HT202213 Is it possible to obtain songs that I purchased several years ago, on an old computer that I no longer have, to my new Mac and iPhone?

I was looking at my itunes account today and I noticed it keeps a record of all my purchased songs from my itunes account. I'm wondering if there is any way to get those songs from as far back as 2004-2011 which I purchased on about 4 old computers (none of which I still have) on my current Mac and iPhone?

Yes. Go to the itunes store Click on Purchased in the Quick Links section.
Select what content you want and click the cloud icon by it to download at no extra cost

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you may delete this discussion. I fixed the issue

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Hello Pork Chop 2,
Congratulations on your new Mac! It sounds like your purchased songs are not playing completely after you downloaded them. I recommend to following steps for an issue like this:
Symptoms
Occasionally, if a song purchased from the iTunes Store on a Mac or PC was not downloaded completely, the song may not play back fully. The song may abruptly stop during playback, and iTunes may start playing the next song in your library or playlist.
Resolution
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Click on the Purchased link in the iTunes Store to view your previously purchased music.
Download your previously purchased song from this list.
You can find the full article here:
Songs in iTunes may not play back completely
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4357
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Sheila M.

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HT202213 Is it possible to obtain songs that I purchased several years ago, on an old computer that I no longer have, to my new Mac and iPhone?

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