| 100% | THEBEACHBOYS | 12 | American rock band formed in 1961 that still performs live and inspired the "California Sound" with their surf music: 3 wds. |
| 55% | LYNYRDSKYNYRD | 13 | American rock band formed in 1964 that still performs live and is best known for popularizing the Southern rock genre: 2 wds. |
| 48% | THEYARDBIRDS | 12 | English rock band formed in 1963 that still performs live and is known for starting the careers of Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck: 2 wds. |
| 48% | 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. |
| 37% | NINEINCHNAILS | 13 | American rock band with hits like "Wish," who released their latest EP "Not The Actual Events" in 2016: 3 wds. |
| 35% | KINGSOFLEON | 11 | American rock band formed by the Followill brothers who named it after their grandfather: 3 wds. |
| 33% | JOURNEY | 7 | American rock band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Don't Stop Believin'" |
| 32% | THREEDOGNIGHT | 13 | American rock band that had a #1 hit with 41-Across in 1971 (3 wds.) |
| 31% | 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. |
| 31% | STATUSQUO | 9 | English rock band behind "In the Army Now" which was formed in 1962 and is still active: 2 wds. |
| 30% | SECONDSTOMARS | 13 | 30 ___, an American rock band formed by brothers Shannon and Jared Leto: 3 wds |
| 29% | THEEAGLES | 9 | Rock band founded by Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon, and Randy Meisner that had hits in the 1970s with 15-Across, 28-Across, and 36-Across (2 wds.) |
| 29% | KORN | 4 | American rock band from the '90s that released their second album "Life Is Peachy" in 1996 |
| 29% | CREED | 5 | American rock band from the '90s that released their debut album "My Own Prison" in 1997 |
| 28% | IMAGINEDRAGONS | 14 | American rock band with hits like "Radioactive" and "Demons," who will release their third album "Evolve" this year: 2 wds. |
| 28% | PARK | 4 | Linkin ___, rock band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Numb" |
| 28% | BEACHBOYS | 9 | The ___, band behind "Good Vibrations" which was formed in 1961 and is still active: 2 wds. |
| 28% | BLINK | 5 | ___-182, rock band that was formed in California which had the hit song "All the Small Things" |
| 28% | DAY | 3 | Green ___, rock band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" |
| 28% | PEPPERS | 7 | Red Hot Chili ___, rock band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Scar Tissue" |
| 27% | DEEPPURPLE | 10 | English rock band formed in 1968 and led by Ian Gillan, who gave us hits like "Soldier of Fortune" and "Smoke on the Water": 2 wds. |
| 27% | PHANTOMPLANET | 13 | American rock band that created "California," the theme song for "The O.C.": 2 wds. |
| 27% | THEMOODYBLUES | 13 | Rock band with the 1967 hit "Nights in White Satin" (3 wds.) |
| 27% | ROSES | 5 | Guns N' ___, hard rock band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Sweet Child o' Mine" |
| 27% | ROLLINGSTONES | 13 | English rock band formed in 1962 in London by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards among others, "The ___": 2 wds. |
| 27% | VAMPIREWEEKEND | 14 | Indie rock band that won a Best Alternative Music Album Grammy in 2020 for "Father of the Bride": 2 wds. |
| 26% | SUM | 3 | ___ 41, Canadian rock band formed in Ontario with the hit "In Too Deep" |
| 26% | ONEDIRECTION | 12 | Boy band formed in 2010 with a popular debut single, "What Makes You Beautiful" and are also famous for their song "Story of My Life": 2 wds. |
| 26% | BAYCITYROLLERS | 14 | Pop rock band with the hit songs "Money Honey" and "Saturday Night" (3 wds.) |
| 26% | BEACH | 5 | The ___ Boys, rock band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Kokomo" |