Missing playlist music

Last night I opened iTunes to listen to music. I clicked on a playlist to discover that all my ordinary playlists are empty (the smart playlists are fine). The music shows up in the main "music" section, however, it will takes hours (if not days) of work to fix this, even if I can remember which songs where in which play list. I do have a recent iTunes backup. Should I revert to that or will I then lose my latest purchases?
Many thanks.

I don't know if this will help, but try clicking on the triangle that is next to the link to the music store in the source list. When the triangle is pointing down, the purchased music playlist should appear underneath the music store link. You should also see the shopping cart if you have that option turned on.

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