Why doesnt iTunes recognize already purchased music from itunes?

In Complete My Album, iTunes fails to identify already purchased portion of album. Example: When looking to purchase newly released songs from An artist or TV show such as Nashville, iTunes fails to identify those already purchased. When looking through store, why doesnt itunes notice songs, albums, videos already in my library. When will iTunes figure this out? It would be a huge benefit to be alerted, so I do not buy the same thing more than once.

Sorry, but officially Apple does not allow redownloads of purchased items other than iPhone/iPod touch applications. The official statement of their policy can be found here, among other places.
For redownloading apps, look here for instructions.  For songs, movies, and videos, if you don't have a backup of your purchased items and don't have them on another iOS device, you may be out of luck and will need to repurchase your content.
If you have your content on an iOS device, post back and someone here can help you get them restored. Otherwise you can try contacting iTunes Store Customer Service (select the "Music Purchases" or "Video Purchases" category, as appropriate, then "Lost or Missing Items". You'll find either an "Express Lane" button - just follow the instructions to get to the contact form - or an "Email Us" button) ") and explaining what happened. Reportedly in some cases Apple has allowed redownloading on a one-time basis.
Regards.

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