iTunes "Album by Year" and "Album by Artist" sorting broken

Originator:scotfl
Number:rdar://7220029 Date Originated:13-Sep-2009
Status:Duplicate/7213065 Resolved:16-Sep-2009
Product:iApps Product Version:9.0
Classification:UI/Usability Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
When sorting the Music Library via "Album by Year", the tracks on multi-disc albums are interleaved. That is, instead of "d1t1, d1t2, d2t1, d2t2", iTunes will sort the tracks as "d1t1, d2t1, d1t2, d2t2". The same interleaving occurs when sorting via "Album by Artist".

Steps to Reproduce:
Import a multi-disc album into iTunes. Ensure that discs and tracks are correctly tagged. Sort the Music Library via "Album by Year" or "Album by Artist".

Expected Results:
The tracks of the albums first disc will be presented in sequential order, followed by the tracks of the second disc, also in sequential order. I.e. "d1t1, d1t2, d2t1, d2t2".

Actual Results:
The tracks of both discs are presented interleaved. I.e. "d1t1, d2t1, d1t2, d2t2".

Regression:
The problem occurs in iTunes 9.0.  It does not occur in previous versions of iTunes.

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