Natios Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Can you add an option to let Poweramp check the right order of albums (for example from Wikipedia) in artist albums section when it's sorted by year? Link to comment https://forum.powerampapp.com/topic/8440-correct-album-order/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewilley Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Everyone has a different 'right' order. Some choose alphabetical, some chronological by release date, etc. You can choose what sort ordering you want to use for each Library grouping mode using List Options from the menu. Personally, I prefer more control than embedded tags allow so I use folder/filename sorting, and by naming the folders correctly I can make them sort any way I want - e.g. within an artist's folder, if I have a lot of their albums I usually preface each subfolder album name with the year of release. Andre Link to comment https://forum.powerampapp.com/topic/8440-correct-album-order/#findComment-30814 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natios Posted December 13, 2015 Author Share Posted December 13, 2015 Everyone has a different 'right' order. Some choose alphabetical, some chronological by release date, etc. You can choose what sort ordering you want to use for each Library grouping mode using List Options from the menu.Personally, I prefer more control than embedded tags allow so I use folder/filename sorting, and by naming the folders correctly I can make them sort any way I want - e.g. within an artist's folder, if I have a lot of their albums I usually preface each subfolder album name with the year of release.AndreSorry, I forgot to say that I was talking about sorting by year. Great idea with that folder name sorting, gonna try it out. Link to comment https://forum.powerampapp.com/topic/8440-correct-album-order/#findComment-30815 Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewilley Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 You can already sort albums by year. Go to the Library and select "Albums by Artist" (if that's your preferred view) then press Menu > List Options and choose to sort "by Year" (the default is by name). You do need to have all your tags set up correctly of course, which is why I still prefer the old-school folder/filename sorting method, as I know that will always work. Andre Link to comment https://forum.powerampapp.com/topic/8440-correct-album-order/#findComment-30819 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natios Posted December 13, 2015 Author Share Posted December 13, 2015 You can already sort albums by year. Go to the Library and select "Albums by Artist" (if that's your preferred view) then press Menu > List Options and choose to sort "by Year" (the default is by name). You do need to have all your tags set up correctly of course, which is why I still prefer the old-school folder/filename sorting method, as I know that will always work.AndreYeah, but when there are two albums released the same year, the order isn't always right. That's why Poweramp could check the right order from Wikipedia for example. Link to comment https://forum.powerampapp.com/topic/8440-correct-album-order/#findComment-30821 Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewilley Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 But what is the 'right' order? How would Poweramp know where to look, and what format to find and parse the answer from? I think folders are your best answer, then you can decide how you want the albums sorted for yourself. Andre Link to comment https://forum.powerampapp.com/topic/8440-correct-album-order/#findComment-30831 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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