| Rank | Name | Uses |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | melodic death metal | 147 uses |
| 2 | thrash metal | 53 uses |
| 3 | metalcore | 28 uses |
| 4 | progressive death metal | 28 uses |
| 5 | hard rock | 26 uses |
| 6 | nwobhm | 14 uses |
| 7 | progressive metal | 13 uses |
| 8 | new wave of british heavy metal | 13 uses |
| 9 | groove metal | 11 uses |
| 10 | heavy metal | 10 uses |
| 11 | gothic metal | 7 uses |
| 12 | symphonic metal | 7 uses |
| 13 | nu metal | 6 uses |
| 14 | classic rock | 3 uses |
| 15 | alternative rock | 2 uses |
| 16 | stoner rock | 2 uses |
| 17 | industrial metal | 2 uses |
| 18 | funk rock | 2 uses |
| 19 | metal | 1 use |
| 20 | instrumental | 1 use |
| 21 | doom metal | 1 use |
| 22 | funk | 1 use |
| 23 | stoner metal | 1 use |
| 24 | power metal | 1 use |
| 25 | southern metal | 1 use |
