Spotify keyword data
"dark metal" on Spotify
89 playlists compete on "dark metal" in Spotify search, reaching a combined ≈218K followers. Over the last 28 days they gained +31K new followers. Data from the Stulyo index of over 3.8 million playlists.
Weekly snapshot, last refreshed October 19, 2026. Daily tracking inside Stulyo.
- Playlists tracked
- 89
- Combined followers
- ≈218K
- +31K new followers in 28 days
- Growing
Biggest "dark metal" playlists right now
Ranked by followers, tracked daily.
- 1Dark Romance but Metal 🕸️ 🍷(Sleep Token, Bad Omens, Saint Vice, Deftones, JutesHouse of Red75,983
- 2
(Sexy Indie) Taking my clothes off for an indie boy (dark pop, alt.metal,r&b...)sweetescapism26,386
- 3
DARKWAVE / DARK DISCO / POST-PUNK / EBM / DARK TECHNO / INDUSTRIAL / DARK TRAP / BLACK METAL / DOOM𝐺𝑈𝑆𝑇𝐴𝑉𝑂 𝐷𝐴𝑁𝑇𝐸22,455
Adjacent niches
Curators targeting "dark metal" also rank on quieter, faster-growing terms. Stulyo maps them from real playlist names.
See them in the appShould you target "dark metal"?
With 89 playlists competing, "dark metal" is an established search on Spotify. Ranking here takes a strong follower velocity and a title that matches the exact words listeners type. The playlists above show what winning looks like.
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Questions curators ask
- How competitive is "dark metal" on Spotify?89 playlists currently compete on "dark metal", reaching ≈218K followers combined. Competition is measured on real playlists tracked daily, not estimates.
- How do I rank my playlist for "dark metal"?Put the exact words in your playlist title (the title decides, the description is not enough), then grow follower velocity. Stulyo tracks your position in Spotify search daily so you can see what moves it.
- Where does this data come from?From the Stulyo index: over 900,000 Spotify playlists with their followers measured by our own infrastructure. This page shows a weekly snapshot; the app updates daily.