# Music library sorting weirdness **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Created:** [October 21, 2019, 6:59am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/music-library-sorting-weirdness/479446 "2019-10-21T06:59:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sensei321](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ea924/32.png) [@sensei321](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sensei321)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2019, 6:59am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/music-library-sorting-weirdness/479446/1 "2019-10-21T06:59:58Z")
There seems to be some weirdness regarding library sorting ever since the new music library was released. The library will always default to sort by album artist, not whatever category I sort by. In this first image you can see how it looks like when sorted by Artist. ![PNG](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/5/5/55e77e856bd84f853109aa675ed8536c5046ae9d.jpeg) Then if I change to Album it will look like this. Still sorted by Artist, even though I’m now viewing by Album. ![plex-2](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/0/205a454e6d503367cf66a26bec638cac8a85281c.png) If I change the sorting in this view to something else, then back to “Title” it will look like this, and that how I would expect it so sort by default when changing to albums with the “By Title” sorting. ![plex-3](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/6/b/6b255e27c7b8d730a7ed5e6b48df97cb0d0acfe7.png) I also noticed that any filters applied will be removed when I change from Artist to Albums or vice versa. If I choose to filter by genre “Alternative Rock” and then decide I want to browse by something different, changing to Albums from Artist the “Alternative Rock” filter will be removed and I’m back at “All”. I am pretty sure this all worked as expected with the old music library. Is anyone else noticing this? Server: 1.18.0.1944 Plex web: 4.10.1 ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2019, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/music-library-sorting-weirdness/479446/3 "2019-10-21T17:26:41Z")
Confirmed and filed as a bug. ---
**Author:** ![sensei321](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ea924/32.png) [@sensei321](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sensei321)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/music-library-sorting-weirdness/479446/4 "2019-12-20T08:35:10Z")
Any idea when this bug will be fixed? ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/music-library-sorting-weirdness/479446/5 "2019-12-20T11:33:22Z")
Sometime after January is estimated. ---
**Author:** ![sensei321](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ea924/32.png) [@sensei321](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sensei321)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/music-library-sorting-weirdness/479446/6 "2019-12-20T12:04:05Z")
Thanks. 🙂 I wish Plex had an accessible bugtracker with this kind of information. ---
**Author:** ![sensei321](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ea924/32.png) [@sensei321](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sensei321)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/music-library-sorting-weirdness/479446/7 "2020-03-06T18:56:24Z")
Is the problem I mentioned regarding filtered browsing on the roadmap to be fixed anytime soon as well? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![beckfield](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/beckfield/32/7227_2.png) [@beckfield](https://forums.plex.tv/u/beckfield)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 9:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/music-library-sorting-weirdness/479446/8 "2020-03-06T21:31:41Z")
Plex doesn’t generally discuss their roadmap. ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2020, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/music-library-sorting-weirdness/479446/9 "2020-03-07T11:25:33Z")
The fix requires a _server_ update. It was included in 1.18.6 [Plex Media Server - #314 by drzoidberg33](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server/30447/314) > (Library) Switching between types may show the incorrect default sort order (#10806) ---
**Author:** ![sensei321](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ea924/32.png) [@sensei321](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sensei321)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/music-library-sorting-weirdness/479446/10 "2020-03-07T15:58:03Z")
Yes, this fix fixed some of the issues I mentioned. It does not fix the issue that happens if you want to change between album or artist view while using a filter (for example genre). The filter will be removed when changing between the two. ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/music-library-sorting-weirdness/479446/11 "2020-03-07T18:05:37Z")
That is kinda unavoidable, because Album Genre and Artist Genre are technically different things. Album Genre is only available as a quick filter in Album view mode, Artist Genre is only available in Artist view mode. Same applies to Style and Mood. Therefore this filter is lost when you switch the view mode. If you use the ‘Custom Filter’, and you pick explicitly e.g. ‘Album Genre’, then you can switch the view mode without losing the filter. ---
**Author:** ![sensei321](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ea924/32.png) [@sensei321](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sensei321)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/music-library-sorting-weirdness/479446/12 "2020-03-07T18:57:38Z")
Ok. A bit unintuitive, but I guess it is what it is then. Thanks for clarifying. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/music-library-sorting-weirdness/479446/13 "2020-06-05T18:57:41Z")
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