| 100% | THOMPSONTWINS | 13 | Band that had a #11 hit in 1984 with "Doctor! Doctor!": 2 wds. |
| 76% | DESTINYSCHILD | 13 | Band that had a #3 hit in 2000 with "Jumpin', Jumpin'": 2 wds. |
| 63% | VILLAGEPEOPLE | 13 | Group that had a #2 hit in 1979 with "Y.M.C.A.": 2 wds. |
| 62% | THREEDOGNIGHT | 13 | American rock band that had a #1 hit with 41-Across in 1971 (3 wds.) |
| 61% | STYX | 4 | Band that had a #1 hit in 1979 with "Babe" |
| 55% | JACKWAGNER | 10 | "General Hospital" star who had a top 10 hit with "All I Need" in 1984: 2 wds. |
| 53% | ROLLINGSTONE | 12 | Biweekly pop culture magazine that has been in publication since 1967 and shares its name with a legendary rock band: 2 wds. |
| 52% | THEWEEKEND | 10 | 2017 SZA hit that has a remix with Calvin Harris: 2 wds. |
| 51% | LAVENDERHAZE | 12 | 2022 top 10 hit by Taylor Swift that has a foggy weather term in the title: 2 wds. |
| 51% | MIDNIGHTRAIN | 12 | 2022 top 10 hit by Taylor Swift that has a wet weather term in the title: 2 wds. |
| 51% | EASYLOVER | 9 | 1984 Phil Collins hit that's a duet with R&B singer Philip Bailey: 2 wds. |
| 50% | DONJOHNSON | 10 | "Miami Vice" star who had a top 10 hit with "Heartbeat" in 1986: 2 wds. |
| 49% | AHA | 3 | Band that had a #1 hit with "Take on Me": Hyph. |
| 49% | ONEREPUBLIC | 11 | Band that had a top 10 Billboard hit with "Counting Stars" |
| 49% | MIGOS | 5 | Hip-hop trio that had a #1 hit in 2017 with "Bad and Boujee" |
| 49% | YES | 3 | Band that had a #1 hit with "Owner of a Lonely Heart" |
| 49% | REM | 3 | Band that had a 1987 top 10 hit with "The One I Love" |
| 48% | REM | 3 | Band that had a hit with "Shiny Happy People" |
| 48% | FLORIDA | 7 | Rapper who had a top 10 hit in 2015 with "G.D.F.R.": 2 wds. |
| 48% | ONEMISSISSIPPI | 14 | 2021 Kane Brown song with a state in its name that hit the top 40: 2 wds. |
| 48% | REM | 3 | Band that had a hit with "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" |
| 47% | PATROL | 6 | Snow __, band that had a hit with Chasing Cars |
| 47% | LEEGREENWOOD | 12 | "I.O.U." singer who had a hit in 2001 with "God Bless the U.S.A.": 2 wds. |
| 47% | PATRICKSWAYZE | 13 | "Dirty Dancing" star who had a top 10 hit with "She's Like the Wind" in 1988: 2 wds. |
| 47% | 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.) |
| 46% | ALPHAVILLE | 10 | German synth-pop band who had a 1984 hit with "Forever Young" |
| 46% | ONEDIRECTION | 12 | "Perfect" boy band that had two #1 albums in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 46% | JOHNMELLENCAMP | 14 | "Jack & Diane" singer who had a hit in 1986 with "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.": 2 wds. |
| 45% | LUKASGRAHAM | 11 | Danish pop and soul band with the hit single "7 Years", that was nominated for Record of the Year in the 2017 Grammy Awards : 2 wds. |
| 45% | BLUEBAYOU | 9 | Roy Orbison song that was a #3 hit for 32-Across in 1977: 2 wds. |