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# Adjust For Inflation & Decline In Music Sales Looks Worse Than We Thought
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/adjust-for-inflation-decline-in-music-sales-looks-worse-than-we-thought/
- Published: 2011-02-21T10:21:00.000Z
- Updated: 2011-02-21T10:21:00.000Z
- Description: There were all kinds of questions and comments about a chart published last week that offered "A Graphic Look At 25 Years Of Music Sales". Some of the controversy around. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/02/adjust-for-inflation-decline-in-music-sales-looks-worse-than-we-thought
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:59

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There were all kinds of questions and comments about a chart published last week that offered "[A Graphic Look At 25 Years Of Music Sales](https://www.hypebot.com/a-graphic-look-at-the-25-year-decline-in-music-sales/)". Some of the controversy around the chart is answered with a new infographic that adjust music sales for inflation. The resulting snapshot is even uglier. According to the [new chart](https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/02/adjust-for-inflation-decline-in-music-sales-is-worse-than-we-thought.html), music sales are down 64% from their peak, not 45% as shown [previously](https://www.hypebot.com/a-graphic-look-at-the-25-year-decline-in-music-sales/).

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