Sorting iTunes Library.

Hello all,
I get the sorting by columns thing and I also get the "Get Info"/"Sorting" tab thing.
What I want is to be able to sort by Artist first, then by Album Year. What my iTunes library is currently doing is sorting by Artist then Album Name. I'm not seeing where I can sort by year (secondarily).
Maybe this is too simply I'm overlooking it .... I just downloaded iTunes 7.3.2, FYI.
Any help is appreciated.
Thank you,
Joe.

Click the header of the "Album" column until it says "Album by Year". The hierarchy will then be Artist (or Album Artist if there is one) > Year > Album > Disc # > Track #.

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