Despite Radiohead, Pulp, Smashing Pumpkins, Oasis, PJ Harvey, Blur, Bjork, the Chemical Bros etc. all releasing classic albums in 1995, the biggest selling records of the year were by Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Tina Arena, Hootie & The Blowfish, Alanis Morrissette, Boys II Men and godknows what else.... grunge was never dominant. It's always been pop (hence the name )
I used to write about music for money so I get a bit pedantic about it, sorry
I agree grunge was never a dominant force, but lets not forget the years Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains and co had big albums in the early 90's (particularly Nirvana and Pearl Jam). I'm sure in those years a grunge album may have been number 1, at least in the US anyway? Can't be bothered looking it up, but I do recall that Pearl Jams vs was the fastest selling album of all time in the US when it was released.
Though perhaps what darthsidusfan is getting at is that, after the grunge, alt and rock (60's to 90's) lost its mainstream popularity, there was nothing left but pop on the radio, and that well, sucks
Also for 90's grunge diehards, Alice in Chains has released two albums in the past few years, which are genuinely really good, it's like they came out of stasis (albeit with a different singer) and have no influences from the past 20 years, and just played like they would have in 1995. Check it out.