TS1277 i cannot see my previous library of iTune songs I've purchased over the years. The other computer is gone, in which I had a virus. Now what?

I had a computer w/Window XP, it got very sick w/a virus and I destroyed the hard drive. Now I have a new computer, signed into iTunes and there is no music in my library. Where is it? How can I get what I had in my account over to my iPod?

Your music will only be where you put it.
It has always been very basic to always maintain a backup copy of your computer for this very occasion.
If for some reason you have failed to do this, not good, then you can redownload some itunes purchases in some countries:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and ...

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