| 100% | SYSTEMOFADOWN | 13 | "B.Y.O.B" heavy metal band that had two #1 albums in 2005: 4 wds. |
| 55% | ONEDIRECTION | 12 | "Perfect" boy band that had two #1 albums in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 39% | BLACKSABBATH | 12 | British heavy metal band with the 2013 #1 album "13": 2 wds. |
| 38% | DOWN | 4 | System of a ___, Armenian-American heavy metal band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Hypnotize" |
| 36% | METALGALAXY | 11 | 2019 album by the Japanese heavy metal band Babymetal that debuted at No. 13 on the "Billboard" 200 chart (2 wds.) |
| 36% | THREEDOGNIGHT | 13 | American rock band that had a #1 hit with 41-Across in 1971 (3 wds.) |
| 35% | SYSTEMOFADOWN | 13 | Group that won a Grammy for 2005's "B.Y.O.B": 4 wds. |
| 35% | BLACKSABBATH | 12 | Heavy metal band that earned a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019 |
| 35% | THOMPSONTWINS | 13 | Band that had a #11 hit in 1984 with "Doctor! Doctor!": 2 wds. |
| 35% | DESTINYSCHILD | 13 | Band that had a #3 hit in 2000 with "Jumpin', Jumpin'": 2 wds. |
| 34% | ALARUM | 6 | Australian progressive metal band that have just released their fourth album, "Circle’s End" |
| 34% | STYX | 4 | Band that had a #1 hit in 1979 with "Babe" |
| 34% | DOWN | 4 | System of a ___, heavy metal band that went on a hiatus in 2006 and made a comeback in 2010 |
| 33% | INCITE | 6 | Phoenix groove metal band that released the studio album "Built to Destroy" in early 2019 |
| 33% | THEWARONDRUGS | 13 | Band which won the Grammy for Best Rock Album in 2018: 4 wds. |
| 33% | XXXTENTACION | 12 | "Sad!" rapper who had two #1 albums in 2018 |
| 32% | IRONMAIDEN | 10 | Legendary heavy metal band that is fronted by vocalist Bruce Dickinson, whose birthday it is today: 2 wds. |
| 32% | IFIAINTGOTYOU | 13 | Song from Alicia Keys' second studio album which received two Grammy nominations in 2005: 5 wds. |
| 32% | MESAARIZONA | 11 | Only city that has two Spring Training stadiums in the 14-Across (2 wds.) |
| 32% | MESAARIZONA | 11 | Western city that has two Spring Training stadiums in the 14-Across (2 wds.) |
| 32% | COUNTINGCROWS | 13 | "Mr. Jones" and "Accidentally in Love" rock band that has an alliterative name: 2 wds. |
| 32% | LYNYRDSKYNYRD | 13 | "Sweet Home Alabama" band that recorded several albums in Muscle Shoals: 2 wds. |
| 31% | IFIKNOWME | 9 | Album by 28-Across that reached #1 on the Top Country Albums chart in 2020 (4 wds.) |
| 31% | LIMP | 4 | ___ Bizkit, '90s American rock band that released their debut album "Three Dollar Bill, Y'all" in 1997 |
| 31% | THEKILLERS | 10 | 18-Across and 31-Across rock band that has been nominated for seven Grammys since 2005 (2 wds.) |
| 31% | ONCEUPONATIME | 13 | Fantasy series that has featured Josh Dallas and Ginnifer Goodwin, who married in 2014: 4 wds. |
| 30% | EYEOFTHETIGER | 13 | Survivor song that was a No. 1 hit in 1982 (4 wds.) |
| 30% | ASG | 3 | Stoner metal band from Wilmington, NC, that released their album "Survive Sunrise" in June 2018 |
| 30% | SYSTEM | 6 | ___ of a Down, heavy metal band of "B.Y.O.B." |
| 30% | GWAR | 4 | Metal band that made the film "Phallus in Wonderland" |