How do I fix duplicate albums in Apple Music?

Whenever a song is played, it moves to one of these duplicates. (The first one is the good one) The second one only has 1 song, and the last one has the full album without the one that is in the middle (same with the first one)

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MacBook Air 13″, macOS 15.3

Posted on Mar 9, 2025 08:47 AM

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Zurarczurx

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Mar 9, 2025 08:53 AM in response to i_wish_kmart_can_come_back

Select all the songs that should be in the same album. Right-click and get info. They should all have the same Album name - add a character to the album name - like rename it to "Freakin' at the Freakers Ballxxx"

This should bring them all together under the same album. You should be able to edit the name and change it back without splitting the album again.

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