ITunes not syncing to iPhone - Backed up & then synced the backup but....

I have the iPhone 3gs with the latest software on and also iTunes 10.
My phone has not been syncing with iTunes for some time now, I always had to sync it more than once for the new music to be on my phone. However it always showed under the iTunes tab of 'recently added'.
Whenever I put new music into the library or change apps I always backup my iPhone just so I know everything is saved and I've still got it. So yesterday I backed up my iPhone and then restored it, then restored iPhone from backup... However non of my apps are on the phone only the basic apple apps such as settings, safari etc.
I can't ring apple today as they are not open on a Sunday and I've looked through the apple help support sheets but theres nothing on there about if the backup failed. I did however today restore my phone from recovery mode but I still do not have any of the apps I purchased on my phone.
Can someone help please?

Welcome to the discussions,
app and other media, like songs for example, are not part of the backup, only app data and settings. More info about the content can be found here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
But, unlike music, you can download apps again for free: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519

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