Popularity ranking · United States

The 100 most popular Metals in United States

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest metals in United States, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 910 metals tracked in United States, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Whiplash, Integrity (band) and Tool lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 12M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 712k, and the largest, Whiplash, reaches around 4.1M people in United States. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with each metal, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United States and are updated quarterly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated quarterly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in United States. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in United States, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in United States. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 Whiplash 4.1M 39.9 27.1% Metal
2 Integrity (band) 3.9M — — Metal
3 Tool 3.7M 37.9 31.4% Metal
4 Sleep Token 3.4M — — Metal
5 Avalanch 3.4M 28.6 27.8% Metal
6 Isis 3M 37.8 31.8% Metal
7 W.A.S.P. 2.8M 46.1 26.5% Metal
8 Architects 2.6M 41.3 46.9% Metal
9 Bullet 2.2M 41.8 48.0% Metal
10 Bret Michaels 1.9M 48.5 63.5% Metal
11 Crystal Lake 1.7M 36.0 34.2% Metal
12 Tallah 1.5M 39.4 26.1% Metal
13 Bad Omens 1.3M 34.9 43.5% Metal
14 Slaughter to Prevail 1.3M 30.3 27.1% Metal
15 Possessed 1.1M 39.9 40.6% Metal
16 Malevolence 982k 30.9 18.9% Metal
17 Spiritbox 949k 35.3 41.8% Metal
18 Covenant 907k 39.3 39.0% Metal
19 Pain 875k 32.4 43.5% Metal
20 Wind Rose 871k 33.8 21.8% Metal
21 Peter Steele 865k 36.0 44.6% Metal
22 Adept (band) 828k 37.5 65.9% Metal
23 Massacre 745k 38.7 47.7% Metal
24 Type O Negative 738k 37.4 28.8% Metal
25 Boundaries 729k 33.6 38.9% Metal
26 Battle Beast 685k 36.4 29.5% Metal
27 Sleep Theory 653k 36.7 43.9% Metal
28 I Prevail 652k 33.1 42.1% Metal
29 Shaman 643k 36.5 34.7% Metal
30 Dark Angel 629k 40.4 29.5% Metal
31 Alpha Wolf 618k 32.4 25.8% Metal
32 Reveille 596k 33.3 16.0% Metal
33 Vio-lence 592k 39.5 31.3% Metal
34 thrown 564k 37.8 31.6% Metal
35 Pestilence 547k 39.6 26.1% Metal
36 Dope 495k 39.0 35.6% Metal
37 Caskets 491k 34.4 41.9% Metal
38 Intervals 478k 36.7 35.7% Metal
39 Windwaker 470k 34.5 31.8% Metal
40 Rob Halford 456k 44.2 18.1% Metal
41 Vulvodynia 439k 39.4 26.1% Metal
42 Amenra 428k 36.1 37.9% Metal
43 Sigh 427k 44.8 33.1% Metal
44 Coroner 412k 38.3 42.3% Metal
45 Debauchery (band) 406k 39.5 18.2% Metal
46 Pallbearer 399k 42.4 43.6% Metal
47 Siamese 381k 32.6 38.8% Metal
48 Mortician 379k 34.4 24.5% Metal
49 Haggard 376k 38.3 40.1% Metal
50 Elder 369k 39.0 40.4% Metal
51 Daron Malakian 362k 31.3 8.6% Metal
52 Conan 353k 40.8 43.9% Metal
53 Monstrosity (band) 353k 38.1 13.2% Metal
54 The HU 352k 37.0 37.4% Metal
55 Dayseeker 350k 36.8 40.8% Metal
56 Bad Wolves 341k 38.5 36.5% Metal
57 Silly Goose 336k 33.6 26.8% Metal
58 Monosphere 327k 34.9 47.8% Metal
59 Castle Rat 327k 35.5 13.9% Metal
60 Enforcer (band) 325k 35.3 0.0% Metal
61 Hellyeah 324k 40.9 29.8% Metal
62 Synyster Gates 319k 31.7 37.4% Metal
63 Spite 317k 35.5 39.3% Metal
64 Lacey Sturm 302k 31.0 50.4% Metal
65 Tribulation 288k 39.1 49.6% Metal
66 Mushroomhead 270k 38.7 33.3% Metal
67 Fox Lake 258k 34.8 36.1% Metal
68 Vinnie Paul 248k 38.8 32.4% Metal
69 Fallujah 243k 32.6 8.2% Metal
70 Jason Newsted 242k 45.1 61.2% Metal
71 For Today 236k 37.7 39.5% Metal
72 Enforced 236k 41.1 15.7% Metal
73 Messa 234k 38.6 31.0% Metal
74 Snot 234k 38.4 35.4% Metal
75 Nevermore 233k 43.8 26.7% Metal
76 Prong 226k 40.3 23.3% Metal
77 Dozer 222k 40.5 21.6% Metal
78 Ingested 217k 34.7 38.4% Metal
79 STÖNER 210k 38.8 17.0% Metal
80 Ad Infinitum 209k 35.3 36.0% Metal
81 Kublai Khan TX 207k 31.7 31.0% Metal
82 Brand of Sacrifice 203k 31.6 24.0% Metal
83 Mac Sabbath 203k 39.2 52.8% Metal
84 Wage War 202k 35.5 36.3% Metal
85 Visigoth 198k 36.4 6.4% Metal
86 RYUJIN 197k 35.4 46.4% Metal
87 Sanguisugabogg 197k 34.0 18.5% Metal
88 Horrendous 189k 39.4 26.1% Metal
89 The Accüsed 188k 40.8 32.4% Metal
90 Sleep (band) 187k 38.9 58.6% Metal
91 KANGA 185k 36.0 71.1% Metal
92 Currents 183k 32.5 28.7% Metal
93 Pyrexia 181k 39.4 26.1% Metal
94 Unleashed 180k 40.0 51.5% Metal
95 Thornhill 176k 35.2 37.9% Metal
96 Thou 174k 42.5 58.1% Metal
97 Heavy//Hitter 173k 39.4 26.1% Metal
98 Nekrogoblikon 172k 32.8 33.5% Metal
99 The Obsessed 169k 39.5 33.1% Metal
100 Carcosa 169k 33.3 28.3% Metal

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular metals compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United States and ranks each metal by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is updated quarterly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest metal in United States?

Whiplash currently leads with an estimated audience of 4.1M people in United States.

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