iTunes changes the number (and therefore) the order of tracks in an album when make a new playlist. Therefore, I cannot listen to an album in the correct order. I want the tracks to stay in order when I create a new playlist. It is worse than shuffle because the actual number of the tracks gets changed, so I cannot tell what order the tracks should be in.
ITunes is changing the number/order of tracks in an album when it loads into the iPod. I want the tracks to stay in order
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Related Solutions
Try these steps :
- Click the Smart Playlist.
- Setup the sort order and arrange as desired.
- Right-click the Smart Playlist and choose Copy to Play Order.
- Sync the device with iTunes.
This article from Apple talks about the Copy to Play Order function
Is it possible that you have shuffle enabled? The shuffle button in the playlist list is not a toggle, so that wouldn't tell you. Here's how you can find out:
If the shuffle icon is blue, it means your iPhone is playing on shuffle.
Something else you could check is if Shake to Shuffle is enabled:
If it is, you could accidentally activate shuffle without knowing it.
Hope this helps.
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Best Answer
I'm not sure why this is happening, but you can fix it by clicking on a track, going to File > Get Info (or ⌘ Cmd-I) and changing the track numbers back to the correct information.
To get the correct track number, you can try googling the album. Somewhere will surely have the titles and track numbers.