The best replacement for bar chart is histogram.

The best alternatives to bar chart are rated as following:
★★★★★  histogram
★★★  pie chart
★★★  column chart
★★★  bar graph
★★★  line chart
★  gantt chart
★  network diagram
★  histogram difference
★  pareto chart
★  block graph
  milestone chart
  candlestick
  pictogram
  dot plot
  pie
  cpm

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Speaking about bar chart, one probably shouldn't forget about line excel.

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