diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 662ba25..fa0b6f7 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     },
     "python.formatting.provider": "none",
     "cSpell.words": [
+        "albumsort",
         "APIC",
         "Bandcamp",
         "dotenv",
diff --git a/music_kraken/objects/parents.py b/music_kraken/objects/parents.py
index 59a3d10..2f04b45 100644
--- a/music_kraken/objects/parents.py
+++ b/music_kraken/objects/parents.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 import inspect
 
 from .metadata import Metadata
-from ..utils import get_unix_time, object_trace
+from ..utils import get_unix_time, object_trace, generate_id
 from ..utils.config import logging_settings, main_settings
 from ..utils.shared import HIGHEST_ID
 from ..utils.hacking import MetaClass
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ class InnerData:
     """
 
     _refers_to_instances: set = None
+    """
+    Attribute versions keep track, of if the attribute has been changed.
+    """
+    _attribute_versions: Dict[str, int] = None
 
     def __init__(self, object_type, **kwargs):
         self._refers_to_instances = set()
@@ -84,8 +88,6 @@ class OuterProxy:
     DOWNWARDS_COLLECTION_STRING_ATTRIBUTES = tuple()
     UPWARDS_COLLECTION_STRING_ATTRIBUTES = tuple()
 
-    TITEL = "id"
-
     def __init__(self, _id: int = None, dynamic: bool = False, **kwargs):
         _automatic_id: bool = False
 
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@ class OuterProxy:
             generates a random integer id
             the range is defined in the config
             """
-            _id = random.randint(0, HIGHEST_ID)
+            _id = generate_id()
             _automatic_id = True
 
         kwargs["automatic_id"] = _automatic_id
@@ -235,7 +237,17 @@ class OuterProxy:
 
     @property
     def options(self) -> List[P]:
-        return [self]
+        r = []
+
+        for collection_string_attribute in self.UPWARDS_COLLECTION_STRING_ATTRIBUTES:
+            r.extend(self.__getattribute__(collection_string_attribute))
+
+        r.append(self)
+
+        for collection_string_attribute in self.DOWNWARDS_COLLECTION_STRING_ATTRIBUTES:
+            r.extend(self.__getattribute__(collection_string_attribute))
+
+        return r
 
     @property
     def indexing_values(self) -> List[Tuple[str, object]]:
@@ -267,6 +279,7 @@ class OuterProxy:
 
         return r
 
+    TITEL = "id"
     @property
     def title_string(self) -> str:
         return str(self.__getattribute__(self.TITEL))
diff --git a/music_kraken/objects/song.py b/music_kraken/objects/song.py
index be6d751..4b4abce 100644
--- a/music_kraken/objects/song.py
+++ b/music_kraken/objects/song.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class Song(Base):
 
         Base.__init__(**locals())
 
-    UPWARDS_COLLECTION_STRING_ATTRIBUTES = ("album_collection", "main_artist_collection", "feature_artist_collection")
+    UPWARDS_COLLECTION_STRING_ATTRIBUTES = ("main_artist_collection", "feature_artist_collection", "album_collection")
     TITEL = "title"
 
     def __init_collections__(self) -> None:
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ class Album(Base):
                          **kwargs)
 
     DOWNWARDS_COLLECTION_STRING_ATTRIBUTES = ("song_collection",)
-    UPWARDS_COLLECTION_STRING_ATTRIBUTES = ("artist_collection", "label_collection")
+    UPWARDS_COLLECTION_STRING_ATTRIBUTES = ("label_collection", "artist_collection")
 
     def __init_collections__(self):
         self.song_collection.append_object_to_attribute = {
diff --git a/music_kraken/utils/__init__.py b/music_kraken/utils/__init__.py
index 9226441..fcfb9a5 100644
--- a/music_kraken/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/music_kraken/utils/__init__.py
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ def object_trace(obj):
 misc functions
 """
 
+_auto_increment = 0
+def generate_id() -> int:
+    global _auto_increment
+    _auto_increment += 1
+    return _auto_increment
+    
 def get_current_millis() -> int:
     dt = datetime.now()
     return int(dt.microsecond / 1_000)