The lost decade

[moot]

[DREDIOCK]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_in_the_United_States

I was looking at the top 50 most selling albums in the US and noticed that there has not been one album released in the last 10 years that has sold over 14 million copies.  Britany Spears came close in 1999 but didn't quite do it.


Has music been that bad over the last 10 years or is it because people have been stealing music via the internet so sales don't get counted?

No. The music is just that bad

[DREDIOCK]

Both related I think, Technology has been putting musicians out of a job for a long time now, so the desire to become a professional musician is lower and those that are, usually find themselves having to do something else to support themselves. Stealing music is too easy and devalues the whole industry. If you hate the music thats around now days and your stealing music, its your fault.

I guess actually performing live as opposed to sitting in a studio for a few days while technogeeks artificially enhance what little talent they have. Then sitting back and collecting the money for those few days in a studio is out of the question. Might be something more akin to...working. LOL

[moot]

The only trend like that that I see really being a factor is that living standards have been on the rise all this time.  "No artists like starving artists". 

[Pigslilspaz]

Pirating music harms no one but the record companies. In all honesty, musicians today make through their endorsements and concerts. The labels get most of the money through the album sales. I pirate music proudly and then spend my money on tickets for concerts and merch when I'm there, where the band gets that money.