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Hello,
How can I get the correct sort order if an artist releases two albums in the same year?
I see within this year they are sorted alphabetically,
but the first album begins with S and the second with F!
I could name the albums "1971-1: S-album" and "1971-2: F-album". but this doesn't look nice...
Thanks.
iMac Line (2012 and Later)
Thanks. I couldn't reboot, because I (always) have too many apps and documents open and arranged and want to keep that.
BUT I tried adding "µ" in front of the later album title and it worked – it sorted it behind the earlier one.
Because I don't like this "µ", I then added "1971-1:" and "1971-2:" in front of the "album > sort as" fields.
Now the albums stay sorted even after I had removed the "µ". That was the trick! : )
Thanks. I couldn't reboot, because I (always) have too many apps and documents open and arranged and want to keep that.
BUT I tried adding "µ" in front of the later album title and it worked – it sorted it behind the earlier one.
Because I don't like this "µ", I then added "1971-1:" and "1971-2:" in front of the "album > sort as" fields.
Now the albums stay sorted even after I had removed the "µ". That was the trick! : )
To my mind that should work.
You might reboot the Mac and try again. Or better yet, reboot the Mac in safe mode, log in, log out and reboot again normally.
Safe mode is beneficial from time to time. Might try it just because.
How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support
I'm wondering if some data cruft is getting in the way. 🤷🏽♂️
Since that didn't work, try this:
When you "Get Info" on the albums, check the info under the "Sorting" header.
There you can change the "sort as" name of the album. Include a leading (space) at that field and see if it helps.
Name the earliest album with a (space) as the first character of the title.
Thanks, this was quick!
Unfortunately it doesn't help.
I had tried that already, didn't help either.
Hey, glad to know you got this sorted out. 😉
You know, you might try the underscore character ( _ ) for aesthetics.
Thanks for the update. Well done.
Music.app - Sort albums by Artist/Year - two albums in the same year
