| 100% | DIRE | 4 | ___ Straits (band whose lead singer was Mark Knopfler) |
| 67% | REM | 3 | Band whose lead singer was Michael Stipe |
| 65% | REM | 3 | Rock band whose lead singer was Michael Stipe |
| 65% | AHA | 3 | 1980s band whose lead singer was Morten Harket: Hyph. |
| 65% | ELO | 3 | 1970s-1980s band whose lead singer was Jeff Lynne |
| 65% | MUSE | 4 | British rock band whose lead singer is Matt Bellamy |
| 64% | BIKINI | 6 | ___ Kill, American rock band whose lead singer was Kathleen Hanna |
| 64% | FANNY | 5 | All-female rock band whose lead singer was Brie Brandt |
| 64% | THE | 3 | "___ Runaways," all-female rock band whose lead singer was Cherie Currie |
| 63% | SYSTEMOFADOWN | 13 | Grammy-winning metal band whose lead singer is Serj Tankian: 4 wds. |
| 63% | NODOUBT | 7 | "Don't Speak" band whose lead singer is Gwen Stefani: 2 wds. |
| 62% | GOLDIE | 6 | ___ and the Gingerbreads, all-female rock band whose lead singer was Genya Ravan |
| 51% | DRU | 3 | ___ Hill (R&B group whose lead singer is Sisqó) |
| 51% | KISS | 4 | Band whose lead guitarist was Ace Frehley |
| 49% | JANES | 5 | With 21-Across, 1990s alt rock band whose lead singer founded Lollapalooza |
| 49% | STYX | 4 | 1970s-1980s band whose original lead singer was Dennis DeYoung |
| 48% | FACELIFT | 8 | 1990 album by Alice in Chains whose lead singer was August-born Layne Staley |
| 47% | ACDC | 4 | Rock band whose lead guitarist is Angus Young |
| 44% | SMITHS | 6 | Singer Morrissey was lead for rock band The __ |
| 44% | EDIE | 4 | Singer Brickell whose band is the New Bohemians |
| 44% | HEART | 5 | 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees whose lead singer and guitarist are sisters |
| 43% | CHADKROEGER | 11 | Nickelback lead singer whose first name is an African country: 2 wds. |
| 41% | EDDIEVEDDER | 11 | Pearl Jam lead singer whose third solo album, "Earthling," was released in 2022 (2 wds.) |
| 40% | NIRVANA | 7 | Kurt Cobain was lead singer of this band |
| 40% | KAREN | 5 | ___ O (Yeah Yeah Yeahs lead singer, whose stage name is an anagram of her nationality by birth) |
| 40% | FREDDIE | 7 | With 34-Across, Queen lead singer whose last name is a metal with the chemical symbol Hg |
| 40% | STRAITS | 7 | Dire __, rock band led by guitarist Mark Knopfler |
| 40% | MODEST | 6 | ___ Mouse, "Float On" band whose name is inspired by Virginia Woolf's novel "The Mark on the Wall" |
| 39% | MERCURY | 7 | Freddie ___, British singer who was the lead vocalist of the '70s rock band, Queen |
| 38% | COLDPLAY | 8 | Chris Martin is the lead singer of this band |