>>513479300 (OP)That is the GenX chart.
Then you have perfect digital copying, making bands too expensive. It killed off rock, which was already declining as Boomers and GenX aged and reduced their buying.
The big drop in the late 90s, 2000s was mp3.
So, how to make money as a musician? Or a record company?
What was left was the cheapest shit they could produce and get out the door. It had to be to make any money at all.
Now they have streaming, but the cheap infinite copies problem is still there. A rock band is a minimum of 5 people.
MP3 killed rock. Maybe get AI to do it.