| 100% | THEMESSAGE | 10 | 1982 track that topped Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time” list |
| 64% | THESOPRANOS | 11 | HBO crime drama that topped Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time” list |
| 51% | LABAMBA | 7 | Only song on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list that is not sung in English |
| 47% | PURPLEHAZE | 10 | #2 on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time" |
| 47% | SOPRANOS | 8 | #1 on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time" list, with "The" |
| 47% | CLAPTON | 7 | #2 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time |
| 47% | KEITHMOON | 9 | #2 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time |
| 46% | SHOULDISTAY | 11 | Song by the Clash on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list |
| 45% | BADROMANCE | 10 | Lady Gaga hit included on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list |
| 45% | RAYCHARLES | 10 | Singer ranked #10 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time |
| 45% | CLAPTON | 7 | Eric who is #2 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time |
| 44% | AGUILERA | 8 | Christina on Rolling Stone's list of "100 Greatest Singers of All Time" |
| 44% | ERIC | 4 | Clapton who is number two on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time |
| 43% | KEITHRICHARDS | 13 | Rock guitarist who is #4 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time (2 wds.) |
| 43% | PETETOWNSHEND | 13 | Rock guitarist who is #10 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time (2 wds.) |
| 43% | RAY | 3 | Singer Charles who is number two on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Singers of All Time |
| 43% | CARLOSSANTANA | 13 | Rock guitarist who is # 20 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time (2 wds.) |
| 43% | BROWNSUGAR | 10 | Song on the Rolling Stones' "Sticky Fingers" album that's #5 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time (2 wds.) |
| 42% | JOHNBONHAM | 10 | Led Zeppelin drummer who is #1 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time (2 wds.) |
| 42% | RINGOSTARR | 10 | The Beatles drummer who is #14 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time (2 wds.) |
| 42% | KEITHMOON | 9 | The Who drummer who is #2 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time (2 wds.) |
| 42% | LOLA | 4 | 1970 Kinks hit on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time |
| 42% | SUPERSTITION | 12 | 1972 hit song by 38-Across that is #74 on Rolling Stone's list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time |
| 42% | GENEKRUPA | 9 | Benny Goodman Orchestra drummer who is #7 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time (2 wds.) |
| 41% | SUPERSTITION | 12 | 1972 Stevie Wonder hit that Rolling Stone ranked #74 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time |
| 41% | RAITT | 5 | #50 on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Singers of All Time" and #89 on "100 Greatest Guitarists" |
| 40% | IMAMAN | 6 | 1955 Bo Diddley song on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time": 3 wds. |
| 40% | WHATSGOINGON | 12 | Title song from the 1971 album that Rolling Stone named the greatest of all time |
| 40% | BREAKINGBAD | 11 | #3 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time (as of 2016) ... and a hint to what the black squares are doing in four rows of this puzzle |
| 39% | RESPECT | 7 | Aretha Franklin hit ranked #1 on a Rolling Stone magazine "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list |