Itunes places imported tracks in different albums with same name

When I import a CD, itunes can't seem to keep these files in the same album if they happen to be by different artists. I've tried manually editing the track information using the "get info" screen, but just can't get it. The initial download places the tracks together, but after I use the "get track titles" option and download the track titles from Gracenote, I'm left with multiple albums, even though the albums show as having the same name.

Generally all you need to do is fill in an appropriate Album Artist. For more details see my article on Grouping Tracks Into Albums, in particular the topic One album, too many covers.
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I have had a similar problem with compilation albums which I solved (partially at least) by this fix: highlight all the tracks on the album in question then use Command-I. In the Info subsection fill in the Album Artist section with the appropriate name. (Gracenotes does not always fill in this data but adding it myself seems to work for my albums).
[For compilation albums, I just put "Various artists" in the album artist box otherwise, like your screenshot, I get multiple album covers for the same album which makes scrolling thro' a pain].
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although not a perfect solution, you could use the disk number field. Highlight your album, right-click, choose "Get Info". Put each album as a different disk number and you'll be sorted.
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iTunes uses a maximum of 40 characters for file and folder names. if the original album title is long enough they may still clash at the folder level before you add any extra text.
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