Song Order on ipod

i've read a lot of posts about trying to get your songs in abc order, but none of them help. when i drag the song into the ipod playlist it drops the song to the bottom of the list i've tried clicking the name tab at the top but nothing. the only sure way to get the newly added songs in abc order is to completly remove the playlist from the ipod click the name tab in the playlist then put the playlist back into the ipod but its getting annoying waiting 10-15 minutes while all the songs get but back into the ipod. anyone know of a quick way to get them in abc order?
Acer-Aspire 3000 Windows XP 5th Generation ipod Video

Thank you SO MUCH!!! It worked perfectly and I am so happy now
Thank you again!
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http://a248.e.akamai.net/7/248/51/3053501176226988/www.info.apple.com/images/kba se/305350/305350_1.gif
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