Is there any way to sort my songs normally on the new nano?

Question

I want to sort my songs by Artist, like this:
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/3151/19181309.jpg
But instead, when I press Artists (and also other stuff) on my nano, it always shows it like this:
http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/1917/90985309.jpg
Is there any way to fix this?
Any help would be much appreciated, thanks in advance.
btw I've found a workaround - to create a playlist with the order that I want, but it's harder to scroll through long playlists and it requires more actions every time I add a song, so please don't tell me to create a playlist.

Answer 1

I'm wondering if some of the playlist bugs from the Nano 5G have made their way into the 6G. One bug in particular is this: Create a smart playlist in iTunes and set it to sort any way you want (e.g., by artist). That sort order should be synced to the iPod. If you change it in iTunes and resync, the sort order on the Nano should reflect the sort order in iTunes. On the Nano 3G and my iPod classic, it is. On my Nano 5G, it is not. This is a known bug. It's actually a bit worse than that. The order on the 5G seems to always be by artist with a few "odd" songs thrown into the beginning of the playlist. If you always shuffle, it's not a big deal. I never shuffle.
I have been holding back on buying the new Nano until I can determine whether this and other playlist bugs have been fixed.