diff --git a/src/api.js b/src/api.js
index cd9a51e..9593111 100644
--- a/src/api.js
+++ b/src/api.js
@@ -133,10 +133,12 @@ export async function ensureArtistSortMap() {
   _artistSortFetch = apiCached('getArtists')
     .then(r => {
       const all = (r?.artists?.index || []).flatMap(i => i.artist || []);
+      console.log('[sort-debug] getArtists sample (first 3):', all.slice(0,3).map(a => ({ id: a.id, name: a.name, sortName: a.sortName })));
       cacheArtistSortNames(all);
+      console.log('[sort-debug] _artistSortMap size:', _artistSortMap?.size);
       _artistSortFetch = null;
     })
-    .catch(() => { _artistSortFetch = null; });
+    .catch(e => { console.warn('[sort-debug] ensureArtistSortMap error:', e); _artistSortFetch = null; });
   return _artistSortFetch;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/views/detail.js b/src/views/detail.js
index a2b55cd..e89e235 100644
--- a/src/views/detail.js
+++ b/src/views/detail.js
@@ -396,6 +396,8 @@ export async function loadAlbumDetail(album) {
     const songs = r.album?.song || [];
     const totalMin = Math.round(songs.reduce((s,t) => s+(t.duration||0), 0) / 60);
     document.getElementById('album-detail-stats').textContent = `${songs.length} Titel · ${r.album.year||''} · ${totalMin} Min.`;
+    console.log('[sort-debug] r.album full:', JSON.stringify(r.album));
+    if (songs[0]) console.log('[sort-debug] songs[0] full:', JSON.stringify(songs[0]));
     // r.album has sortName (album sort tag) — use it; nav album may not have sortName
     document.getElementById('album-detail-name').textContent = dispAlbumName(r.album);
     if (songs[0]) {