Fix split Album or Artist listings in iTunes

iTunes sometimes displays a single Album as multiple Albums. Seemingly all fields are the same, but nothing that you do brings the Album under a single listing.

The steps below should help to resolve this issue. Album title is used here as an example, but the same steps apply to other fields, including Artist and Album Artist.

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Method # 1.

First, confirm that the Album name is exactly the same for all tracks comprising the album. Even slight differences, such as an otherwise invisible space at the end of the title, will result in it being listed as a different album.

Select all the tracks that should be listed as a single album, then Get Info (Command+I) on them. If the album titles are identical, the Album field will show the title. If they are not, the field will appear with a light-grey “Mixed” label, or a dash in small fields.

In this case, type or paste the album title as you would like it to be listed. Click OK to save and close Get Info window. If iTunes now displays all tracks as a single Album, you’re done.

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Method # 2.

If the Album field, however, displays the title in Get Info correctly, a different method is required. This time add an extraneous letter to the end of the album title (an “X” works well). Click OK to close Get Info. This forces iTunes to save the temporarily changed title. Re-open Get Info and now delete the extra letter. Click OK to save and close.

All tracks should now be displayed together as a single Album.

If the issue is still unresolved, it’s likely that more than one field used by iTunes to group an album together have hidden inconsistencies. Repeat the same steps as above for other fields.

Instructions and screenshots are based on iTunes version 12.3 for Mac.