Album Only songs when using song credits

I received as a gift a 50 song credit to the iTunes store. I would like to be able to buy complete albums with this credit, including the "album only" songs. When I try to buy albums, it says that my song credits do not apply to album purchases, and when I then buy each song from an album individually, I can't buy the rest of the "album only" songs.
Is there a solution to this problem? If I buy 10 individual songs off an album, can I use "complete my album" to get the rest of the "album only" songs? It would not seem to make sense for this to not work. Especially since I have, in effect, spent more on 12 individual songs from an album than I would have on the $10 cost of the entire album on the first place. It seems like I should therefore be entitled to the complete album.

Sorry but no, there's no solution when there are "album only" tracks other than to pay cash. Song credits can indeed only be used for individual tracks; they cannot be applied to album purchases.

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'Album only' songs are included. It just means you can't buy them separate.
That usually occurs with songs that have a long play time.
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Check that your songs are hidden, and if so, unhide them > http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4919 You will be able to download them after unhiding them.
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Yes, you would have to buy the whole album. And despite what the other poster said, it isn't an enticement to past customers. And it isn't something controlled by Apple. These types of decisions are made by the record companies.
They may not want a popular, or extra long song to be sold for only $0.99. They try to entice the buyer to purchase the whole album (if it was a CD, you'd have to buy the whole thing). However, in the case of popular songs, you might see it go on sale by itself once after it is no longer a top song. If it's a long song (something you see in the classical music a lot), it may never be sold except as part of an album only track.

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http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/store/songs/
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