All songs erased...

I have a 20 gig Ipod with a click wheel. Recently my Ipod ran out of battery and several days later I plugged it in to recharge it. However, a exclamation point and folder symbol came up. I then unplugged it and replugged it in. It then charged fine. The next morning I unplugged it and went to listen to music, however I found that several songs wouldn't play. And that others would play for only the first 20 seconds or so. I then thought to reset it. So I held the center button and the menu button and reset it. However, when it was done the folder symbol and exclamation point came up. Then once I reset it again, it was fine but all my songs were gone. I have noticed, on-line, that the suggestion to many problems is a reset and that songs are saved. However, it also recommends that your Ipod be fully charged. I had listened to mine for about 10 minutes or so.
Is there anything I can do?
Thanks.
-Justin

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