Downloaded music - iPhone 4S/iTunes library

Why when I've downloaded a song via iTunes on my iPhone it disappears off my phone once I've synced it to iTunes on my laptop?  The only way I can get these particular songs or albums onto my phone again is by restoring my phone which takes ages and I don't feel I should be doing this all the time as I buy a significant amount of music via iTunes.

Hello Solid Buck,
Thank you so much for providing the details about the duplicate song issue you are experiencing.  It sounds like you would like to remove the duplicate songs that will not play on your iPhone, but when you connect it to iTunes, iTunes only shows you one copy of the song on your iPhone. 
In this situation, I recommend deleting the individual songs that do not play directly from your iPhone.  I found the steps to do this on page 61 of the iPhone User Guide (http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iphone_user_guide.pdf):
Delete a song from iPhone: In Songs, swipe the song, then tap Delete.
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Sheila M.

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