| Rank | Name | Uses |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | indie | 149 uses |
| 2 | indie rock | 86 uses |
| 3 | rock | 65 uses |
| 4 | indie pop | 57 uses |
| 5 | electronic | 45 uses |
| 6 | seen live | 45 uses |
| 7 | singer-songwriter | 42 uses |
| 8 | folk | 31 uses |
| 9 | female vocalists | 27 uses |
| 10 | pop | 24 uses |
| 11 | chillout | 19 uses |
| 12 | classic rock | 18 uses |
| 13 | punk | 17 uses |
| 14 | lo-fi | 15 uses |
| 15 | canadian | 15 uses |
| 16 | alt-country | 14 uses |
| 17 | trip-hop | 13 uses |
| 18 | dance | 13 uses |
| 19 | jazz | 12 uses |
| 20 | blues | 11 uses |
| 21 | hard rock | 10 uses |
| 22 | britpop | 10 uses |
| 23 | british | 8 uses |
| 24 | hip-hop | 7 uses |
| 25 | 80s | 7 uses |
| 26 | acoustic | 7 uses |
| 27 | psychedelic | 7 uses |
| 28 | downtempo | 6 uses |
| 29 | stoner rock | 6 uses |
| 30 | new wave | 6 uses |
| 31 | piano | 5 uses |
| 32 | blues rock | 5 uses |
| 33 | grunge | 4 uses |
| 34 | ambient | 4 uses |
| 35 | experimental | 4 uses |
| 36 | ninja tune | 4 uses |
| 37 | punk rock | 4 uses |
| 38 | soul | 3 uses |
| 39 | emo | 3 uses |
| 40 | post-rock | 3 uses |
| 41 | trip hop | 3 uses |
| 42 | elephant 6 | 3 uses |
| 43 | claremont | 3 uses |
| 44 | noise | 2 uses |
| 45 | metal | 2 uses |
| 46 | swedish | 2 uses |
| 47 | rap | 2 uses |
| 48 | twee | 2 uses |
| 49 | funk | 2 uses |
| 50 | house | 2 uses |