Lost all my iTunes...instructions to transfer??

Ok, I'm sorry cause I know this has been asked dozens of times but I'm kind of an idiot so I need help. My old computer DIED yesterday. Just completely melted down. So all 1000 and whatever songs are now gone. My iTunes on that computer was a 6.something and therefore no backup system was in place. Fortunately, they're still all on my iPod. And (woohoo!) I have a new computer that I'm about to install the newest version of iTunes on.
Ok, here's the thing. I have 100 dollars worth of iTunes paid for songs on my iPod. I really want to get them (I have CDs of everything else, so uploading those isn't a huge problem) onto my iTunes.
In the past, whenever I've synched up my iPod to iTunes, it erases songs on my iPod that are no longer on my iTunes. Obviously, now that I have 100 songs that my only link to is the iPod, I don't want to do that! How do I keep new, empty iTunes from erasing my iPod? How do I get my very important iTunes purchased songs safely ONTO my iTunes?
Please help! I'm sorry for being such a dumby, but I'm in a little bit of a panic mode at the moment.

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