 'TV Programmes' > 'Unwatched'.
I've just added the first file to the library since the upgrade (so hadn't looked at iTunes since), and notice that the view has broken under 11.1 - every single item is listed individually as an 'Unknown Album'.
It's very annoying. Can it be put back to how it was before please, or is there a way I can do it?

I think I may have found a solution to this.
1. Make sure ALL your TV shows have the title of the show (not the title of the episode) in the "Album" field in iTunes.
2. Make sure you are viewing your TV Shows as "Unwatched" in iTunes. (All the shows should be listed as individually episodes.
3. Hit command-J (or under the "View" menu select "Show View Options".
4. A little windows opens giving only one choice which is "Group into Threads".
5. Select the check box and close the "View Options" window and everything should now be in groups by Series.
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