| 100% | COCKNEY | 7 | __ Rebel, the name of Steve Harley's band |
| 58% | ESTREET | 7 | Thoroughfare in the name of Springsteen's band |
| 54% | CRUE | 4 | Word in the name of Nikki Sixx’s band |
| 50% | GARBAGE | 7 | Rubbish, or the name of Shirley Manson's band |
| 49% | YEAH | 4 | Word repeated in the name of Karen O's band |
| 49% | GOO | 3 | Repeated word in the name of the "Slide" band |
| 48% | ASIA | 4 | "Heat of the Moment" band that's named for a continent |
| 47% | PAPA | 4 | Another word for "father", also the name of alt-rock band ___ Roach |
| 47% | ALFRED | 6 | The name of Batman's butler |
| 47% | ATLANNA | 7 | The name of Aquaman's mother |
| 47% | MJOLNIR | 7 | The name of Thor's hammer |
| 46% | OLEMISS | 7 | The Rebels of the S.E.C. |
| 46% | ANTI | 4 | The name of Rihanna's 2016 album |
| 46% | SHEM | 4 | The name of Noah's eldest son |
| 45% | NUCKYTHOMPSON | 13 | The name of the character Steve Buscemi played on the hit TV series "Boardwalk Empire": 2 wds. |
| 45% | COLDPLAY | 8 | Name of British singer Chris Martin's band |
| 45% | PEQUOD | 6 | The name of Captain Ahab's whaler |
| 45% | SCABBERS | 8 | The name of Ron Weasley's rat |
| 45% | WILDFELL | 8 | The name of Anne Brontë's hall |
| 45% | THEOFFICE | 9 | Steve Carell's TV series which was adapted from a BBC series of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 44% | AIMEE | 5 | First name of the lead singer in the '80s band 'Til Tuesday |
| 44% | CHEN | 4 | Stage name of Kim Jong-dae, member of the boy band Exo |
| 44% | MUFASA | 6 | The name of Simba's father in The Lion King |
| 44% | MAUNALOA | 8 | The name of the world's largest volcano, in Hawaii |
| 44% | SCABBERS | 8 | The name of Ron's pet rat in Harry Potter |
| 44% | READYSETGO | 10 | Original name of the indie band from Chino, California now known as "Echosmith" |
| 44% | DAATH | 5 | Current name of the death metal band known as "Dirt Nap" until 2004 |
| 44% | STEARNS | 7 | Middle name of T S Eliot, author of 1922 poem The Waste Land |
| 43% | HESSE | 5 | His novel “Steppenwolf” inspired the name of a heavy-metal band |
| 43% | EAGLES | 6 | The ___, band named after birds of prey, known for "Hotel California" |