| Rank | Name | Uses |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ambient | 96 uses |
| 2 | melodic | 85 uses |
| 3 | doom | 83 uses |
| 4 | dark | 82 uses |
| 5 | folk | 75 uses |
| 6 | american | 70 uses |
| 7 | black | 68 uses |
| 8 | non-english lyrics | 53 uses |
| 9 | rock | 48 uses |
| 10 | acoustic | 46 uses |
| 11 | death | 46 uses |
| 12 | progressive | 46 uses |
| 13 | swedish | 43 uses |
| 14 | electronic | 42 uses |
| 15 | german | 36 uses |
| 16 | instrumental | 28 uses |
| 17 | british | 27 uses |
| 18 | dream | 26 uses |
| 19 | industrial | 25 uses |
| 20 | violin | 25 uses |
| 21 | norwegian | 24 uses |
| 22 | piano | 22 uses |
| 23 | russian | 22 uses |
| 24 | post-rock | 21 uses |
| 25 | canadian | 20 uses |
| 26 | nature | 20 uses |
| 27 | french | 17 uses |
| 28 | cello | 16 uses |
| 29 | sludge | 15 uses |
| 30 | pop | 14 uses |
| 31 | sci-fi | 14 uses |
| 32 | apocalyptic | 14 uses |
| 33 | gothic | 13 uses |
| 34 | finnish | 13 uses |
| 35 | australian | 12 uses |
| 36 | orchestral | 11 uses |
| 37 | italian | 10 uses |
| 38 | austrian | 10 uses |
| 39 | soundtrack | 8 uses |
| 40 | chillout | 8 uses |
| 41 | country | 8 uses |
| 42 | game music | 8 uses |
| 43 | thrash | 7 uses |
| 44 | mysterious | 7 uses |
| 45 | swiss | 7 uses |
| 46 | single track album | 7 uses |
| 47 | alternative | 6 uses |
| 48 | greek | 6 uses |
| 49 | conceptual | 6 uses |
| 50 | drone | 5 uses |
