My purchased songs won't play all the way through. how can i fix this?

I purchased a few albums from itunes and now when i play them, they cut off a minute into the song. Can anyone tell me why and how i can fix this problem?

Solved (copy and pasted from my post) For others having this problem, delete the songs you have just purchased from itunes. Then, go to the store and in quick links click on "Purchased". Then find on the top right "Songs not on this computer" (or something similar) and you will find them for download. It's best to download them one at a time and wait for one to complete before moving on to the next one.

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