diff --git a/server/subsonic/album_lists.go b/server/subsonic/album_lists.go
index c453c4af4..60ce21738 100644
--- a/server/subsonic/album_lists.go
+++ b/server/subsonic/album_lists.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func NewAlbumListController(listGen engine.ListGenerator) *AlbumListController {
 	return c
 }
 
-func (c *AlbumListController) getNewAlbumList(r *http.Request) (engine.Entries, error) {
+func (c *AlbumListController) getAlbumList(r *http.Request) (engine.Entries, error) {
 	typ, err := requiredParamString(r, "type", "Required string parameter 'type' is not present")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (c *AlbumListController) getNewAlbumList(r *http.Request) (engine.Entries,
 }
 
 func (c *AlbumListController) GetAlbumList(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (*responses.Subsonic, error) {
-	albums, err := c.getNewAlbumList(r)
+	albums, err := c.getAlbumList(r)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, newError(responses.ErrorGeneric, err.Error())
 	}
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func (c *AlbumListController) GetAlbumList(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reques
 }
 
 func (c *AlbumListController) GetAlbumList2(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (*responses.Subsonic, error) {
-	albums, err := c.getNewAlbumList(r)
+	albums, err := c.getAlbumList(r)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, newError(responses.ErrorGeneric, err.Error())
 	}
diff --git a/server/subsonic/engine/list_generator.go b/server/subsonic/engine/list_generator.go
index 646fb8fe8..60202959e 100644
--- a/server/subsonic/engine/list_generator.go
+++ b/server/subsonic/engine/list_generator.go
@@ -61,8 +61,13 @@ func ByGenre(genre string) ListFilter {
 }
 
 func ByYear(fromYear, toYear int) ListFilter {
+	sortOption := "max_year, name"
+	if fromYear > toYear {
+		fromYear, toYear = toYear, fromYear
+		sortOption = "max_year desc, name"
+	}
 	return ListFilter{
-		Sort: "max_year, name",
+		Sort: sortOption,
 		Filters: squirrel.Or{
 			squirrel.And{
 				squirrel.GtOrEq{"min_year": fromYear},