Suddenly after syncing...Library organization different on ipod than itunes

Does anyone know how to fix the organization of albums on ipod? I have everything organized as it should be in itunes "Album/by Artist" and everything is in the correct order. Recently upon adding new albums, after syncing, some albums are simply moved to end and no longer in alphabetical order, but only on my ipod. Most still are, but some have moved. Not even the newly added...just random ones. I've tried resyncing. Itunes is organized correct and ipod is not?

Hey there...I eventually found a common thread with all albums that got moved to the end of the alphabetical list on the ipod. Ipod and Itunes must sort with slight differences. All the albums at the end of my list were checked as "part of a compilation". This might be the same problem you are having. Often on a album, if there are any "guest artists" listed with even one song, if they are listed (artist & so and so) with the "artitist" in that sorting field, the album will be listed as a compilation. I haven't found any problems with simply unchecking "part of a compilation". This also moved the albums back to the alphabetical ordering on the ipod. Find a album that may be in the correct spot on iTunes, but not in your ipod...select it...select entire album/all songs...either under file or by right clicking, go to "get info". You will be asked if you want to edit for entire album, select yes. Go to the "options" tab and deselect "part of a compilation" and click "ok". If this was your problem, it should appear in alphabetical order on your ipod after that. Lemme know if it works...Rock on!

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