Itunes has separated my music by album and by artist

how do I get albums all together? I have tried checking the "compilation" box but it has made no difference.

Chris CA wrote:
This is the confusing factor.
iTunes always uses Artist for the folders it is saved to, not Album Artist.
I'm fairly certain when it comes to organizing files, Part of a compilation=Yes puts the album in the Compilations folder and thereafter Album Artist, if set, trumps Artist. If neither are set the value of Unknown Artist is used.
Except for Compilations, whenever Album Artist is blank its value is implied from Artist.
Toggling View > Column Browser > Use Album Artists changes whether the Artists column in the browser shows all the different values of the Artist field or all values of the Album Artist field. It should have no effect on the physical organization of the files.
In a similar fashion View > Column Browser > Group Compilations controls the listing of compilations under a single Compilations artist, or the respective Album Artist of each album, e.g. Various Artists, Original Broadway Cast etc.
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