| 100% | THESTONES | 9 | Aptly named rock band, informally: 2 wds. |
| 58% | THESTONES | 9 | Aptly named rock band, familiarly? |
| 57% | FOOFIGHTERS | 11 | "Everlong" and "Learn to Fly" rock band that has an alliterative name: 2 wds. |
| 56% | COUNTINGCROWS | 13 | "Mr. Jones" and "Accidentally in Love" rock band that has an alliterative name: 2 wds. |
| 55% | PEARLJAM | 8 | American rock band which Eddie Vedder once jokingly claimed was named after his great-grandmother: 2 wds. |
| 55% | ALICECOOPER | 11 | American rock band that shares its name with a character from "Mayberry R.F.D.": 2 wds. |
| 53% | PEARLJAM | 8 | "Better Man" rock band with a colorful name (2 wds.) |
| 52% | GREENDAY | 8 | "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" rock band with a colorful name (2 wds.) |
| 50% | ACDC | 4 | Rock band with the aptly named album "High Voltage" |
| 49% | ONTOUR | 6 | Traveling, as a rock band: 2 wds. |
| 49% | ZZTOP | 5 | "Sharp Dressed Man" rock band: 2 wds. |
| 49% | THEWHO | 6 | "My Generation" rock band: 2 wds. |
| 49% | VANHALEN | 8 | Rock band with the hits "Jump" and "Panama": 2 wds. |
| 48% | VANHALEN | 8 | Rock band with the 1980s hits "Jump" and "Panama": 2 wds. |
| 48% | GAGA | 4 | "Radio ___," hit by rock band Queen: 2 wds. |
| 47% | TOURBUS | 7 | Road vehicle for a rock band: 2 wds. |
| 47% | LEDZEPPELIN | 11 | English rock band currently involved in a plagiarism lawsuit: 2 wds. |
| 47% | THECARDIGANS | 12 | "Top" Swedish rock band with the 1997 hit "Lovefool": 2 wds. |
| 47% | THECRANBERRIES | 14 | "Fruity" Irish rock band with the 1993 hit "Linger": 2 wds. |
| 46% | PAPAROACH | 9 | Hard rock band whose most recent album is "The Connection": 2 wds. |
| 46% | DOIT | 4 | "___ Again," a hit song by jazz rock band Steely Dan: 2 wds. |
| 46% | TOURBUS | 7 | Vehicle for a rock band that's on the road: 2 wds. |
| 46% | KEITHEMERSON | 12 | Keyboard legend who played for the rock band The Nice: 2 wds. |
| 46% | BLINDMELON | 10 | "Fruity" alternative rock band with the 1993 hit "No Rain": 2 wds. |
| 46% | QUIETRIOT | 9 | Hard rock band with the multiplatinum 1983 album "Metal Health": 2 wds. |
| 46% | MOTLEYCRUE | 10 | Hard rock band with the multiplatinum 1989 album "Dr. Feelgood": 2 wds. |
| 46% | LECAR | 5 | Aptly named Renault automobile (2 wds.) |
| 45% | BLUEOYSTERCULT | 14 | "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" rock band with a colorful name (3 wds.) |
| 45% | THEDOORS | 8 | "Light My Fire" rock band (2 wds.) |
| 45% | THEBEATLES | 10 | Rock band with the most #1 Billboard Hot 100 hits (18) during the 1960s: 2 wds. |