How do I get rid of duplicate songs on iPhone?

I have the iPhone 4 and with one of the recent updates, my iTunes changed. Now when my phone syncs with my iTunes library, it has a lot of duplicate songs showing up on the phone. I went through manually and deleted them off my phone, but then when syncing again recently, they were all put on there again. What can I do to get duplicates off there for good?

Settings > Music > Show All Music > Off
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    Hello and thank you ahead of time,
    I started this thread because I know I not the only person who has this problem.
    How can I get itunes to recognize that two songs that are the same have been imported? and then have it delete one of them.
    Thank you,
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    To find duplicates:
    Select an item below Library or Playlists, and then do one of the following:
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    • Press the Option key and choose File > Show Exact Duplicates to find multiple copies of the same song (if, for example, you inadvertently imported the song twice).
    To see all items again, click Show All at the bottom of the iTunes window.
    You have to manually delete the one's you don't want.

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    Settings > Music > Show All Music > Off
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    Hello courtney_rae33,
    It sounds like you have deleted song music from your iTunes library on the computer but after syncing the phone to your computer the songs are still on the phone. From what you describe it seems as if iTunes and the iPhone are set to Manually Manage the content. This article will help you determine of that is the case:
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1535
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    Open iTunes.
    Select your iPhone, iPad, or iPod. If your device isn't visible in the upper right corner of the screen, choose Library.
    Click the Summary tab and select "Manually manage music and videos."
    Click Apply.
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    After following the steps above, you can add individual songs, videos, and playlists from iTunes to your device. To add content to your device:
    Select your device.
    Click "On this Device."
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    While viewing the media in your iTunes library, if you drag a song, video, TV show, or Movie a sidebar will appear on the right. You can drag content onto the device.  You can also create and modify playlists directly on the device.
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    How can I get rid of duplicate songs on my iPad

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    Windows
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    Add Folder to Library
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1473
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2905
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