Skipping songs on playlist

When I am listening to my playlists or just any songs under a certain artist my ipod won't play the songs in order. The song that is supposed to come next is skipped and instead it will play a song that is nowhere near it.
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Hi Hannah L,
Welcome to Apple Discussions
Is your iPod set to shuffle? Go to Settings > Shuffle; it should be off. You might want to try resetting your iPod (Knowledge Base Document #61705 on How to Reset iPod).
Jon

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