How to Create Playlists in iTunes

If you want to burn a CD in iTunes, you'll have to create a playlist, first. But playlists can also make it easier to play items you like without browsing the entire library to hunt and peck for them. You can create playlists of either individual songs or entire albums.

1. Create a new playlist.

   Create a playlist by clicking the Add Playlist button under the Source pane or by choosing File→New Playlist.

   A new playlist named untitled playlist appears in the Playlists section of the Source pane.

2. In the Playlists section of the Source pane, give the playlist a new descriptive name.

3. Select the Music option in the Library section of the Source pane, click the Browse button in the lower-right corner of the iTunes window, and then find and click the name of the artist you are seeking.

   The Album list for that artist appears in the right panel.

4. Drag the album name from the right panel over to the playlist name in the Source pane.

5. Select and drag each subsequent album over to the playlist name.

   Each time you drag an album, iTunes automatically lists the songs in the proper track sequence.