macOS and iOS alpha display order doesn't match and Apple tells me "its a feature not a bug"

In the Music app, on MacOS and iOS, the alpha-numerical order for display doesn't match. MacOS does: special characters / numbers / alphabet iOS does: alphabet / numbers (and completely ignores special characters, just goes with what follows) In MacOS Music example:

  • & new music
  • 1 Depeche Mode
  • 2 Beck
  • Amos Lee
  • Beatles
  • Led Zeppelin
  • U2

In iOS Music example:

  • Amos Lee
  • Beatles
  • Led Zeppelin
  • & new music
  • U2
  • 1 Depeche Mode
  • 2 Beck

So this has bugged me for years. I've reported it several times to Apple and today I was basically told on the phone that that is just how it is in iOS. As many efforts as Apple has made over the years to bring the two closer together, this one surprises me and I'm not convinced it couldn't be aligned if Apple wanted to.

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Hi there,

You might have better luck asking this question over in Apple Support Communities run by Apple Support.