Playlist order on Mac and iPhone

[DougAdams]

After creating the playlist, put it in Songs View. Select the furthest left column (the Play Order column) and then drag-arrange the tracks the way you like OR sort by the Album or Track Number or Disc Number column. Then, Right-Click on the name of the playlist in the sidebar and click "Copy to Play Order".

[DougAdams]

I dunno. A possible factor: when new playlists are created, they take on the characteristics of the "Songs" View of the main Music library. So, if, say "Songs" is sorted by Date Added then the new playlist will be sorted accordingly. Ultimately, who cares? Just make sure your playlists are sorted the way you want them and then Copy to Play Order.

 

When iTunes sorts by Album, it is actually sorting by Album Name -> Disc Number -> Track Number. It doesn't somehow "know" what the actual album order is