| 100% | LADIES | 6 | "Barenaked ___," Canadian rock band that wrote and recorded the theme song for "The Big Bang Theory" |
| 68% | STEVEN | 6 | ___ Page, founding member of the band that wrote and recorded the theme for "The Big Bang Theory" |
| 66% | EDWARD | 6 | Lloyd ___ Elwyn Robertson, lead singer and guitarist of the band that wrote and recorded the theme for "The Big Bang Theory" |
| 41% | NICKELBACK | 10 | Canadian rock band known for the hit songs "How You Remind Me" and "Someday" |
| 40% | LOVERBOY | 8 | Canadian rock band known for the hit songs "Turn Me Loose" and "Working for the Weekend" |
| 40% | PHANTOMPLANET | 13 | American rock band that created "California," the theme song for "The O.C.": 2 wds. |
| 35% | BANG | 4 | "The Big ___ Theory" (sitcom theme song by the Barenaked Ladies) |
| 35% | REMBRANDTS | 10 | Band that sang the "Friends" theme song "I'll Be There for You," with "the" |
| 34% | SYNDROME | 8 | "The Stockholm ___," episode of "The Big Bang Theory" where Bernadette and Howard leave their kids for the first time |
| 34% | DEVO | 4 | "Whip It" band that was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| 34% | EYEOFTHETIGER | 13 | An 80s hit by American rock band "Survivor" which was also the theme song for the film "Rocky III": 4 wds. |
| 33% | FLORENCE | 8 | ___ and the Machine, indie rock band known for their song "Shake It Out" |
| 33% | AHA | 3 | Norwegian band that recorded the theme song to "The Living Daylights": Hyph. |
| 33% | AHA | 3 | Norwegian band that performed the theme song for "The Living Daylights": Hyph. |
| 33% | HELLO | 5 | Adele hit that won Grammys for Song and Record of the Year |
| 33% | JULY | 4 | "Cold Day in ___," song written by Richard Leigh and recorded by The Chicks for their 1999 album "Fly" |
| 33% | SUEDE | 5 | "Blue ___ Shoes" (1956 song that was one of the first rock and roll records) |
| 33% | LONDON | 6 | "___ Calling," song by British punk rock band the Clash which has the name of a city in its title that is known for the clock tower"Big Ben" |
| 33% | BIALIK | 6 | The Big Bang Theory and Blossom star Mayim |
| 32% | TROUBLE | 7 | "There's Your ___," song written by Mark Selby and Tia Sillers, and recorded by The Chicks for their 1998 album 14a |
| 32% | BAZINGA | 7 | Sheldon word for "gotcha" in The Big Bang Theory |
| 32% | EYE | 3 | "___ of the Tiger," 1982 song from the band Survivor that was also the theme song for "Rocky III" |
| 31% | KIDS | 4 | New ___ on the Block, boy band that debuted in 1984 and which is known for the song "Step by Step" |
| 30% | YARDBIRDS | 9 | The ___, English rock band that featured Eric Clapton as a guitarist for a brief period |
| 30% | QUINCYJONES | 11 | Composer who wrote "The Streetbeater," the theme song for 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 30% | MONSTER | 7 | 2011 song co-written by Hayley Williams for the alternative rock band Paramore |
| 30% | LYNYRDSKYNYRD | 13 | American rock band formed in 1964 that still performs live and is best known for popularizing the Southern rock genre: 2 wds. |
| 30% | TOTO | 4 | Band that won a Record of the Year Grammy for "Rosanna" |
| 30% | FLEETWOOD | 9 | __ Mac, rock band known for Dreams and The Chain |
| 30% | GIG | 3 | Booking for a rock band that's on the road |