| 100 | poignant |
| 90 | tragic |
| 88 | grunge |
| 73 | heavy metal |
| 71 | rough |
| 59 | historical |
| 55 | cello |
| 54 | thoughtful |
| 50 | weak |
| 43 | messy |
| 41 | new age |
| 41 | hardcore |
| 40 | structure |
| 37 | lonely |
| 35 | manic |
| 34 | lounge |
| 34 | friendly |
| 33 | casual |
| 33 | compelling |
| 30 | noise |
| 29 | hilarious |
| 28 | intellectual |
| 28 | sad |
| 27 | haunting |
| 27 | folk |
| 26 | legendary |
| 26 | upbeat |
| 26 | passionate |
| 25 | romantic |
| 25 | punk rock |
| 25 | band |
| 24 | alternative |
| 23 | metal |
| 23 | rock music |
| 23 | punk |
| 23 | intense |
| 22 | hard rock |
| 22 | gentle |
| 21 | alternative rock |
| 20 | indie rock |
| 20 | bizarre |
| 20 | adult |
| 20 | contemporary |
| 20 | christmas |
| 19 | underground |
| 18 | real |
| 18 | difficult |
| 18 | bloody |
| 18 | pure |
| 17 | house |
| 17 | creative |
| 17 | hard |
| 16 | girl |
| 16 | safe |
| 16 | modern |
| 15 | dark |
| 15 | song |
| 15 | living |
| 15 | instruments |
| 14 | world |
| 14 | famous |
| 14 | voice |
| 14 | trio |
| 14 | pretty |
| 14 | light |
| 14 | static |
| 13 | sweet |
| 13 | musical |
| 13 | garage |
| 13 | art |
| 12 | group |
| 12 | nice |
| 11 | popular music |
| 11 | awesome |
| 11 | memorable |
| 11 | powerful |
| 11 | solo |
| 10 | uk |
| 10 | happy |
| 10 | young |
| 10 | '90s |
| 10 | melody |
| 9 | alone |
| 9 | weird |
| 9 | complex |
| 9 | female |
| 9 | sports |
| 8 | guitar |
| 8 | singing |
| 8 | street |
| 8 | beautiful |
| 8 | club |
| 8 | epic |
| 7 | emotional |
| 7 | pop |
| 7 | classical |
| 7 | strange |
| 7 | rhythm |
| 7 | vocal |
| 6 | lovely |