| 100% | IRON | 4 | ___ Butterfly ("In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" rock band) |
| 79% | KEYBOARDS | 9 | Position in a rock band |
| 79% | DRUMS | 5 | Instrument in a rock band |
| 79% | ACDC | 4 | Rock band with a slash in its name |
| 78% | DRUM | 4 | Percussion instrument in a rock band |
| 78% | GEMSTONE | 8 | Rock in a band |
| 78% | GEM | 3 | Rock in a band |
| 77% | ACDC | 4 | Rock band with a lightning bolt in its logo |
| 77% | SPINALTAP | 9 | *Mock rock band in a 1984 film |
| 77% | SPINALTAP | 9 | Mock rock band in a 1984 film |
| 76% | BUTTERFLY | 9 | Iron __, band of In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida |
| 76% | SANTANA | 7 | Rock band with a record-tying eight Grammys in 1999 |
| 76% | ACDC | 4 | Rock band whose name includes a slash in the middle |
| 75% | ACDC | 4 | Rock band whose lead guitarist notably dresses in a schoolboy uniform |
| 75% | IRONBUTTERFLY | 13 | "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" band whose name refers to a winged creature: 2 wds. |
| 74% | ACDC | 4 | Australian rock band with a lightning bolt in its logo |
| 74% | AEROSMITH | 9 | US rock band who announced a farewell tour in 2023 |
| 73% | LEDZEPPELIN | 11 | English rock band currently involved in a plagiarism lawsuit: 2 wds. |
| 73% | IMPALA | 6 | Tame ___ (psychedelic rock band with a horned animal in its name) |
| 69% | KISS | 4 | Rock band whose name also forms the call letters for a rock radio station in San Antonio |
| 69% | DOUBT | 5 | No ___, American rock band famous for hits like "Trapped in a Box" and "Hey Baby" |
| 69% | EVANESCENCE | 11 | "Bring Me to Life" rock band who released a self-titled #1 album in 2011 |
| 69% | THREEDOGNIGHT | 13 | American rock band that had a #1 hit with 41-Across in 1971 (3 wds.) |
| 69% | HIP | 3 | The Tragically ___, Canadian rock band formed in Ontario with the hit "Ahead by a Century" |
| 68% | GUITAR | 6 | Many a position in a rock band |
| 67% | CHEAPTRICK | 10 | "The Flame" rock band that released a self-titled album in both 1977 and 1997: 2 wds. |
| 64% | ALICE | 5 | Rock band ___ in Chains |
| 64% | MILOAUKERMAN | 12 | Vocalist for punk rock band Descendents, he also holds a Ph.D. in Biology from UC San Diego: 2 wds. |
| 64% | BRIANMAY | 8 | Lead guitarist for rock band Queen, he also holds a Ph.D. in Astrophysics from Imperial College London: 2 wds. |
| 64% | GLASSANIMALS | 12 | British indie rock band fronted by Dave Bayley and nominated for a Best New Artist Grammy in 2022: 2 wds. |