diff --git a/beets/autotag/__init__.py b/beets/autotag/__init__.py
index e532543a2..216f7efee 100644
--- a/beets/autotag/__init__.py
+++ b/beets/autotag/__init__.py
@@ -174,6 +174,21 @@ def correct_list_fields(m: LibModel) -> None:
     if hasattr(m, "mb_albumartistids"):
         ensure_first_value("mb_albumartistid", "mb_albumartistids")
 
+    if hasattr(m, "artists_sort"):
+        ensure_first_value("artist_sort", "artists_sort")
+
+    if hasattr(m, "artists_credit"):
+        ensure_first_value("artist_credit", "artists_credit")
+
+    if hasattr(m, "albumartists_credit"):
+        ensure_first_value("albumartist_credit", "albumartists_credit")
+
+    if hasattr(m, "artists"):
+        ensure_first_value("artist", "artists")
+
+    if hasattr(m, "albumartists_sort"):
+        ensure_first_value("albumartist_sort", "albumartists_sort")
+
 
 def apply_item_metadata(item: Item, track_info: TrackInfo):
     """Set an item's metadata from its matched TrackInfo object."""
diff --git a/test/test_autotag.py b/test/test_autotag.py
index f2ed5e416..03fc9d6f0 100644
--- a/test/test_autotag.py
+++ b/test/test_autotag.py
@@ -172,13 +172,14 @@ class ApplyTest(TestCase):
         common_expected = {
             "album": "album",
             "albumartist_credit": "albumArtistCredit",
-            "albumartist_sort": "",
             "albumartist": "albumArtist",
             "albumartists": ["albumArtist", "albumArtist2"],
             "albumartists_credit": [
+                "albumArtistCredit",
                 "albumArtistCredit1",
                 "albumArtistCredit2",
             ],
+            "albumartist_sort": "albumArtistSort",
             "albumartists_sort": ["albumArtistSort", "albumArtistSort2"],
             "albumtype": "album",
             "albumtypes": ["album"],
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ class ApplyTest(TestCase):
             {
                 **common_expected,
                 "artist": "trackArtist",
-                "artists": ["albumArtist", "albumArtist2"],
+                "artists": ["trackArtist", "albumArtist", "albumArtist2"],
                 "artist_credit": "trackArtistCredit",
                 "artist_sort": "trackArtistSort",
                 "artists_credit": ["trackArtistCredit"],
@@ -214,8 +215,9 @@ class ApplyTest(TestCase):
                 "artist": "albumArtist",
                 "artists": ["albumArtist", "albumArtist2"],
                 "artist_credit": "albumArtistCredit",
-                "artist_sort": "",
+                "artist_sort": "albumArtistSort",
                 "artists_credit": [
+                    "albumArtistCredit",
                     "albumArtistCredit1",
                     "albumArtistCredit2",
                 ],