| Rank | Name | Uses |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | post-rock | 66 uses |
| 2 | post-metal | 58 uses |
| 3 | chinese | 43 uses |
| 4 | indie | 42 uses |
| 5 | ambient | 41 uses |
| 6 | black metal | 36 uses |
| 7 | doom metal | 35 uses |
| 8 | metalcore | 31 uses |
| 9 | progressive | 31 uses |
| 10 | thrash metal | 28 uses |
| 11 | alternative | 25 uses |
| 12 | experimental | 24 uses |
| 13 | death metal | 23 uses |
| 14 | hardcore | 20 uses |
| 15 | singer-songwriter | 18 uses |
| 16 | acoustic | 17 uses |
| 17 | electronic | 14 uses |
| 18 | nu metal | 13 uses |
| 19 | pop | 12 uses |
| 20 | folk | 12 uses |
| 21 | trip-hop | 11 uses |
| 22 | industrial | 10 uses |
| 23 | avant-garde | 7 uses |
| 24 | nu-metal | 7 uses |
| 25 | groove metal | 5 uses |
| 26 | classical | 4 uses |
| 27 | post-grunge | 4 uses |
| 28 | breakdowns | 4 uses |
| 29 | retro thrash | 4 uses |
| 30 | mathcore | 3 uses |
| 31 | chinese metal | 3 uses |
| 32 | progressive metal | 2 uses |
| 33 | piano | 2 uses |
| 34 | screamo | 2 uses |
| 35 | power metal | 2 uses |
| 36 | heavy metal | 1 use |
| 37 | grindcore | 1 use |
| 38 | post-punk | 1 use |
| 39 | shoegaze | 1 use |
| 40 | doom | 1 use |
| 41 | sludge | 1 use |
| 42 | contemporary classical | 1 use |
| 43 | slowcore | 1 use |
| 44 | post metal | 1 use |
| 45 | progressive metalcore | 1 use |
| 46 | guqin | 1 use |
| 47 | depressive-rock | 1 use |