diff --git a/picard/ui/searchdialog.py b/picard/ui/searchdialog.py
index 94106eb1c..dfb3bc1dc 100644
--- a/picard/ui/searchdialog.py
+++ b/picard/ui/searchdialog.py
@@ -801,14 +801,14 @@ class ArtistSearchDialog(SearchDialog):
         for row, artist in enumerate(self.search_results):
             table_item = QtWidgets.QTableWidgetItem
             self.table.insertRow(row)
-            self.table.setItem(row, 0, table_item(artist.get("name", "")))
-            self.table.setItem(row, 1, table_item(artist.get("type", "")))
-            self.table.setItem(row, 2, table_item(artist.get("gender", "")))
-            self.table.setItem(row, 3, table_item(artist.get("area", "")))
-            self.table.setItem(row, 4, table_item(artist.get("begindate", "")))
-            self.table.setItem(row, 5, table_item(artist.get("beginarea", "")))
-            self.table.setItem(row, 6, table_item(artist.get("enddate", "")))
-            self.table.setItem(row, 7, table_item(artist.get("endarea", "")))
+            self.table.setItem(row, self.colpos('name'), table_item(artist.get("name", "")))
+            self.table.setItem(row, self.colpos('type'), table_item(artist.get("type", "")))
+            self.table.setItem(row, self.colpos('gender'), table_item(artist.get("gender", "")))
+            self.table.setItem(row, self.colpos('area'), table_item(artist.get("area", "")))
+            self.table.setItem(row, self.colpos('begindate'), table_item(artist.get("begindate", "")))
+            self.table.setItem(row, self.colpos('beginarea'), table_item(artist.get("beginarea", "")))
+            self.table.setItem(row, self.colpos('enddate'), table_item(artist.get("enddate", "")))
+            self.table.setItem(row, self.colpos('endarea'), table_item(artist.get("endarea", "")))
 
     def accept_event(self, row):
         self.load_in_browser(row)