| 100% | STYX | 4 | Band that had a #1 hit in 1979 with "Babe" |
| 72% | THREEDOGNIGHT | 13 | American rock band that had a #1 hit with 41-Across in 1971 (3 wds.) |
| 72% | THOMPSONTWINS | 13 | Band that had a #11 hit in 1984 with "Doctor! Doctor!": 2 wds. |
| 72% | DESTINYSCHILD | 13 | Band that had a #3 hit in 2000 with "Jumpin', Jumpin'": 2 wds. |
| 69% | VILLAGEPEOPLE | 13 | Group that had a #2 hit in 1979 with "Y.M.C.A.": 2 wds. |
| 67% | AHA | 3 | Band that had a #1 hit with "Take on Me": Hyph. |
| 66% | YES | 3 | Band that had a #1 hit with "Owner of a Lonely Heart" |
| 61% | REM | 3 | Band that had a hit with "Shiny Happy People" |
| 60% | MIGOS | 5 | Hip-hop trio that had a #1 hit in 2017 with "Bad and Boujee" |
| 60% | ONEREPUBLIC | 11 | Band that had a top 10 Billboard hit with "Counting Stars" |
| 60% | REM | 3 | Band that had a hit with "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" |
| 60% | PATROL | 6 | Snow __, band that had a hit with Chasing Cars |
| 59% | REM | 3 | Band that had a 1987 top 10 hit with "The One I Love" |
| 58% | LOS | 3 | ___ Lobos (band that had a #1 hit with "La Bamba") |
| 55% | TLC | 3 | Group that had a #1 hit with "Waterfalls" |
| 54% | GARYNUMAN | 9 | Synth-pop singer who had a hit with Cars in 1979 |
| 54% | YES | 3 | Band that had the #1 hit "Owner of a Lonely Heart" |
| 52% | WIND | 4 | Earth, ___ & Fire, band that performed with ABBA in 1979 at a charity concert for UNICEF |
| 52% | AHA | 3 | First Norwegian band to have a #1 hit in the US: Hyph. |
| 51% | EDWIN | 5 | Singer Starr who had a #1 hit in 1970 with "War" |
| 50% | BLONDIE | 7 | 80s rock band that had a hit song, "Call Me" |
| 49% | COLES | 5 | Duo that had a hit with "Unforgettable" |
| 49% | THECOMMODORES | 13 | Naval-sounding band that performed a 1979 hit spelled out in this puzzle's "hits" |
| 49% | ROLLINGSTONE | 12 | Biweekly pop culture magazine that has been in publication since 1967 and shares its name with a legendary rock band: 2 wds. |
| 48% | IRAN | 4 | Middle East country that had a revolution in 1979 |
| 47% | MONKEES | 7 | Band that originated in a 1960s sitcom, with The |
| 47% | TAYLOR | 6 | With 48-Across, singer who had a #1 hit in 2015 with "Bad Blood" |
| 47% | PAULA | 5 | With 35-Across, singer who had a #1 hit in 1991 with "Rush Rush" |
| 46% | FOUR | 4 | Number of #1 hits that Rihanna had in 2010 (the record for a female artist) |
| 46% | DONMCLEAN | 9 | Singer who had a hit with American Pie in 1971 |