The 2020s have seen many individual pop artists make it big, but the charts are not full of bands like they used to be. According to readers' comments in The Guardian, the era of all-conquering groups that put their stamp on popular culture may be over.
DrBlamm0 and Alex42 argue that the Beatles were propelled into the limelight by a combination of factors, including musical talent, live performances, and an enormous amount of money flowing into the music industry. However, they note that this is unlikely to happen again due to changes in the way people consume music.
Randomusername222 suggests that the arrival of streaming has diversified music-listening to the point where nobody can dominate, while GrannieSal points out that the music scene is very different now than it was when the Stones and the Beatles were dominant.