Syncing albums into nano-must I make a playlist?

I have just finished downloading ALL of my CDs into my Mac (about 100 of them). Obviously with an auto sync, the entire library went into my nano. It fits but...
Can I sync just one CD at a time? Or must I make a playlist out of each CD then sync the playlists manually?
I see how to sync all songs. I see how to sync individual songs. I see how to sync playlists...but I can't see how to sync one CD from the library without making a playlist?
Also, if I sync all music (1286 songs) and most recently added (again 1286 songs) does that mean over 2500 songs just went in my nano? It seems so.
If so, do I just delete that playlist from my nano?
I am struggling a little with some basic organizing skills!

If you sync all songs and also a playlist, you will only get the songs once each. The playlist just "references" the tracks on your iPod. So, no, you didn't sync twice as many songs as you have! You synced all your songs, plus a playlist that is just an ordering of the tracks on the iPod. You could sync 500 playlists and you'd still only end up with 1 copy of each song on your iPod. Hopefully that made sense!
Regarding adding just one CD. It depends on what you are asking. If you import another CD into iTunes, then the next time you sync, iTunes will copy that album to your iPod since you are syncing all songs. Until you fill up your iPod, you don't have to worry about it - it's all automatic.
Now, if and when you run out of space and need to pick and choose, then you have several options, but most people are probably best off creating a playlist that contains the songs/cds you want to have copied to your iPod, and then sync only that playlist. Note that when you are looking at the playlist, at the bottom of the iTunes window it will show you how much space the tracks take up. So you can estimate how much will fit. Give yourself some breathing room. If it doesn't all fit, iTunes will tell you that (and will also tell you how much over you were) when you try to sync and offer to sync a selection (random) of the tracks in the list, or to cancel the sync. You can either let it do that, or cancel and then pair down the playlist and then sync again, repeat until you get it small enough.
Another approach is to create a smart playlist which, for example, has 7 GB (or some number of GB) of music that was most recently added. I use a combination. I have a playlist like that, and then I also have a normal playlist in which I have albums I always want on my iPod. I sync both of those to my iPod. This way I always have the latest stuff I've added to my library, but I also have my favorites even if they were added a long time ago.
Another approach is to manually manage the music on your iPod. In that case you drag and drop tracks to and from your iPod. That's good, but it does have some downsides to it too. I'm not going to go into that here. I don't like manual management, but other people do. Once you get to the point that you've filled your iPod, then you can look into that.

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