| 100% | TALKINGHEADS | 12 | American New Wave band with the 1983 hit "Burning Down the House": 2 wds. |
| 67% | SPANDAUBALLET | 13 | British New Wave band with the 1983 hit "True": 2 wds. |
| 58% | THOMPSONTWINS | 13 | British New Wave band with the 1984 hit "Hold Me Now": 2 wds. |
| 58% | DEPECHEMODE | 11 | English New Wave band with the 1984 hit "People Are People": 2 wds. |
| 57% | SIMPLEMINDS | 11 | Scottish New Wave band with the 1985 hit "Don't You (Forget About Me)": 2 wds. |
| 54% | SPANDAU | 7 | ___ Ballet (British new wave band with the 1983 hit "True") |
| 52% | TEARSFORFEARS | 13 | British New Wave band with the 1985 hit "Shout": 3 wds. |
| 47% | DEVO | 4 | New Wave band with the 1980 hit single "Whip It" |
| 46% | ZACBROWNBAND | 12 | American country music band with the hit song "Colder Weather", that won the 2010 Grammy for Best New Artist: 3 wds. |
| 46% | DEVO | 4 | New wave band with the hit "Whip It" |
| 45% | XTC | 3 | New Wave band with the hit song "Dear God" |
| 45% | THEDOORS | 8 | Band with the 1968 hit "Hello, I Love You": 2 wds. |
| 44% | GOLDENEARRING | 13 | "Metallic" band with the 1982 hit "Twilight Zone": 2 wds. |
| 44% | BEEGEES | 7 | Band with the 1978 hit "Stayin' Alive": 2 wds. |
| 44% | BLINDMELON | 10 | "Fruity" alternative rock band with the 1993 hit "No Rain": 2 wds. |
| 43% | PLAINWHITETS | 12 | "Top" American pop-punk band with the 2007 hit "Hey There Delilah": 3 wds. |
| 43% | THEPRETENDERS | 13 | Band with the 1994 hit "I'll Stand by You": 2 wds. |
| 43% | BACKSTREETBOYS | 14 | Band with the 1999 hit "I Want It That Way": 2 wds. |
| 43% | NSYNC | 5 | Boy band with the hit "Bye Bye Bye": 2 wds. |
| 42% | SIMPLEMINDS | 11 | Band with the 1985 hit "Don't You (Forget About Me)": 2 wds. |
| 42% | THECLASH | 8 | Band with the 1980 hit "Train in Vain (Stand by Me)": 2 wds. |
| 42% | CHEAPTRICK | 10 | Band with the 1979 hit "I Want You to Want Me": 2 wds. |
| 42% | THEBEATLES | 10 | Band with the 1963 hit "I Want to Hold Your Hand": 2 wds. |
| 42% | IRONMAIDEN | 10 | "Metallic" band with the 2000 hit "The Wicker Man": 2 wds. |
| 42% | EARLSWEATSHIRT | 14 | "Top" American rapper with the 2013 hit album "Doris": 2 wds. |
| 42% | THECARDIGANS | 12 | "Top" Swedish rock band with the 1997 hit "Lovefool": 2 wds. |
| 42% | THECRANBERRIES | 14 | "Fruity" Irish rock band with the 1993 hit "Linger": 2 wds. |
| 42% | VANHALEN | 8 | Rock band with the 1980s hits "Jump" and "Panama": 2 wds. |
| 41% | FOOFIGHTERS | 11 | Seattle grunge band with the 1999 rock hit "Learn to Fly": 2 wds. |
| 41% | THEWHO | 6 | English band with the 1967 hit "I Can See for Miles": 2 wds. |