| 100% | WERE | 4 | 1973 #1 hit "___ an American Band" |
| 49% | HUEY | 4 | ___ Lewis and the News, an American Pop Rock band |
| 49% | AFTERNOON | 9 | No. 1 hit for the Starland Vocal Band: __ Delight |
| 49% | SAGA | 4 | "Horizon: An American ___ — Chapter 1" (2024 Kevin Costner movie) |
| 49% | EYEOFTHETIGER | 13 | An 80s hit by American rock band "Survivor" which was also the theme song for the film "Rocky III": 4 wds. |
| 49% | REM | 3 | An American rock band famous for songs such as "Losing My Religion" |
| 49% | TOTO | 4 | World's largest toilet manufacturer (also an American rock band) |
| 47% | GOO | 3 | When repeated twice, the name of an American rock band, with "Dolls" |
| 46% | THEJETS | 7 | Bennie's band, in an Elton John hit |
| 46% | EAGLE | 5 | "Fly Like an ___" (Steve Miller Band hit song) |
| 46% | BADBADLEROYRED | 14 | 1973 #1 hit for Jim Croce |
| 45% | THREEDOGNIGHT | 13 | American rock band that had a #1 hit with 41-Across in 1971 (3 wds.) |
| 45% | ANGIE | 5 | 1973 #1 hit for the Rolling Stones |
| 45% | SECONDSTOMARS | 13 | 30 ___, an American rock band formed by brothers Shannon and Jared Leto: 3 wds |
| 45% | ANGIE | 5 | 1973 #1 Rolling Stones hit |
| 45% | ALLSHOOKUP | 10 | 1957 Elvis Presley No. 1 hit supposedly inspired by an agitated bottle of Pepsi |
| 44% | CENTERFOLD | 10 | An 80s hit by "The J. Geils Band" from their album "Freeze Frame" |
| 44% | EDGAR | 5 | The ___ Winter Group (rock band with the 1973 hit "Free Ride") |
| 43% | TALKINGHEADS | 12 | American New Wave band with the 1983 hit "Burning Down the House": 2 wds. |
| 43% | IVER | 4 | Bon ___, American indie folk and rock band known for their hit "Holocene" |
| 42% | TEENANGEL | 9 | 1960 No. 1 hit heard in "American Graffiti" |
| 42% | EMF | 3 | Band with the No. 1 hit “Unbelievable” |
| 42% | SONS | 4 | Avenging brothers Caleb and Junior, to James Sykes, in “Horizon: An American Saga—Chapter 1” (June, 2024) |
| 42% | BEACH | 5 | The ___ Boys, 1961 American rock band known for their hit "God Only Knows" |
| 42% | EAT | 3 | "Jimmy ___ World," an alternative rock band known for their hit song "The Middle" |
| 42% | DURAN | 5 | When repeated, an '80s synth band with the number one hit "The Reflex" |
| 42% | MAROON | 6 | ___ 5, American pop rock band with hits like "Sugar" and "Moves Like Jagger" |
| 41% | GIANTS | 6 | They Might Be ___, American alternative and indie rock band known for their hit "Istanbul" |
| 41% | PLAINWHITETS | 12 | "Top" American pop-punk band with the 2007 hit "Hey There Delilah": 3 wds. |
| 41% | ANGIE | 5 | 1973 Rolling Stones #1 hit |