diff --git a/app/api/artist.py b/app/api/artist.py
index 18fee334..c1f95796 100644
--- a/app/api/artist.py
+++ b/app/api/artist.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from app.api.apischemas import (
 
 from app.config import UserConfig
 from app.db.userdata import SimilarArtistTable
+from app.lib.sortlib import sort_tracks
 
 from app.serializers.album import serialize_for_card_many
 from app.serializers.artist import serialize_for_cards, serialize_for_card
@@ -47,9 +48,7 @@ def get_artist(path: ArtistHashSchema, query: TrackLimitSchema):
         return {"error": "Artist not found"}, 404
 
     tracks = TrackStore.get_tracks_by_trackhashes(entry.trackhashes)
-    tracks = sorted(tracks, key=lambda t: t.title)
-    tracks = sorted(tracks, key= lambda t: t.playcount, reverse=True)
-    print([{t.title, t.playcount, t.trackhash} for t in tracks])
+    tracks = sort_tracks(tracks, key="playcount", reverse=True)
     tcount = len(tracks)
 
     artist = entry.artist
@@ -164,8 +163,7 @@ def get_all_artist_tracks(path: ArtistHashSchema):
     Returns all artists by a given artist.
     """
     tracks = ArtistStore.get_artist_tracks(path.artisthash)
-    tracks = sorted(tracks, key=lambda t: t.title)
-    tracks = sorted(tracks, key= lambda t: t.playcount, reverse=True)
+    tracks = sort_tracks(tracks, key="playcount", reverse=True)
     return serialize_tracks(tracks)
 
 
diff --git a/app/api/playlist.py b/app/api/playlist.py
index b05cde8c..4ab9fa1e 100644
--- a/app/api/playlist.py
+++ b/app/api/playlist.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from app.lib import playlistlib
 from app.lib.albumslib import sort_by_track_no
 from app.lib.home.recentlyadded import get_recently_added_playlist
 from app.lib.home.recentlyplayed import get_recently_played_playlist
+from app.lib.sortlib import sort_tracks
 from app.models.playlist import Playlist
 from app.serializers.playlist import serialize_for_card
 from app.serializers.track import serialize_tracks
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ def get_artist_trackhashes(artisthash: str):
     Returns a list of trackhashes for an artist.
     """
     tracks = TrackStore.get_tracks_by_artisthash(artisthash)
-    tracks = sorted(tracks, key= lambda t: t.playcount, reverse=True)
+    tracks = sort_tracks(tracks, key="playcount", reverse=True)
     return [t.trackhash for t in tracks]
 
 
diff --git a/app/lib/sortlib.py b/app/lib/sortlib.py
index 3198f855..a1f49944 100644
--- a/app/lib/sortlib.py
+++ b/app/lib/sortlib.py
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ def sort_tracks(tracks: list[Track], key: str, reverse: bool = False):
 
         return flatten([sort_by_track_no(list(g)) for k, g in groups])
 
+    # INFO: sort tracks by title for a fallback value
+    tracks = sorted(tracks, key=lambda t: t.title)
+
+    if key == "title":
+        return tracks
+
     return sorted(tracks, key=sortfunc, reverse=reverse)