From 69b6821deb33445c06ce3c4595c44b6146bdeeb9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jeffvli <jeffvictorli@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:07:44 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] add secondary sort for album release date

---
 src/shared/api/utils.ts | 15 +++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/shared/api/utils.ts b/src/shared/api/utils.ts
index c1317d2c5..cdb1d396f 100644
--- a/src/shared/api/utils.ts
+++ b/src/shared/api/utils.ts
@@ -431,14 +431,25 @@ export const sortAlbumList = (albums: Album[], sortBy: AlbumListSort, sortOrder:
                             return new Date(v.originalDate).getTime();
                         }
 
-                        // Fallback to the first day of the release year
+                        // Fallback to the first day of the original year
                         if (v.originalYear) {
                             return new Date(v.originalYear, 0, 1).getTime();
                         }
                         return 0;
                     },
+                    (v) => {
+                        if (v.releaseDate) {
+                            return new Date(v.releaseDate).getTime();
+                        }
+
+                        // Fallback to the first day of the release year
+                        if (v.releaseYear) {
+                            return new Date(v.releaseYear, 0, 1).getTime();
+                        }
+                        return 0;
+                    },
                 ],
-                [order],
+                [order, order],
             );
             break;
         case AlbumListSort.SONG_COUNT: