Easy Way to Delete Duplicates?

Can someone please tell me if there's an easier way to delete duplicates in my iTunes Library than selecting each of them individually and removing them to the trash? I'm sure there is but I can't seem to get beyond having iTunes show me the duplicates.
Thanks,
Beth

Have a look at Doug's AppleScripts there are a couple of scripts there to help manage duplicates. Search the page for "Corral iTunes Dupes" and "Corral All dupes": Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes
Doug also has a shareware application called Dupin specifically for managing duplicates, you can get it here: Dupin

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