[ID: the UK singles chart that week in August 1995 when the battle Of Britpop happened. Blur’s Country House is at number 1, Roll With It by Oasis at number 2. If you look at the WOC column, both songs remained on the singles chart only for one week: that week.]
You know, for all that the NMEs of the world like to claim that Blur vs. Oasis was the biggest thing in British music history and Britpop was this magic pedestal and ”back then, guitar music was so relevant” and everything, both Country House and Roll With It each only spent that one week on the charts at all. Next week, no one gave a shit. Even in America, where grunge was purportedly the biggest thing on the planet, the charts would merely highlight a Nirvana album for a couple of weeks, and then some pop star would top the charts again. Singles by rock bands top the charts even more rarely.
I guess what I’m trying to say is, don’t despair. Indie and rock music were always underground. It’s another thing that mainstream radio, etc. doesn’t actively look out for them anymore (probably don’t think they’re a very good “investment” or something), but the movement is only ever as big as it is in your own eyes, and today’s music will probably seem bigger to kids from today than it will to someone over forty who has already spent their teenage excitement. Don’t despair, nothing much has changed.