How can I view my music in list view in iTunes 12.4?

That's a change that I'm indifferent to, as in 10 years of using iTunes I've never once found the need to convert between media formats within iTunes (and the only scenario in which I do so outside iTunes is to convert digital purchases in FLAC format to ALAC, given iTunes' lack of support for the former). Given that this shouldn't be a function that anyone needs to use on a regular basis, putting it in a logical place in the UI at the expense of one mouse click seems a good tradeoff to me.

Easy, put the library (or playlist) into Song View, then add the "Date Added" as a column and click on the header. If this is a playlist, then right-click on the playlist name and select "Copy to Play Order" to save the sorting.

Yes, command+j for Mac, probably "ctrl" for Windows. It usually seems that when Apple hides features that were readily visible, it's because they are about to be phased out, which is probably what they did with the conversion to mp3 feature. That's the next thing I'm about to look up.

For me, it was hard to find because I didn't have the "View, Show Sidebar" option checked (Ctrl+S).

After that, it was easier to find everything. The sidebar might be hidden by default, or stuff that you used to be able to find otherwise is now only in the sidebar.

Please, no more updates, every time an update is released I start to consider getting off iTunes platform (which would e a problem due to the amount of itunes content I have), still at some point I have to consider if it's worth putting up with these "change for the sake of change" updates.
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Chris CA, you're wrong. Certain IOS versions require you to update iTunes on the computer. So in fact, Apple is forcing you to update if you want to update the iOS on your phone.

And to others, yes, it's much more inconvenient to use dropdown menus rather than icons or buttons. In design school they teach you that you only ever use dropdowns when there's no space for icon bars. One click is always preferable to two. And it's bad customer service to remove features entirely rather than making them a 'preference' for people.

It seems that Apple has lost its way, and the truly inventive designers are finding rewarding careers elsewhere. Maybe personal devices named after fruits eventually have a life span.

See the answer Gary gave below, in my case I installed a patch to plug a gaping security hole in the OS, which in turn needed a new version of itunes... Anyway, my point was that these itunes "upgrades" are nothing more than churnware, adding back features that were there before and switching around menus - all for what purpose? Now on version 12 and we're still trying to figure out how best to present a song list?

GaryGee wrote:

Chris CA, you're wrong. Certain IOS versions require you to update iTunes on the computer.

No, I'm not wrong.

No one is forcing you to update your iOS or your iTunes.

You don't even need a computer to use and update the iPhone.

From the drop down menu, select Music. Once in Music, in the sidebar, select Songs and you're into the traditional List View.

Maybe they'll do it for next update. You can provide feedback to Apple here

https://www.apple.com/feedback/ (under OS X Apps - iTunes)

I haven't checked it myself, but this link seems to imply it can be done. Have you tried this procedure?

iTunes 12 for Mac: Save a copy of a song in a new file format

That's something new. The Recently Added smart playlist is still there (if you had it before) and it works like any regular playlist (where you can change its view).

I see that, but I want "recently added" in list view

And Home Movies in list view. (in fact anything in Movies).

Awesome!

Wonder why you can't do this with "Recently Added"?