Computer was lost,is there a way to access old purchases on my new computer

My computer was stolen lately, and I am wondering if there is a way to access my music previously purchased through my itunes account on my new computer?

Sorry to hear about the theft. And sorry again, but officially Apple does not allow redownloads of purchased items. It's your responsibility to make backup copies in case something goes wrong with your system or it's lost or stolen, as unfortunately it apparently did in your case, and you lose all the information on your hard drive. The official statement of their policy can be found here, among other places. If you haven't made a backup, and don't have your tracks on an iPod, you're probably out of luck and will need to repurchase your tracks.
You can try contacting iTunes Store Customer Service and explaining what happened. Reportedly in some cases Apple has allowed redownloading on a one-time basis, but don't count on it.
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