Smart Playlist "recently added" issues

Hey, I added a new smart playlist on my ipod touch and instead of adding the most recent 50 songs i've put on my ipod, it put 50 random songs on. Pretty much all All Time Low and Goo Goo Dolls... but yea, if anyone has a fix, it'd be really nice! thanks

Of course it's possible, but you'd have to find something to keep the songs seperated - otherwise the two playlists would just contain the same songs, if you know what I mean.
Hope this helps.

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Match the rule "Date Added">"is in the last">"1">"Days" make the days and the interval to suit yourself, you can have days, weeks or months.
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Match the rule "Date Added">"is in the last">"1">"Days" make the days and the interval to suit yourself, you can have days, weeks or months.
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