| 100% | DEFLEPPARD | 10 | 1980s hair band whose first Top 20 hit was "Photograph" (2 wds.) |
| 90% | MOTLEYCRUE | 10 | 1980s hair band whose first Top 20 hit was "Smokin' in the Boys Room" (2 wds.) |
| 80% | POISON | 6 | 1980s hair band whose first Top 20 hit was "Talk Dirty to Me" |
| 80% | WINGER | 6 | 1980s hair band whose first Top 20 hit was "Headed for a Heartbreak" |
| 50% | REM | 3 | Band whose first top-10 hit was "The One I Love" |
| 48% | SHEWOLF | 7 | 2009 Top 20 hit song by 36-Across whose Spanish version is "Loba" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | LETSGROOVE | 10 | Top 20 song by the band whose name includes the first words of the answers to 18-Across, 26-Across, and 35-Across (2 wds.) |
| 42% | YOURLOVE | 8 | Only top 10 hit for 1980s British band the Outfield: 2 wds. |
| 42% | THEBEATLES | 10 | Band whose "White Album" and "Yellow Submarine" were Billboard's top two albums on March 1, 1969: 2 wds. |
| 42% | OURHOUSE | 8 | Only top 10 hit for 1980s British band Madness: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ABBA | 4 | Band whose first US hit was "Waterloo" |
| 41% | CYNDILAUPER | 11 | Singer/songwriter whose first #1 hit song was 15-Across (2 wds.) |
| 41% | REM | 3 | Band whose final top 40 hit was "Bang and Blame" |
| 41% | ABBA | 4 | Band whose first hit in the US was "Waterloo" |
| 41% | ONEREPUBLIC | 11 | Pop band whose first hit was "Apologize" |
| 40% | REM | 3 | Band whose first hit single was "The One I Love" |
| 40% | TOTO | 4 | Band whose first hit was 1978's "Hold the Line" |
| 40% | BRITNEYSPEARS | 13 | Musician whose first single "... Baby one more time" topped the charts in 1998 when she was just 17 years old: 2 wds. |
| 40% | REM | 3 | Band whose final top-40 hit was "Bang and Blame" |
| 40% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish pop band whose first US hit was "Waterloo" |
| 39% | MAGICMAN | 8 | 1976 Heart song that was their first top 10 hit: 2 wds. |
| 39% | CELINEDION | 10 | Singer whose first top 10 hit was "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" |
| 39% | NSYNC | 5 | Boy band whose only #1 hit is "It's Gonna Be Me": 2 wds. |
| 38% | CARLPERKINS | 11 | Singer known as "The King of Rockabilly" whose first hit singles were with Sun Records (2 wds.) |
| 38% | TOTO | 4 | 1980s band whose biggest hit was "Africa" |
| 37% | PAPAROACH | 9 | Hard rock band whose most recent album is "The Connection": 2 wds. |
| 37% | NODOUBT | 7 | "Don't Speak" band whose lead singer is Gwen Stefani: 2 wds. |
| 37% | QUEENSUGAR | 10 | OWN family drama whose first word is a bed size: 2 wds. |
| 37% | DOUBLEDARE | 10 | Nickelodeon game show whose first word is a bed size: 2 wds. |
| 37% | OLYMPIADUKAKIS | 14 | "Moonstruck" actress whose first name is the capital of Washington: 2 wds. |