| 100% | LINKIN | 6 | ___ Park, "Numb" band that was earlier named Hybrid Theory |
| 59% | COLDPLAY | 8 | "Viva la Vida" band that was earlier named Starfish |
| 58% | PEARL | 5 | ___ Jam, "Last Kiss" band that was earlier named Mookie Blaylock |
| 57% | MODE | 4 | Depeche ___, "Enjoy the Silence" band that was earlier named Composition of Sound |
| 57% | ZEPPELIN | 8 | Led ___, "Whole Lotta Love" band that was earlier named the New Yardbirds |
| 53% | CHILI | 5 | Red Hot ___ Peppers, "Dani California" band that was earlier named Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem |
| 46% | FLOYD | 5 | Pink ___, "Wish You Were Here" band that was earlier named the Tea Set |
| 44% | CHICAGO | 7 | Band that was in the park on Fourth of July |
| 43% | CAMEL | 5 | English progressive rock band that is named after a humped animal |
| 42% | ANALOG | 6 | ___ Science Fiction and Fact, science fiction magazine that was earlier named Astounding Science Fiction and Fact |
| 38% | ATLANTA | 7 | ___ Rhythm Section, rock band that features USA's Piedmont Park's city in its name |
| 36% | LIAM | 4 | Four-letter name that, when read backward, can be any number of letters |
| 36% | NIRVANA | 7 | Band that was led by Kurt Cobain |
| 36% | REM | 3 | Band that was fronted by Michael Stipe |
| 36% | PARK | 4 | Linkin ___, rock band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Numb" |
| 35% | ABBA | 4 | Band that was composed of four Swedish singers |
| 34% | SHA | 3 | ___ Na Na, band that was featured in "Grease" |
| 34% | WHAM | 4 | English band that was fronted by George Michael |
| 34% | REM | 3 | Rock band that was led by Michael Stipe |
| 34% | INXS | 4 | 1980s band that was led by Michael Hutchence |
| 34% | WAILERS | 7 | Jamaican band that was cofounded by 11-Across |
| 34% | CAKE | 4 | Band that redid "I Will Survive" |
| 34% | HAIM | 4 | Band that was nominated for the 2015 Best New Artist Grammy |
| 33% | REM | 3 | Alternative rock band that was fronted by Michael Stipe |
| 33% | BEATLES | 7 | Band that John Lennon was in: The ___ |
| 33% | ACLS | 4 | Bands that may be strained on courts, briefly |
| 32% | ETHER | 5 | Colorless volatile liquid that was earlier used as a general anesthetic |
| 32% | OASIS | 5 | Britpop band that was anchored by brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher |
| 32% | MANIACS | 7 | 10,000 ___ (alt-rock band that was big in the 1990s) |
| 32% | AHA | 3 | "Take On Me" band that was formed in Oslo, Norway: Hyph. |