| Rank | Name | Uses |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | indie | 58 uses |
| 2 | indie rock | 37 uses |
| 3 | singer-songwriter | 22 uses |
| 4 | female vocalists | 21 uses |
| 5 | indie rap | 15 uses |
| 6 | folk | 14 uses |
| 7 | there is no pain in pop | 12 uses |
| 8 | punk | 11 uses |
| 9 | rock | 10 uses |
| 10 | electronic | 8 uses |
| 11 | post-rock | 6 uses |
| 12 | experimental | 5 uses |
| 13 | lo-fi | 5 uses |
| 14 | alt-country | 5 uses |
| 15 | alternative | 4 uses |
| 16 | post-punk | 4 uses |
| 17 | instrumental | 3 uses |
| 18 | grunge | 3 uses |
| 19 | ambient | 3 uses |
| 20 | acoustic | 3 uses |
| 21 | freak folk | 3 uses |
| 22 | new wave | 2 uses |
| 23 | irish | 2 uses |
| 24 | riot grrrl | 2 uses |
| 25 | brechtian punk cabaret | 2 uses |
| 26 | british invation | 2 uses |
| 27 | hardcore | 1 use |
| 28 | piano | 1 use |
| 29 | funk | 1 use |
| 30 | blues | 1 use |
| 31 | ska | 1 use |
| 32 | spoken word | 1 use |
| 33 | poetry | 1 use |
| 34 | mash-up | 1 use |
| 35 | new weird america | 1 use |
| 36 | j-rock | 1 use |
| 37 | rhymesayers | 1 use |
| 38 | omaha | 1 use |
| 39 | post-apocalypse | 1 use |