No 'album by artist' on macbook?

On my iMac I can sort albums in coverflow using 'album by artist'. Using this, all albums from the same artist are shown one after the other. This option seems not available in iTunes on my macbook (only 'album' or 'artist'). Does anyone know if the option is also available on a macbook?

Click the heading of the Album column to cycle between *Album, Album by Artist* and *Album by Year*.
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