| 100% | NSYNC | 5 | 1995 American boy band that was popular in the 2000s, known for their hit "Bye Bye Bye" |
| 72% | HANSON | 6 | American boy band of three brothers that was popular in the 2000s, known for their hit "MMMBop" |
| 46% | BEACH | 5 | The ___ Boys, 1961 American rock band known for their hit "God Only Knows" |
| 45% | CAB | 3 | Death ___ for Cutie, American indie rock band known for their hit "I Will Follow You Into the Dark" |
| 43% | KIDS | 4 | New ___ on the Block, boy band that debuted in 1984 and which is known for the song "Step by Step" |
| 41% | JOURNEY | 7 | American rock band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Don't Stop Believin'" |
| 41% | LYNYRDSKYNYRD | 13 | American rock band formed in 1964 that still performs live and is best known for popularizing the Southern rock genre: 2 wds. |
| 41% | BEACH | 5 | The ___ Boys, rock band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Kokomo" |
| 41% | BACKSTREETBOYS | 14 | Boy band formed in 1993 with a popular eponymous debut album and are famous for their song "I Want It That Way": 2 wds. |
| 40% | MALIBU | 6 | Hit song by American artist Miley Cyrus which depicts a city in California that is known for its celebrity homes and the sandy Zuma Beach |
| 40% | GIANTS | 6 | They Might Be ___, American alternative and indie rock band known for their hit "Istanbul" |
| 39% | MIXCDS | 6 | Romantic gifts that were popular in the 2000s |
| 39% | NSYNC | 5 | Boy band that was popular at the same time as the Backstreet Boys |
| 38% | FAB | 3 | Slang for "marvelous" that was popular in the 1960s |
| 38% | KORN | 4 | American rock band from the '90s that released their second album "Life Is Peachy" in 1996 |
| 37% | COTTONEYEDJOE | 13 | Traditional American folk song that was the inspiration for a 1994 hit by Swedish band Rednex: 2 wds., hyph. |
| 37% | NAPSTER | 7 | File-sharing application predominantly used to share audio files that was popular in the 2000s |
| 37% | VELVET | 6 | Material for a soft stool that was popular in the '70s |
| 37% | MYSPACE | 7 | Social networking service created by Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe that was popular in the 2000s |
| 37% | MACRAME | 7 | Material for a knotted wall decor that was popular in the '70s |
| 37% | IHOP | 4 | Popular breakfast chain in the USA that is known for flapjacks and has a smile on its logo: Abbr. |
| 37% | LIAM | 4 | ___ Payne, member of the boy band One Direction who is known for his single "Strip That Down" |
| 36% | NKOTB | 5 | Boy band that was big in the '80s (when most of the items in the theme answers came out), briefly |
| 36% | DOWN | 4 | System of a ___, Armenian-American heavy metal band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Hypnotize" |
| 36% | LEN | 3 | A Canadian alt-rock band that are known for their one-hit wonder "Steal My Sunshine" |
| 36% | DIRECTION | 9 | One ___, British boy band that was formed on the reality show "The X Factor" in 2010 |
| 35% | THEBEACHBOYS | 12 | American rock band formed in 1961 with a popular debut single "Surfin" and are famous for their song "Sail on Sailor": 3 wds. |
| 35% | IVER | 4 | Bon ___, American indie folk and rock band known for their hit "Holocene" |
| 35% | ACAI | 4 | Antioxidant-rich purple berry that became popular in the 2000s and is now common in breakfast bowls |
| 35% | NETSCAPE | 8 | Computer services company with "Navigator" and "Communicator" web browsers that were popular in the '90s and 2000s |