| 100% | NEONTREES | 9 | Band whose name was inspired by In-N-Out Burger signage |
| 57% | RADIOHEAD | 9 | "Paranoid Android" band whose name was inspired by a Talking Heads song |
| 56% | DEEP | 4 | ___ Purple, "Smoke on the Water" band whose name was inspired by a Peter DeRose song |
| 56% | MEN | 3 | Of Mice and ___, "Restoring Force" band whose name is inspired by a John Steinbeck novel |
| 55% | ROMANCE | 7 | My Chemical ___, "Helena" band whose name is inspired by a collection of novellas by Irvine Welsh |
| 55% | STEELY | 6 | ___ Dan, "Do It Again" band whose name is inspired by William S. Burroughs' novel "Naked Lunch" |
| 54% | ROLLING | 7 | The ___ Stones, "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" band whose name was inspired by a Muddy Waters song |
| 54% | MODEST | 6 | ___ Mouse, "Float On" band whose name is inspired by Virginia Woolf's novel "The Mark on the Wall" |
| 54% | RADLEYS | 7 | The Boo ___, "Wake Up Boo!" band whose name is inspired by Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" |
| 53% | ALLTIME | 7 | ___ Low, "Monsters" band whose name was inspired by lyrics from the song "Head On Collision" by New Found Glory: 2 wds. |
| 52% | STARBUCKS | 9 | Coffeehouse chain with a siren logo, whose name was inspired by Melville's best friend in "Moby Dick" |
| 52% | PITCHFORK | 9 | Music review website, whose name was inspired by the tattoo design on Al Pacino's right arm in "Scarface" |
| 49% | FRAISIER | 8 | French cake whose name is inspired by strawberries |
| 48% | CARDIB | 6 | Rapper whose name was inspired by a rum brand |
| 48% | IPOD | 4 | Gadget whose name was inspired by "2001: A Space Odyssey" |
| 48% | DREAM | 5 | WNBA team whose name was inspired by an MLK speech |
| 47% | ALIENWARE | 9 | Dell gaming brand whose name was inspired by "The X-Files" |
| 47% | PANDORA | 7 | Music-streaming service whose name is inspired by a Greek myth |
| 47% | AETNA | 5 | Insurance company in the Fortune 100 whose name was inspired by an Italian volcano |
| 47% | LADY | 4 | ___ Gaga, "Poker Face" singer whose name was inspired by a Queen song |
| 46% | TALKINGHEADS | 12 | Band whose name was taken from a term in TV Guide |
| 46% | INXS | 4 | Australian band whose name is spelled in all caps |
| 46% | SUNBIRD | 7 | A feathered creature whose name is inspired by the centre of the solar system |
| 46% | OLYMPIANS | 9 | Indianapolis ___, extinct NBA team from Indiana whose name is inspired by the Greek Gods |
| 44% | UNO | 3 | Game whose name is shouted out by its players |
| 43% | ZZTOP | 5 | Rock band whose name is suggested by the first row of this puzzle |
| 43% | OSCARMAYER | 10 | Food company whose name is spelled out in its advertising jingle |
| 43% | BENGALS | 7 | Cincinnati ___, NFL team from Ohio whose name is heavily inspired by tigers |
| 43% | MOUNTAINDEW | 11 | Citrus-flavored soft drink brand under PepsiCo, whose name was inspired by the term Tennesseans had for illicit liquor: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ABBA | 4 | Band whose name is an acronym |