Organizing Music Library by Artist by Song (Not by CD)

Is there a way to organize your music library by Artist then by song alphabetically without creating a playlist? I know you can orgainze your whole library by song alphabetically and also organize by artist and then by CD/album alphabetically but I want by artist by song alphabetically.

Hi there. What I've found useful in this instance is going into Get Info for either a specific song or for the album and deciding how I wanted the album or specific artists to be categorized.
iTunes is very literal and drills down to capture the minutae of information embedded in a song track instead of skimming from the top.
When it comes to compilations, I highlight the entire album and then when at the Get Info window, uncheck the Compilation check box.
Then I think about how I want to categorize an album and either change the information in the Get Info window per song or wholesale, per album.
I hope that helps
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