| 100% | GRATEFUL | 8 | __ Dead, band that had bears as mascots |
| 42% | ABBA | 4 | Band that had the 1975 hit "SOS" |
| 42% | ABBA | 4 | Band that had the 1974 hit "Waterloo" |
| 42% | REM | 3 | Band that had the albums "Murmur" and "Document" |
| 41% | REM | 3 | Band that had a hit with "Shiny Happy People" |
| 41% | REM | 3 | Band that had the album "Automatic for the People" |
| 40% | AHA | 3 | Band that had the #1 hit "Take On Me": Hyph. |
| 40% | ELO | 3 | Band that had the 1975 song "Evil Woman," for short |
| 40% | STYX | 4 | Band that had a #1 hit in 1979 with "Babe" |
| 40% | HITWONDER | 9 | One __, band that has only one successful song |
| 40% | AHA | 3 | Band that had a #1 hit with "Take on Me": Hyph. |
| 40% | ELO | 3 | Band that had the 1981 hit "Hold On Tight," for short |
| 40% | YES | 3 | Band that had the #1 hit "Owner of a Lonely Heart" |
| 40% | ONEREPUBLIC | 11 | Band that had a top 10 Billboard hit with "Counting Stars" |
| 40% | FUN | 3 | Band that had the hits "We Are Young" and "Some Nights" |
| 40% | REM | 3 | Band that had a hit with "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" |
| 40% | PATROL | 6 | Snow __, band that had a hit with Chasing Cars |
| 40% | WEEZER | 6 | Rock band that has released six self-titled albums |
| 39% | YES | 3 | Band that had a #1 hit with "Owner of a Lonely Heart" |
| 39% | BLONDIE | 7 | 80s rock band that had a hit song, "Call Me" |
| 39% | NSYNC | 5 | Former boy band that had the hit "Bye, Bye, Bye" |
| 38% | CSI | 3 | One of the 11 4-year senior schools in the City University of New York system that has Danny the Dolphin as its mascot |
| 38% | REM | 3 | Band that had a 1987 top 10 hit with "The One I Love" |
| 38% | THOMPSONTWINS | 13 | Band that had a #11 hit in 1984 with "Doctor! Doctor!": 2 wds. |
| 38% | DESTINYSCHILD | 13 | Band that had a #3 hit in 2000 with "Jumpin', Jumpin'": 2 wds. |
| 38% | ONEDIRECTION | 12 | "Perfect" boy band that had two #1 albums in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 38% | LITTLEBIGTOWN | 13 | Alabama-based country band that has won eight CMA Awards: 3 wds. |
| 37% | SDS | 3 | Gp. that had Tom Hayden as a president |
| 37% | BRA | 3 | Lingerie item that has band and cup sizes |
| 37% | AMFM | 4 | Having two bands, as most radios |