| 100% | ORLONS | 6 | 1960s group with a fabric-related name, with "the" |
| 70% | GTOS | 4 | 1960s band with a car-related name, with "the" |
| 61% | TWEED | 5 | Fabric with the same name as a Scottish river |
| 59% | STYX | 4 | Rock group with the same name as a mythical river |
| 57% | MASHEDPOTATO | 12 | 1960s dance move with a food-related name (2 wds.) |
| 56% | EDSELS | 6 | 1960s doo-wop group with an automotive name, with "the" |
| 54% | SEXPISTOLS | 10 | Group with a 1977 hit banned by the BBC, with "the" |
| 53% | XTC | 3 | Rock group with a blissful-sounding name |
| 53% | MENSA | 5 | Group with a meeting of the minds? |
| 53% | SIMONSAYS | 9 | Playground game with a boy's name in the title |
| 53% | ABBA | 4 | Singing group with a palindromic name |
| 53% | ELKS | 4 | Fraternal group with a mammalian name |
| 52% | TONYTONITONE | 12 | 1990s R&B group with a repetitive-sounding name |
| 52% | SDS | 3 | 1960s students group with a closed fist logo: Abbr. |
| 52% | FRAT | 4 | College group with a Greek-letter name, for short |
| 52% | TSA | 3 | Group with a PreCheck program at the airport: Abbr. |
| 52% | ASTRO | 5 | "The Jetsons" dog with a space-related name |
| 52% | DURANDURAN | 10 | British pop group with a repetitive name |
| 52% | ABBA | 4 | 1970s-'80s group with a palindromic name |
| 52% | ASTRO | 5 | K-pop group with a cosmic name |
| 52% | ABBA | 4 | "Chiquitita" pop group with a palindromic name |
| 52% | LOOP | 4 | The ___ (Chicago region with a "circular" name) |
| 51% | WOOLITE | 7 | Detergent brand with a fabric in its name |
| 51% | ALANON | 6 | Support group with a hyphen in its name |
| 51% | PIE | 3 | Boston Cream ___, cake with a cream filling named after the capital of Massachusetts |
| 51% | ABBA | 4 | Pop group with a backward "B" in its name |
| 50% | TIN | 3 | The only chemical element with a three-letter name |
| 50% | ERIE | 4 | The only Great Lake with a four-letter name |
| 50% | STYX | 4 | Classic rock group with a name from Greek myth |
| 50% | SUPREMES | 8 | 1960s girl group with Diana Ross: The __ |