| 100% | JOHN | 4 | ___ McVie, bass guitarist and Fleetwood Mac member whose surname was inspiration for the band's name |
| 32% | BOOT | 4 | Beatle ___, footwear which was originally made for the band members and hence named after them |
| 31% | REM | 3 | Band whose original members' last names were Stipe, Berry, Buck, and Mills |
| 31% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish band whose name is spelled the same backward and forward |
| 31% | WEEN | 4 | Rock band whose founding members adopted the names Gene and Dean |
| 30% | TWEEZERS | 8 | Tool whose name is a rock band if you remove the first and last letters |
| 30% | PAULMCCARTNEY | 13 | Singer and bass guitarist for the Beatles who was knighted in 1997: 2 wds. |
| 29% | JIMIHENDRIX | 11 | "Purple Haze" guitarist and singer whose band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992: 2 wds. |
| 29% | CHILIPEPPERS | 12 | The Red Hot ___, the funk rock band that Flea - whose birthday it is today - plays bass for: 2 wds. |
| 29% | EDDIEVANHALEN | 13 | Guitarist whose rock band was named after him and his brother, and who never learned to read music: 3 wds. |
| 29% | NSYNC | 5 | Band with the song "Bye Bye Bye" whose name is an acronym of the last letters of the members' first names |
| 29% | TOP | 3 | ZZ ___, band with the song "Gimme All Your Lovin'" whose name was inspired by ZZ King and BB Hill |
| 28% | VAST | 4 | Alternative rock band with the song "Touched" whose name is an abbreviation and also the title of their first album |
| 28% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish pop band with the song "Chiquitita" whose name is an acronym of the first letters of the members' first names |
| 28% | PAULMCCARTNEY | 13 | English songwriter who was the bass guitarist for the Beatles and is known for his song "Band on the run": 2 wds. |
| 27% | BONO | 4 | I am a member of U2 and was named one of the Time Persons of the Year in 2005 for my philanthropic efforts |
| 27% | STU | 3 | ___ Cook, bass guitarist for the rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 27% | IKE | 3 | Nickname for the president whose first name was actually Dwight |
| 27% | EXES | 4 | Inspirations for the Taylor Swift songs "All Too Well" and "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" |
| 27% | WHITNEYHOUSTON | 14 | "Saving All My Love for You" singer in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame whose last name is a city in Texas (2 wds.) |
| 27% | AIKIDO | 6 | Martial art whose name is formed from the kanji for “harmony,” “spirit,” and “way” |
| 27% | FLEETWOOD | 9 | __ Mac, rock band known for Dreams and The Chain |
| 26% | BEEK | 4 | James Van Der ___ (actor whose surname, aptly, is Dutch for “from the creek”) |
| 26% | STARR | 5 | Ringo ___, drummer for The Beatles whose name is reminiscent of a Christmas night |
| 26% | RAMONES | 7 | Band whose original members were Joey, Johnny, Tommy and Dee Dee |
| 26% | ARG | 3 | S. American country whose name comes from the Latin for "silver" |
| 26% | ADDAMS | 6 | Surname of a family whose members can be found in nine rows in this puzzle ... and whose names contain circled letters that, reading down, spell a word describing them |
| 26% | LEO | 3 | Constellation whose name is from the Latin for "lion" |
| 26% | PANGOLIN | 8 | Animal whose name is the Malay word for roller |
| 26% | TSETSE | 6 | Fly whose name is the Tswana word for “fly” |