Sort Bar Graph in Power BI by Year

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Hi there!

I am struggling to sort my bar graph by year in my Power BI dashboard. I searched and searched and every solution I find does not apply / the option does not exist. Could anyone direct me on how to sort this graph in chronological year? Any help is greatly appreciated!! 

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The column type was Text. Changing to Number fixed it!! Thank you so much 🙌

[Shravan133 · Accepted solution]

Make sure your year column is numeric or date datatype. 

If you’re using a "Year" label that is textual but want it to follow a specific order:

1. Create a new column like YearNumber = VALUE([Year]) (if it’s not already numeric).

2. Go to the “Year” column in Data view.

3. Select Sort by Column → choose your YearNumber column.