| 100% | REM | 3 | Band that had a hit with "Shiny Happy People" |
| 68% | REM | 3 | Band that had a hit with "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" |
| 68% | PATROL | 6 | Snow __, band that had a hit with Chasing Cars |
| 64% | STYX | 4 | Band that had a #1 hit in 1979 with "Babe" |
| 63% | AHA | 3 | Band that had a #1 hit with "Take on Me": Hyph. |
| 63% | ONEREPUBLIC | 11 | Band that had a top 10 Billboard hit with "Counting Stars" |
| 63% | YES | 3 | Band that had a #1 hit with "Owner of a Lonely Heart" |
| 62% | REM | 3 | Band that had a 1987 top 10 hit with "The One I Love" |
| 62% | THOMPSONTWINS | 13 | Band that had a #11 hit in 1984 with "Doctor! Doctor!": 2 wds. |
| 62% | DESTINYSCHILD | 13 | Band that had a #3 hit in 2000 with "Jumpin', Jumpin'": 2 wds. |
| 60% | THREEDOGNIGHT | 13 | American rock band that had a #1 hit with 41-Across in 1971 (3 wds.) |
| 57% | COLES | 5 | Duo that had a hit with "Unforgettable" |
| 56% | LOS | 3 | ___ Lobos (band that had a #1 hit with "La Bamba") |
| 55% | BLONDIE | 7 | 80s rock band that had a hit song, "Call Me" |
| 52% | TLC | 3 | Group that had a #1 hit with "Waterfalls" |
| 51% | YES | 3 | Band that had the #1 hit "Owner of a Lonely Heart" |
| 50% | HAWKWIND | 8 | 70s band had a hit with Silver Machine |
| 50% | NICKELBACK | 10 | "How You Remind Me" band that had a 2005 hit that shared 18-Across's title |
| 49% | WIZZARD | 7 | 70s band had a hit with See My Baby Jive |
| 49% | BTS | 3 | South Korean boy band who had a hit with Dynamite |
| 49% | REM | 3 | Band with the 1991 hit "Shiny Happy People" |
| 48% | MIGOS | 5 | Hip-hop trio that had a #1 hit in 2017 with "Bad and Boujee" |
| 48% | VILLAGEPEOPLE | 13 | Group that had a #2 hit in 1979 with "Y.M.C.A.": 2 wds. |
| 46% | TEA | 3 | Drink that a British person might have with scones |
| 46% | JEFFERSON | 9 | Had a hit with White Rabbit, __ Airplane |
| 46% | THEWEEKEND | 10 | 2017 SZA hit that has a remix with Calvin Harris: 2 wds. |
| 45% | REM | 3 | Shiny Happy People band |
| 45% | ASHANTI | 7 | She had a hit with "Foolish" |
| 45% | SMILING | 7 | With 3-Down, Adult Swim show about a business that makes people happy |
| 45% | REM | 3 | "Shiny Happy People" band with three periods in its name |