| 100% | RADIOHEAD | 9 | "Paranoid Android" band whose name was inspired by a Talking Heads song |
| 59% | LADY | 4 | ___ Gaga, "Poker Face" singer whose name was inspired by a Queen song |
| 58% | MEN | 3 | Of Mice and ___, "Restoring Force" band whose name is inspired by a John Steinbeck novel |
| 58% | ROMANCE | 7 | My Chemical ___, "Helena" band whose name is inspired by a collection of novellas by Irvine Welsh |
| 58% | DEEP | 4 | ___ Purple, "Smoke on the Water" band whose name was inspired by a Peter DeRose song |
| 55% | RADLEYS | 7 | The Boo ___, "Wake Up Boo!" band whose name is inspired by Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" |
| 53% | ROLLING | 7 | The ___ Stones, "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" band whose name was inspired by a Muddy Waters song |
| 52% | ALLTIME | 7 | ___ Low, "Monsters" band whose name was inspired by lyrics from the song "Head On Collision" by New Found Glory: 2 wds. |
| 52% | NEONTREES | 9 | Band whose name was inspired by In-N-Out Burger signage |
| 52% | CARDIB | 6 | Rapper whose name was inspired by a rum brand |
| 51% | PANDORA | 7 | Music-streaming service whose name is inspired by a Greek myth |
| 49% | IPOD | 4 | Gadget whose name was inspired by "2001: A Space Odyssey" |
| 49% | STEELY | 6 | ___ Dan, "Do It Again" band whose name is inspired by William S. Burroughs' novel "Naked Lunch" |
| 48% | MODEST | 6 | ___ Mouse, "Float On" band whose name is inspired by Virginia Woolf's novel "The Mark on the Wall" |
| 45% | SUNBIRD | 7 | A feathered creature whose name is inspired by the centre of the solar system |
| 43% | FRAISIER | 8 | French cake whose name is inspired by strawberries |
| 43% | ABBA | 4 | Band whose name is a palindrome |
| 42% | ABA | 3 | Band whose name is a rhyme scheme |
| 42% | DREAM | 5 | WNBA team whose name was inspired by an MLK speech |
| 42% | ALIENWARE | 9 | Dell gaming brand whose name was inspired by "The X-Files" |
| 41% | GLASS | 5 | With 27 Across, 2022 film whose title was inspired by a Beatles song |
| 41% | TOP | 3 | ZZ ___, band with the song "Gimme All Your Lovin'" whose name was inspired by ZZ King and BB Hill |
| 41% | ABBA | 4 | Band whose name is sometimes rendered with a backward B |
| 41% | ASIA | 4 | 1980s band whose name is also a continent |
| 41% | OKGO | 4 | Indie band whose name is a two-word command |
| 40% | AETNA | 5 | Insurance company in the Fortune 100 whose name was inspired by an Italian volcano |
| 40% | OLYMPIANS | 9 | Indianapolis ___, extinct NBA team from Indiana whose name is inspired by the Greek Gods |
| 40% | ASIA | 4 | "Heat of the Moment" band whose name is a continent |
| 40% | EMF | 3 | British rock band whose name is also a circuitry term |
| 40% | XTC | 3 | British band whose name is also slang for a drug |