What can I do if iTunes did not download the song completely but thinks it did?

I have no clue what happened, but I bought an album off iTunes and it said the download was complete, but when I try to play the songs, they cut off midstream and it won't let me re-download them. Not every song cuts off, only a select few do, but it also won't let me convert them to AAC version files.

I figured out a solution. It's a really long process, but if you want the music you paid for, it's worth it.
1. you have to delete the songs that don't play all the way through off you computer.
2. go to purchases under the store category on your side bar.
3. at the bottom right hand corner there is a thing that says download previous purchases, click on that
4. click all songs or just find the ones that didn't download correctly by artist.
5. when you find the song, if and only if you already deleted the song, it will have an arrow on the right hand side. That is what you will press in order for the song to begin redownloading. I would suggest only downloading one song at a time.
6. after the download is complete listen to the song to make sure it plays all the way through this time.
This worked for me, but ONLY if you delete the songs first. otherwise it will not let you redownload them.

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