I downloaded music from itunes on my phone but the purchases won't show up on itunes on my computer?

I downloaded an album on my phone using itunes (not any other downloading site) and for some reason the purchases are not showing up when I open iTunes on my computer. Any suggestions as to how to solve?

Hi pretzelstix,
It sounds like you are trying to access some of your past purchases from your Apple ID. You can find information on doing this using the following article:
Download past purchases - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/ht2519
It could be the case that you were expecting your purchases to show up in iTunes automatically after downloading them on your iPhone. If that is the case, you may need to enable Automatic Downloads, which can be done using this information:
Enable Automatic Downloads - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/ht4539
Thanks for coming to the Apple Support Communities!
Cheers,
Braden

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