| 100 | experimental rock |
| 100 | boogie rock |
| 100 | castanets |
| 100 | psychedelic pop |
| 100 | pagan |
| 100 | dream pop |
| 100 | crunchy |
| 100 | suffocating |
| 100 | proto-punk |
| 100 | cuddly |
| 100 | bubblegum |
| 100 | glam rock |
| 100 | foreign language pop |
| 100 | sleazy |
| 100 | dysfunctional |
| 100 | psychobilly |
| 100 | industrial metal |
| 100 | instrumental rock |
| 100 | noise pop |
| 100 | vulgar |
| 100 | fractured |
| 100 | slowcore |
| 100 | dark wave |
| 100 | harmless |
| 100 | girl group |
| 100 | melodramatic |
| 100 | europop |
| 100 | british punk |
| 83 | macabre |
| 79 | indie pop |
| 79 | garage rock |
| 78 | hideous |
| 76 | trippy |
| 76 | detached |
| 76 | jerky |
| 75 | acerbic |
| 73 | garage punk |
| 72 | confrontational |
| 72 | childlike |
| 72 | adolescent |
| 69 | campy |
| 68 | rational |
| 66 | grotesque |
| 63 | chillout |
| 62 | snide |
| 62 | british invasion |
| 58 | menacing |
| 55 | solitary |
| 55 | giddy |
| 53 | trash |
| 52 | breakbeat |
| 52 | immoral |
| 51 | comedy rock |
| 48 | dirty south |
| 48 | swedish |
| 47 | volatile |
| 46 | britpop |
| 46 | bel |
| 46 | sane |
| 45 | raving |
| 44 | album rock |
| 43 | pastoral |
| 42 | teen idol |
| 41 | disturbed |
| 41 | criminal |
| 40 | messy |
| 40 | punk rock |
| 37 | surf |
| 37 | tambourine |
| 37 | rave |
| 34 | frantic |
| 34 | acid rock |
| 33 | synthpop |
| 33 | foreboding |
| 32 | hardrock |
| 31 | glitter |
| 31 | unimaginative |
| 31 | sprawling |
| 31 | tribute albums |
| 31 | ballroom |
| 31 | jingles |
| 30 | rock and roll |
| 30 | whimsical |
| 30 | comical |
| 29 | hostile |
| 29 | suspicious |
| 28 | viola |
| 28 | sitar |
| 28 | jam bands |
| 28 | chirpy |
| 27 | circular |
| 27 | macho |
| 27 | rockabilly |
| 26 | go-go |
| 26 | treble |
| 26 | cowbell |
| 25 | comforting |
| 25 | horrific |
| 25 | skiffle |
| 24 | boy band |