Q: Song order in playlists doesn't get transferred to iPod classic
Hi there: I'm on Yosemite 10.10.5, with iTunes version 12.3.2.35. I want my playlists to play in track order by album, but no matter how I set iTunes to sort them, the playlists always end up in some other order on the iPod. The iTunes drop-down in the upper-right corner shows Songs, and within it sorted by Album or sometimes Album by Artist. I've tried Playlists, then sorted the same way. Nothing takes. How can I get iTunes and the iPod to do this? Thanks in advance!
Mac mini (Late 2014), OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)
Posted on Dec 22, 2015 4:27 AM
I had this problem too when burning a CD, it will probably work the same when syncing to iPod.
Click once on the album you want to make a playlist for.
Right click and select 'add to playlist' in my case I just want this album so I select 'new playlist'
Its at this point when the tracks get muddled on the playlist.
Click once on the PLAYLIST Album
In the top right corner you will see 'Edit Playlist' click it.
On the right hand margin of iTunes you will now get the play order.
Click on 'Sort by Manual Order'
Select 'Sort by Album' this should put it into the correct order.
Now click 'Done' in the lower right corner
It seems iTunes puts the order in 'by Artist' for any new playlists by default.
Hope this works for you.
Posted on Aug 29, 2016 10:16 AM