Albums in order by date/name

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Hello,
I am using the Plex app for iOS. For some bands I have over 300+ albums, but they are not in order by date. They seem to be in order of date added or something? Is there a way to get them in order by date? Thanks in advance!

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This is a setting at the library level to determine how albums are sorted

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I have to know, what bands have 300+ albums?
Frank Zappa has >100 but that’s rare.

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You haven’t entered the realm of bootleg shows lol.

Also, some of us break up releases. Dylan has put out a ton of concerts from 65-66. Rather than have them all bunched up under “Live 66”, it’s nicer to have each one displayed as a single album. And if you break up his boxset of recording dates, and have all the dates tagged right, it’s nice to have them all in strict chrono order.

Collectors OCD at the worst lol.

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*Pardon 814 Albums for The Disco Biscuits. Hahaha

Where can I find this option in the library level? Sorry I’m a little slow with new interfaces
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Edit [Library Name] -> Advanced -> Album sorting

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Is this only available in the premium settings? I don’t see this option. Thanks!

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You use the web app to manage your server and set preferences such as this. https://app.plex.tv

Edit your Music library, go to the ‘Advanced’ tab and set “Album sorting” as a library default.

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You can override this default per “AlbumArtist”, by editing this particular artist.

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Your albums need to have a valid Release Date set, in order for “Newest/Oldest” to work.

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