Hard drive crash: Repurchasing Music?

Hey guys, im new here, but over the summer I had a major hard drve issue and lost nearly 1 TB of files, pictures, video, AND MUSIC. And now, I can see the soundtracks I bought in iTunes, but since the downloadedalbums are gone, i can't listen to them and the files are gone, and I didn't know if there was any way of repurchasing these albums for free, because I know once you purchase an app on the iPhone even if you delete it you can redownload it for free, I didn't know if the same concept would apply for music,because as much as I love the stuff that i bought, I'd rather not pay twice for everything when im only getting it once technically, if it helps, i know for SURE that i bought these albums:
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Deluxe Soundtrack) - Various Artists [ALBUM]
The Time Spent Wondering - Man on Earth [SINGLE TRACK: "It Feels Like..."]
Neon Bible - Arcade Fire [SINGLE TRACK: "Keep the Car Running"]
Funeral - Arcade Fire [SINGLE TRACK: "Wake Up"] (I've actually bought this AGAIN for my iPhone)
The String Quartet Tribute to Arcade Fire's Funeral - Vitamin String Quartet [TWO TRACKS: "Wake Up" & "Crown of Love"]
Let It Die-EP - Foo Fighters [SINGLE TRACK: "Keep The Car Running (BBC Radio 1's Six Weeks of Summer)
The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford - Nick Cave & Warren Ellis [ALBUM]
The Office Theme - Michael Scott Fan Club [SINGLE TRACK: "The Office Theme"]
Movie Hits - Starlite Orchestra [SINGLE TRACK: "The Office (Main Theme)"]
A Nightmare On Elm Street - Steve Jablonksy [ALBUM]
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - John Williams [ALBUM]
The Simpsons Movie-The Music - Hans Zimmer [ALBUM]
Up - Michael Giacchino [ALBUM]
THE VERY BEST of the FANTASY MOVIES - L'Orchestra Cinematique [SINGLE TRACK: "Master of Shadows (2012)"]
So yeah....as you can see i'd much prefer to not have to pay to get ALL of these back again, if I need to track down my reciept numbers or anything I can if thats what I need to do, if anyone can help with this matter please let me know
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I didn't know if there was any way of repurchasing these albums for free
Click here and ask. You're supposed to back them up.
once you purchase an app on the iPhone even if you delete it you can redownload it for free
Apple doesn't pay royalties on apps. They do on music downloads.
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