diff --git a/maloja/apis/native_v1.py b/maloja/apis/native_v1.py
index 94ac451..48c4c84 100644
--- a/maloja/apis/native_v1.py
+++ b/maloja/apis/native_v1.py
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ def get_charts_tracks_external(**keys):
 	:return: list (List)
 	:rtype: Dictionary"""
 	k_filter, k_time, _, _, _ = uri_to_internal(keys,forceArtist=True)
+	# force artist because track charts can never be of a track or album, only of an artist or global
 	ckeys = {**k_filter, **k_time}
 
 	result = database.get_charts_tracks(**ckeys)
diff --git a/maloja/malojauri.py b/maloja/malojauri.py
index 350a7e4..287f504 100644
--- a/maloja/malojauri.py
+++ b/maloja/malojauri.py
@@ -12,14 +12,18 @@ def uri_to_internal(keys,forceTrack=False,forceArtist=False,forceAlbum=False,api
 	# 3	keys that define interal time ranges
 	# 4	keys that define amount limits
 
-	type = None
-	if forceTrack: type = "track"
-	if forceArtist: type = "artist"
-	if forceAlbum: type = "album"
+	# if we force a type, that only means that the other types are not allowed
+	# it could still have no type at all (any call that isn't filtering by entity)
 
-	if not type and "title" in keys: type = "track"
-	if not type and "albumtitle" in keys: type = "album"
-	if not type and "artist" in keys: type = "artist"
+	type = None
+	if forceTrack and "title" in keys: type = "track"
+	if forceArtist and "artist" in keys: type = "artist"
+	if forceAlbum and "albumtitle" in keys: type = "album"
+
+	if (not forceTrack) and (not forceAlbum) and (not forceArtist) and (not type):
+		if "title" in keys: type = "track"
+		if "albumtitle" in keys: type = "album"
+		if "artist" in keys: type = "artist"
 
 	# 1
 	if type == "track":