| 100% | ACDC | 4 | Australian hard-rock band |
| 100% | ACDC | 4 | Australian hard rock band |
| 92% | ACDC | 4 | Australian hard rock band featuring Angus Young |
| 85% | MINDSEYE | 8 | A critically acclaimed track by Australian hard rock band "Wolfmother": 2 wds. |
| 70% | DIAMONDRING | 11 | Hard rock band? |
| 69% | LED | 3 | Hard rock band ___ Zeppelin |
| 67% | MOTORHEAD | 9 | Hard Rock band led by Lemmy |
| 66% | ACDC | 4 | Hard rock band with an electrical name |
| 66% | CRUE | 4 | American hard rock band Motley ___ |
| 65% | PAPA | 4 | ___ Roach ("Last Resort" hard rock band) |
| 65% | GUNS | 4 | American hard rock band "___ N' Roses" |
| 64% | ACDC | 4 | Hard rock band formed by Malcolm and Angus Young |
| 63% | DIESEL | 6 | __ Dahl, drummer of Norwegian hard rock band TNT |
| 61% | GONG | 4 | Australian rock band |
| 61% | PAPAROACH | 9 | Hard rock band whose most recent album is "The Connection": 2 wds. |
| 61% | BONJOVI | 7 | First hard rock band to score a #1 country hit |
| 59% | ACDC | 4 | Hard rock band famous for hits like "Back in Black" and "Highway to Hell" |
| 58% | PURPLE | 6 | British hard rock and heavy metal band: Deep __ |
| 58% | PAPA | 4 | ___ Roach (hard rock band) |
| 57% | ACDC | 4 | Australian rock band behind "Highway To Hell" |
| 57% | ACDC | 4 | Australian rock band with an electrical name |
| 54% | ACDC | 4 | Australian rock band with a lightning bolt in its logo |
| 53% | GUNSNROSES | 10 | American hard rock band behind 46a for which Slash (birthday today) is the lead guitarist: 3 wds. |
| 52% | TESLA | 5 | Hard-rock band named for an inventor |
| 51% | SOUNDGARDEN | 11 | Grunge rock band who won the 1995 Best Hard Rock Performance Grammy for 14-Across |
| 48% | ELO | 3 | Jeff Lynne rock band |
| 48% | PINKFLOYD | 9 | British psychedelic rock band |
| 48% | CATATONIA | 9 | Welsh alternative rock band |
| 48% | DIAMOND | 7 | Hard rock |
| 48% | QUARTZ | 6 | Hard rock |