Actually perhaps I'm not explaining things exactly.
From the library view "Audio" - Icons are listed in the top pane by Artist alphabetically.
In the bottom pane, tracks are grouped by album and in the correct track order.
If I double click on an artist icon in the top pane, I get that artists albums in the top pane, listed by date but the bottom pane is now sorted by track name.
Here's where I've been selecting customise view etc and it wont change anything.