Sorting error - Some songs by bands beginning "The" are sorting under "T" when the rest go by the second word's initial.

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Sorting error - Some songs by bands beginning "The" are sorting under "T" when the rest go by the second word's initial.

I downloaded a couple of EPs from the iTunes store by a band called "The Vryll Society". Ordinarily, this would sort under "V" but it has sorted under the letter "T". I have removed artist name and the songs still stay exactly where they were despite having no "artist", even when closing and reopening iTunes.

There is also one other song that has done this, by a band called "The Sherlocks" when all of the other songs by them (including one from the same disc) have stayed under "S" where they should be!

Please help.

Packard Bell EasyNote TE69KB-OTHER, Windows 8

Posted on Feb 14, 2016 1:57 PM

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turingtest2

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Feb 14, 2016 3:18 PM in response to kird14

Sort order is controlled by the first non-empty value from Sort Album Artist, Album Artist, Sort Artist, and Artist. If Sort Album Artist or Sort Artist are blank and the name begins with A, An, or The, or equivalents in other languages, then the sort value is auto-populated with the remainder of the name.

For the frist album either edit the Sort Album Artist and Sort Artist to Vryll Society or clear the current values. Set Artist back to The Vryll Society. For the second set both Sort Album Artist and Sort Artist to Sherlocks, or clear the current values.

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