Number of songs different in ipod then on itunes

If you notice, in iTunes library it shows total number of songs including videos or movies or digital booklets. Library doesn't differentiate. However on iPod, it lists songs, videos seperately so try that and see if that helps you to get to the correct number. Also one thing, if you have downloaded any digital booklets, they will show on iTunes library but not on iPod. I have also noticed with some podcasts, it downloads a different book format then you can view on computer but you cannot see it on iPod so that can also cause wrong numbers. I have iLounge podcast which downloaded a book guide and it didn't sync with iPod. I do have some videos that go under videos on iPod but iTunes shows them all in one place. I had downloaded a song from iTunes which came with digital booklet which is listed under iTunes library but it doesn't transfer to iPod.

Hope it helps.

I can only help you with the artist playlist prolem. Even though the artists names look the same, they are not and usually when this happens it is not apprent to the eye. Extra spaces is often the case. I had this issue and so did many others inthis discussion.
The best way I have found to be sure is to go to the first of these songs, get info, and swipe and copy the artist name. Then paste by overwrite the into the other songs also in Get Info. Update the pod and you will see they will all be there.

Well, I just checked my settings and there seems to be no relationship between itunes and the count showing in settings. My pod shows about 20 more songs than itunes. I've added and subtracted vids, phots, etc. and can't get to the number.
Strange

Looks like the pod includes vids and movies together in it's video count, but itunes does not. If I substract the number of movies from the video count of the pod settings, the total number of songs, photos, and music videos adds up to the number shown in itunes as total number of files.
very wierd.... but at least that solves one mystery.

I have the exact same problem: For the last two weeks, my video iPod and iTunes are inconsistent in the song count. iTunes shows 10,785 songs and videos (237 videos) on my video ipod. Clicking on the ipod icon in iTunes also shows 10,785 songs and videos. But on the iPod itself, under "about" it shows 10,596 songs and 237 videos. There are only 10,548 songs however, and none are duplicates in iTunes.

I also have a 60 GB photo iPod with all the songs (but no videos, of course), and both iTunes and the iPod itself show that there are 10,548 songs on the photo iPod. That one is fine (but of course, it hs different software running it than the video iPod.

I have deleted and reinstalled the latest QuickTime and iTunes applications, and I have also done a complete wipe and restore on the video ipod (twice!), then re-synced. Because my PowerBook only has USB 1.1, it takes 18+ hours, and at the end of all that, the iPod still shows the "extra" 48 songs.

Every song in my iTunes is in at least one playlist. I checked playlist by playlist, comparing the video iPod to iTunes, and the playlists all match up perfectly. I have also checked for duplicates - I have none. I can't figure out why the settings screen on the iPod shows 48 more songs!

I also saved as .pdfs of both the video ipod and iTunes song lists, and compared them. They are identical.

The Mac tech suppot people have not been able to tell me anything beyond, "well, it doesn't seem like it's that big a deal."

It isn't a big deal,but then, I'm not being paid to fix this stuff - they are.

12 PB G4, 80GB HD, 867 MHz Mac OS X (10.4.3)

maybe this will help...itunes considers MUSIC VIDEOS as a SONG..if you have music videos in itunes, it counts that as a song
HTH

eBoy,

48 of your videos are Music Videos, which also count as Songs.