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Grouping compilations in browser mode

I love Songbird so far, and could go on rhapsodizing about the features, the interface, the performance... One thing that makes the app very difficult for me to use currently, though, is the lack of a "group compilations" function in the browser.

As you probably know, iTunes will group all of the files tagged as being part of compilations into one category called "Compilations" in the Artist column of its browser. In Songbird, though, this function doesn't seem to exist (if it does, please let me know where!). I have hundreds of compilations, but in Songbird, the tracks from those comps translate into thousands of entries under the Artist column that only have one or two songs affiliated with them. This makes browsing by artist, which is my preferred mode of selecting music, somewhat annoying.

I'm about this close to switching over from iTunes to Songbird completely, and this feature would really knock it out of the park for me. Thank you to the devs, and keep up the great work!

jkoshi Says:   

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