| 100% | ELO | 3 | Band that had the 1981 hit "Hold On Tight," for short |
| 54% | AHA | 3 | Band that had the #1 hit "Take On Me": Hyph. |
| 53% | ELO | 3 | Band that had the 1975 song "Evil Woman," for short |
| 49% | ONED | 4 | Band that formed on The X Factor, for short |
| 47% | ELO | 3 | "Hold on Tight" band, for short |
| 46% | ABBA | 4 | Band that had the 1975 hit "SOS" |
| 46% | ABBA | 4 | Band that had the 1974 hit "Waterloo" |
| 45% | ELO | 3 | "Livin' Thing" and "Hold on Tight" band, for short |
| 45% | REM | 3 | Band that had the album "Automatic for the People" |
| 44% | YES | 3 | Band that had the #1 hit "Owner of a Lonely Heart" |
| 44% | FUN | 3 | Band that had the hits "We Are Young" and "Some Nights" |
| 44% | NSYNC | 5 | Former boy band that had the hit "Bye, Bye, Bye" |
| 42% | REM | 3 | Band that had a hit with "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" |
| 42% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish pop band that has the first letter of each member on its name |
| 42% | MORNINGTRAIN | 12 | 1981 #1 hit for Sheena Easton that had the subtitle "Nine to Five": 2 wds. |
| 41% | AHA | 3 | Band that had a #1 hit with "Take on Me": Hyph. |
| 40% | CCR | 3 | Roots rock band that started as the Blue Velvets, for short |
| 40% | SINGLELADIES | 12 | 2008 #1 hit for Beyoncé that had the subtitle "Put a Ring on It": 2 wds. |
| 39% | STYX | 4 | Band with the 1981 hit "Too Much Time on My Hands" |
| 39% | WHITEKNUCKLE | 12 | Like a ride that has one holding on for dear life |
| 39% | ELO | 3 | British band that played "Evil Woman" at the 2015 Grammys, for short |
| 38% | ELO | 3 | Band with the 1977 hit "Telephone Line," for short |
| 38% | ELO | 3 | Band with the 1976 hit "Strange Magic," for short |
| 38% | PARK | 4 | Linkin ___, rock band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Numb" |
| 38% | LIGATURE | 8 | Metal band that holds a reed on to the mouthpiece of certain woodwind instruments |
| 38% | WIDESPREADPANIC | 15 | Jam band that holds the record for sold-out shows at Red Rocks Amphitheatre |
| 38% | REM | 3 | Band that had the albums "Murmur" and "Document" |
| 38% | OKGO | 4 | Band that danced on treadmills in the 2006 music video for "Here It Goes Again": 2 wds. |
| 38% | FERN | 4 | Plants that have remained mostly the same on a nuclear level for 180 million years |
| 37% | REM | 3 | Band that had a 1987 top 10 hit with "The One I Love" |