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Points: 5002 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote edtop40 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 March 2025 at 3:32pm
in the semi-charmed life post..
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I just replied to your initial post about correctly estimating the cassette single domination era in the Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life message thread, Ed!

Also, congratulations once again on surpassing 5,000 message board posts!
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A significant reason that sales of 7-inch singles fell from
65.6M in 1988 to 36.6M in 1989 was the decision by record
companies to stop accepting returns from merchants of
unsold 45s, which caused many retailers to stop stocking
them.

The label numbers listed on the Billboard Hot 100 were for
the 7-inch single until July 21, 1990. The listed label
numbers were for the cassette single from July 28, 1990 to
June 20, 1998, and for the CD single starting June 27,
1998.
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Wow, I never knew that, Paul! That certainly goes a long way to help explain the sudden, very drastic drop in vinyl 45 sales between 1988 and 1989. When I initially saw those figures, I wondered if this might have been an reflection of public dissatisfaction with the state of the popular music at that time. But if that was the case, then it didn't make sense to me how album sales could have simultaneously increased during that same time period. So, thanks for relaying that information!
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