Lost iTunes Music during hard drive replacement

had to have my hard drive deleted and reinstalled.  unable to reload the back up from external drive.  Lost all of my music ~ unable to locate in iTunes.  Is there a help line or a way to locate and reinstall missing music?  Thx!

Welcome to the Apple Community Jozwell.
You can re-download content purchased from the iTunes store (availability varies depending on location) using the purchased option from the Quick Links section in the top right corner of the iTunes homepage in your iTunes application on your computer.

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