| 100% | NIN | 3 | Band led by Reznor and Ross, for short |
| 46% | OASIS | 5 | Band led by Liam and Noel Gallagher |
| 45% | GENESIS | 7 | Band led by Peter Gabriel and then Phil Collins |
| 43% | CROWDED | 7 | __ House, band led by Kiwi bros Neil and Tim Finn |
| 43% | HEART | 5 | Rock band led by Ann and Nancy Wilson |
| 42% | PCS | 3 | Products by Lenovo and Dell, for short |
| 42% | PCS | 3 | Computers by Dell and Lenovo, for short |
| 41% | ELO | 3 | Band led by Jeff Lynne that was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| 41% | THEYMIGHT | 9 | With 43-Across, alternative rock band led by John Flansburgh and John Linnell: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ELO | 3 | Rock band fronted by Jeff Lynne, for short |
| 40% | ELO | 3 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band fronted by Jeff Lynne, for short |
| 39% | CCR | 3 | Band loved by the Dude in The Big Lebowski, for short |
| 39% | MOTORHEAD | 9 | Metal band led by Lemmy Kilmister, with hit songs like "Ace of Spades" and "Born to Raise Hell" |
| 38% | BLACKSABBATH | 12 | Metal band led by Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi, with hit songs like "Paranoid" and "Iron Man": 2 wds. |
| 37% | ELO | 3 | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band that was led by Jeff Lynne, for short |
| 37% | PARAMORE | 8 | Band led by Hayley Williams |
| 37% | HEART | 5 | Band led by the Wilson sisters |
| 37% | NINEINCHNAILS | 13 | Industrial rock band of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (3 wds.) |
| 36% | NIN | 3 | Trent Reznor's band, for short |
| 35% | MOTORHEAD | 9 | Hard Rock band led by Lemmy |
| 35% | PRIMAL | 6 | __ Scream, band led by Bobby Gillespie |
| 35% | RUFUS | 5 | Funk band led by Chaka Khan |
| 35% | DIO | 3 | Metal band led by Ronnie James ___ |
| 35% | JOURNEY | 7 | "Sentimental ___," 1945 song recorded by Doris Day for Les Brown and His Band of Renown |
| 35% | PRINCE | 6 | "The Happy ___ and Other Tales," 1888 collection of short stories for children by Oscar Wilde |
| 35% | TIL | 3 | ___ Tuesday (1980s band led by Aimee Mann) |
| 35% | IVER | 4 | Bon ___ (indie band led by Justin Vernon) |
| 35% | CREWCUT | 7 | Very short haircut for men and boys originally worn by members of the Yale rowing team |
| 34% | THECLASH | 8 | English punk rock band led by Joe Strummer |
| 34% | PINKFLOYD | 9 | English psychedelic rock band led by Roger Waters |