Chart analysis can reveal not only sales numbers and the wealth of artists but also their influence and longevity.
Looking at the list of artists with the US highest-certified digital singles (as of the end of September 2019), it is easy to spot a certain generation gap between the artists represented there.
All of them started their career in the 2000s. Except for one, for Eminem. With more than 100 million digital singles sold, he is the only one in Top 5 who came to the music industry in the 1990s. As well as the only rap artist at the top of the list.
Top 5 certified music artists (digital singles):
