sonic youth
| 100 | meandering |
| 97 | trash |
| 94 | post-punk |
| 92 | conventional |
| 92 | noise |
| 91 | experimental |
| 85 | poetic |
| 85 | alternative rock |
| 85 | underground |
| 84 | street |
| 81 | alternative |
| 81 | delicate |
| 81 | intellectual |
| 81 | grunge |
| 79 | indie rock |
| 78 | mainstream |
| 76 | rock music |
| 74 | excited |
| 74 | intelligent |
| 74 | bitter |
| 73 | structure |
| 73 | artistic |
| 72 | mellow |
| 68 | '90s |
| 63 | '80s |
| 61 | weird |
| 58 | melody |
| 58 | lyrical |
| 57 | difficult |
| 56 | emotional |
| 55 | fiery |
| 54 | dynamic |
| 54 | harmony |
| 54 | band |
| 52 | sampler |
| 52 | pretty |
| 52 | strange |
| 51 | social |
| 50 | female |
| 50 | garage |
| 50 | creative |
| 50 | driving |
| 48 | sad |
| 46 | punk rock |
| 46 | quartet |
| 45 | urban |
| 45 | traditional |
| 44 | funny |
| 44 | warm |
| 43 | political |
| 43 | usual |
| 43 | soft |
| 43 | instrumental |
| 43 | art |
| 41 | bright |
| 40 | guitar |
| 39 | wonderful |
| 37 | cool |
| 37 | pure |
| 37 | happy |
| 37 | women |
| 36 | sexy |
| 35 | modern |
| 35 | musical |
| 35 | beautiful |
| 35 | group |
| 35 | impressive |
| 34 | movement |
| 33 | young |
| 33 | punk |
| 31 | popular music |
| 30 | hardcore |
| 30 | hard |
| 30 | drum |
| 29 | song |
| 29 | light |
| 28 | nice |
| 28 | festival |
| 27 | awesome |
| 27 | vocal |
| 25 | pop |
| 24 | sports |
| 24 | roots |
| 24 | world |
| 24 | trio |
| 23 | powerful |
| 21 | personal |
| 21 | instruments |
| 21 | soundtrack |
| 20 | club |
| 20 | stage |
| 19 | fun |
| 18 | girl |
| 18 | voice |
| 18 | boy |
| 17 | classical |
| 17 | living |
| 17 | rhythm |
| 17 | real |
| 14 | uk |