Mini skips purchased songs

My iPod mini skips over all but eight of my 210 purchased songs. I can usually reset it by plugging it back in to my PC. That has always worked in the past. However, this time around, it worked until I charged it and then started skipping again. I've tried to reset by holding down the Menu and Select buttons, and that doesn't work. Any help is appreciated, thanks!

See if the steps in this document resolve the issue:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1510
CG

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Hi Josh and welcome to Apple Discussions.
First, make sure you've played at least some of the purchased song in iTunes to authorize it.
If you've played them in iTunes and the still skip, try this. De-authorize the computer in iTunes/Advanced menu, then to re-authorize it. You re-authorize it by playing one of the songs purchased from the iTunes Music Store in iTunes. It should ask you for your Apple ID and password, then the computer will be authorized again. Sync you iPod with iTunes, and those songs should play again.
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