| 100% | ZEN | 3 | "Everything ___," the debut single by alternative rock band Bush |
| 44% | LOVE | 4 | "Vision of ___," the debut single by Mariah Carey |
| 42% | REM | 3 | Alternative rock band that was fronted by Michael Stipe |
| 41% | MEDO | 4 | "Love ___," 1962 song which was the debut single by The Beatles: 2 wds. |
| 41% | JANES | 5 | ___ Addiction, alternative rock band that headlined the first Lollapalooza |
| 41% | REM | 3 | Alternative rock band whose first single was 1981's "Radio Free Europe" |
| 40% | MGMT | 4 | Rock band with the 2007 debut album "Oracular Spectacular" |
| 39% | BLINDMELON | 10 | "Fruity" alternative rock band with the 1993 hit "No Rain": 2 wds. |
| 39% | MODESTMOUSE | 11 | *Indie rock band with the hit single "Float On" |
| 39% | CURE | 4 | Goth rock band fronted by Robert Smith, starts The |
| 38% | THEYMIGHT | 9 | With 43-Across, alternative rock band led by John Flansburgh and John Linnell: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ZZTOP | 5 | Rock band whose name is suggested by the first row of this puzzle |
| 38% | HOW | 3 | "___ Bizarre" (late 1990s hit single by the New Zealand band OMC) |
| 37% | CZARS | 5 | The ___, alternative rock band that covered ABBA's track "Angeleyes" |
| 37% | LOSLOBOS | 8 | Chicano rock band whose major label debut was "How Will the Wolf Survive?" |
| 36% | FRIDAY | 6 | Song by UK rock band The Cure, __ I'm in Love |
| 36% | VAST | 4 | Alternative rock band with the song "Touched" whose name is an abbreviation and also the title of their first album |
| 35% | OASIS | 5 | English rock band from the '90s that released their debut album "Definitely Maybe" in 1994 |
| 35% | MONSTER | 7 | 2011 song co-written by Hayley Williams for the alternative rock band Paramore |
| 35% | CHAIR | 5 | "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your ___," 2011 single by rock band Arctic Monkeys |
| 35% | CRAZYINLOVE | 11 | Beyoncé debut single covered by Emeli Sandé in the 2013 film "The Great Gatsby": 3 wds. |
| 35% | CREED | 5 | American rock band from the '90s that released their debut album "My Own Prison" in 1997 |
| 35% | KINGSOFLEON | 11 | American rock band formed by the Followill brothers who named it after their grandfather: 3 wds. |
| 35% | BABYONEMORETIME | 15 | Debut single by Britney Spears |
| 35% | THAN | 4 | Alternative rock band Better ___ Ezra |
| 35% | EZRA | 4 | Alternative rock band Better Than ___ |
| 35% | OCEAN | 5 | "Cake by the ___," single by the band DNCE released in 2015, which is part of their self-titled debut album |
| 35% | TIKTOK | 6 | 2009 debut single by Kesha from her album "Animal" which peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100: 2 wds. |
| 34% | THEY | 4 | Alternative rock band ___ Might Be Giants |
| 34% | GREENDAY | 8 | Alternative rock band with four Grammys |