diff --git a/core/imports/context.py b/core/imports/context.py
index 752528f0..4ed44b56 100644
--- a/core/imports/context.py
+++ b/core/imports/context.py
@@ -320,8 +320,24 @@ def build_import_album_info(
     normalized_album = str(album_name or "").strip().lower()
     normalized_title = str(clean_track_name or "").strip().lower()
     normalized_artist = str(artist_name or "").strip().lower()
+
+    # Route through album_path when the metadata source has explicitly
+    # identified the release type (single / EP / compilation). The
+    # ``total_tracks > 1`` heuristic below catches normal multi-track
+    # albums even without explicit type info, but it can't catch
+    # singles (1 track, album name often equal to title) so they
+    # used to fall through to single_path — which doesn't honour the
+    # ``$albumtype`` template variable. Result: users with a
+    # ``${albumtype}s/...`` template saw an "Albums" folder and never
+    # any "Singles" or "EPs" folder. ``"album"`` is excluded from this
+    # check because it's the default fallback when album_type is
+    # missing — only treat values that came from a real source as
+    # explicit.
+    explicit_release_type = (album_type or "").strip().lower() in ("single", "ep", "compilation")
+
     is_album = bool(
         force_album
+        or explicit_release_type
         or (
             normalized_album
             and total_tracks
diff --git a/tests/imports/test_import_singles_route_through_album_path.py b/tests/imports/test_import_singles_route_through_album_path.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a975df2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/imports/test_import_singles_route_through_album_path.py
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+"""Regression tests for routing singles/EPs through the album_path template.
+
+Discord-reported scenario (winecountrygames + fresh.dumbledore):
+"Import only makes Albums folder no singles or eps". Users with a
+``${albumtype}s/$albumartist/...`` ``album_path`` template saw an
+"Albums" folder fill up correctly, but singles never produced a
+"Singles" folder because the staging/auto-import code routed them
+through the ``single_path`` template (which doesn't honour
+``$albumtype``).
+
+The detection in ``build_import_album_info`` previously required
+``total_tracks > 1`` AND ``album_name != track_title``. Singles fail
+both — they have one track and the release is usually named after
+the song.
+
+Fix: when the metadata source explicitly identifies the release
+type ("single" / "ep" / "compilation"), trust it and route through
+``album_path`` so the user's ``$albumtype``-aware template runs.
+``"album"`` is excluded — it's the default fallback for missing
+metadata, so triggering on it would change behaviour for
+single-track downloads that happen to have no source data.
+"""
+
+import pytest
+
+from core.imports.context import build_import_album_info, normalize_import_context
+
+
+def _make_context(album_type: str, total_tracks: int, album_name: str, track_name: str):
+    return normalize_import_context(
+        {
+            "source": "spotify",
+            "artist": {"name": "Test Artist"},
+            "album": {
+                "name": album_name,
+                "release_date": "2024-01-01",
+                "total_tracks": total_tracks,
+                "album_type": album_type,
+            },
+            "track_info": {
+                "name": track_name,
+                "track_number": 1,
+                "disc_number": 1,
+                "artists": [{"name": "Test Artist"}],
+            },
+            "original_search_result": {
+                "title": track_name,
+                "album": album_name,
+                "clean_title": track_name,
+                "clean_album": album_name,
+                "clean_artist": "Test Artist",
+            },
+        }
+    )
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# The reported scenarios
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def test_spotify_single_with_same_name_as_track_routes_through_album_path() -> None:
+    """The reported case: a single named after its only track. Used to
+    fail every condition and fall through to single_path; must now
+    surface as ``is_album=True`` so the album_path template applies."""
+    context = _make_context(
+        album_type="single",
+        total_tracks=1,
+        album_name="Hello",
+        track_name="Hello",
+    )
+    info = build_import_album_info(context)
+    assert info["is_album"] is True
+
+
+def test_spotify_single_with_different_album_name_also_routes_through_album_path() -> None:
+    context = _make_context(
+        album_type="single",
+        total_tracks=1,
+        album_name="Hello (Single Version)",
+        track_name="Hello",
+    )
+    info = build_import_album_info(context)
+    assert info["is_album"] is True
+
+
+def test_explicit_ep_routes_through_album_path() -> None:
+    """EPs already passed the multi-track check, but pin the
+    explicit-type path so a 1-track EP (rare but possible) doesn't
+    silently fall through if the source labels it as such."""
+    context = _make_context(
+        album_type="ep",
+        total_tracks=1,
+        album_name="Tiny EP",
+        track_name="Tiny EP",
+    )
+    info = build_import_album_info(context)
+    assert info["is_album"] is True
+
+
+def test_explicit_compilation_routes_through_album_path() -> None:
+    context = _make_context(
+        album_type="compilation",
+        total_tracks=1,
+        album_name="Greatest Hits Sampler",
+        track_name="Greatest Hits Sampler",
+    )
+    info = build_import_album_info(context)
+    assert info["is_album"] is True
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Regression guards
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def test_normal_album_still_detected_as_album() -> None:
+    """Multi-track albums must keep being detected — the original
+    heuristic is preserved as a fallback when album_type is generic."""
+    context = _make_context(
+        album_type="album",
+        total_tracks=12,
+        album_name="The Real Album",
+        track_name="Track One",
+    )
+    info = build_import_album_info(context)
+    assert info["is_album"] is True
+
+
+def test_default_album_type_does_not_trip_explicit_path() -> None:
+    """``album_type='album'`` is the default fallback — must NOT
+    trigger the explicit-type bypass, otherwise standalone tracks
+    with no real metadata would suddenly route through album_path
+    and get an "Albums" folder they didn't have before."""
+    context = _make_context(
+        album_type="album",
+        total_tracks=1,
+        album_name="Some Single",
+        track_name="Some Single",
+    )
+    info = build_import_album_info(context)
+    # Single-track release with default 'album' type and matching
+    # album/title still falls through (not detected as album) so the
+    # user's existing single_path behaviour is preserved.
+    assert info["is_album"] is False
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("album_type", ["", None, "unknown", "playlist"])
+def test_unknown_or_missing_album_type_falls_through(album_type) -> None:
+    """Defensive: only the three known release types trip the
+    explicit path. Empty / unknown values must not."""
+    context = _make_context(
+        album_type=album_type or "",
+        total_tracks=1,
+        album_name="Foo",
+        track_name="Foo",
+    )
+    info = build_import_album_info(context)
+    assert info["is_album"] is False