| 100% | TOAD | 4 | ___ the Wet Sprocket, band named after an amphibian, known for "Walk on the Ocean" |
| 49% | TOAD | 4 | ___ the Wet Sprocket (band with an amphibian in its name) |
| 48% | ROACH | 5 | Papa ___, band named after an insect, known for "Last Resort" |
| 47% | TURTLES | 7 | The ___, band named after sea creatures, known for "Happy Together" |
| 45% | EAGLES | 6 | The ___, band named after birds of prey, known for "Hotel California" |
| 43% | ELEPHANT | 8 | Cage The ___, band named after the largest existing land animal, known for "Cigarette Daydreams" |
| 43% | ABBA | 4 | Band known by an acronym for each of the members' first names |
| 39% | DOG | 3 | Three ___ Night, band named after a pooch, known for "Shambala" |
| 39% | LISE | 4 | ___ Meitner, Austrian-Swedish physicist who is known for her work on nuclear fission and has an element named after her |
| 38% | FERMI | 5 | Enrico ___, Italian physicist who is known for creating the world's first nuclear reactor and has an element named after him |
| 38% | CURIE | 5 | Marie and Pierre ___, Polish and French scientists who are known for their research on radioactivity and have an element named after them |
| 37% | TIGER | 5 | Glass ___, band named after a large cat, known for "Someday" |
| 37% | AHA | 3 | Band known for the hit "Take On Me": Hyph. |
| 36% | PORCUPINE | 9 | ___ Tree, band named after a large rodent with spines, known for "Lazarus" |
| 36% | AHA | 3 | Band best known for the hit "Take On Me": Hyph. |
| 36% | AHA | 3 | Band best known for the song "Take On Me": Hyph. |
| 36% | AEROSMITH | 9 | Boston rock band known for the hit Dream On |
| 35% | DESPERADO | 9 | Popular Eagles song, named after the word for an outlaw |
| 35% | EEL | 3 | California river known more for salmon and trout than the fish it's named after |
| 35% | AHA | 3 | Pop band best known in the US for "Take On Me": Hyph. |
| 35% | SPINALTAP | 9 | Fictional band that uses an umlaut on the "n" in its name |
| 34% | FROGBASE | 8 | Origami folds named after an amphibian |
| 33% | BOOT | 4 | Beatle ___, footwear which was originally made for the band members and hence named after them |
| 33% | NOBEL | 5 | Alfred ___, Swedish chemist who is known for inventing dynamite and has an element named after him |
| 33% | RICHTER | 7 | Charles —, US seismologist after whom a scale for expressing the magnitude of an earthquake is named |
| 33% | THEDOORS | 8 | Rock band named after an Aldous Huxley book |
| 33% | BOHR | 4 | Niels ___, Danish physicist who is known for his atomic model and has an element named after him |
| 33% | NIKE | 4 | Sportswear brand known for its Air Jordan shoes, that is named after the Greek goddess of victory |
| 33% | TOAD | 4 | ___ the Wet Sprocket (rock band) |
| 33% | TOUR | 4 | What the bands in 16a, 33a, and 51a would go on after releasing an album |