| Rank | Name | Uses |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | rock | 507 uses |
| 2 | indie | 501 uses |
| 3 | 60s | 448 uses |
| 4 | 80s | 320 uses |
| 5 | indiepop | 307 uses |
| 6 | sophistopop | 231 uses |
| 7 | britpop | 217 uses |
| 8 | 90s | 214 uses |
| 9 | soul | 213 uses |
| 10 | sunny | 185 uses |
| 11 | brit indie | 176 uses |
| 12 | new wave | 175 uses |
| 13 | acoustic | 172 uses |
| 14 | jazz | 165 uses |
| 15 | punk | 153 uses |
| 16 | folk | 153 uses |
| 17 | power pop | 142 uses |
| 18 | best-evers | 139 uses |
| 19 | 70s | 135 uses |
| 20 | rawk | 104 uses |
| 21 | ready to be heartbroken | 100 uses |
| 22 | investigate | 96 uses |
| 23 | rock n roll | 95 uses |
| 24 | country | 94 uses |
| 25 | psych | 94 uses |
| 26 | glam | 86 uses |
| 27 | soundtrack | 85 uses |
| 28 | synthpop | 80 uses |
| 29 | garage | 77 uses |
| 30 | druuugs | 76 uses |
| 31 | fromage | 73 uses |
| 32 | hot stuff | 69 uses |
| 33 | mod | 63 uses |
| 34 | political | 62 uses |
| 35 | scandinavian | 61 uses |
| 36 | pop | 58 uses |
| 37 | 60s twee | 58 uses |
| 38 | 00s | 52 uses |
| 39 | french | 51 uses |
| 40 | brazil | 50 uses |
| 41 | bacharach | 45 uses |
| 42 | boogie | 43 uses |
| 43 | northern soul | 37 uses |
| 44 | electronic | 32 uses |
| 45 | funk | 32 uses |
| 46 | welsh | 29 uses |
| 47 | 70s pop | 29 uses |
| 48 | best of 06 | 29 uses |
| 49 | motown | 27 uses |
| 50 | jamaica | 27 uses |