| 100% | THEBEACHBOYS | 12 | Band with the 1965 No. 3 Billboard hit "California Girls" (3 wds.) |
| 78% | DAVIDLEEROTH | 12 | Singer with the 1985 No. 3 Billboard hit "California Girls" (3 wds.) |
| 70% | THEBEACHBOYS | 12 | Band with the 1965 #3 Billboard hit "California Girls" |
| 63% | THEBEACHBOYS | 12 | 14-Across and 26-Across band who also had a hit with the 1965 song "California Girls" (3 wds.) |
| 57% | ALICEINCHAINS | 13 | Seattle grunge band with the 1994 rock hit "No Excuses": 3 wds. |
| 54% | PLAINWHITETS | 12 | Band with the 2007 hit "Hey There Delilah": 3 wds. |
| 53% | KATYPERRY | 9 | Singer who collaborated with Snoop Dogg on the 2010 No. 1 Billboard hit "California Gurls" (2 wds.) |
| 51% | LITTLEBIGTOWN | 13 | Country band with the hit songs "Girl Crush" and "Better Man" (3 wds.) |
| 51% | PLAINWHITETS | 12 | "Top" American pop-punk band with the 2007 hit "Hey There Delilah": 3 wds. |
| 50% | TEARSFORFEARS | 13 | British New Wave band with the 1985 hit "Shout": 3 wds. |
| 50% | THREEDOGNIGHT | 13 | "Joy to the World" band with the 1969 hit single "Easy to Be Hard": 3 wds. |
| 50% | THREEDOGNIGHT | 13 | Band with the 1970 #1 hit "Mama Told Me Not to Come": 3 wds. |
| 49% | DAVIDLEEROTH | 12 | Singer with the 1985 #3 Billboard hit "California Girls" |
| 49% | LILNASX | 7 | Singer/rapper with the #1 Billboard hit "Old Town Road": 3 wds. |
| 49% | LITTLEBIGTOWN | 13 | Band with the No. 1 country single "Pontoon" (3 wds.) |
| 48% | TEARSFORFEARS | 13 | English band with the 1985 #1 hit "Everybody Wants to Rule the World": 3 wds. |
| 48% | THEBEATLES | 10 | Rock band with the most #1 Billboard Hot 100 hits (18) during the 1960s: 2 wds. |
| 48% | THEMOODYBLUES | 13 | Rock band with the 1967 hit "Nights in White Satin" (3 wds.) |
| 47% | WEDONTTALK | 10 | With 36-Across, song from 16-Across that hit #1 on the Billboard charts: 3 wds. |
| 47% | BAYCITYROLLERS | 14 | Pop rock band with the hit songs "Money Honey" and "Saturday Night" (3 wds.) |
| 47% | BLINDMELON | 10 | "Fruity" alternative rock band with the 1993 hit "No Rain": 2 wds. |
| 46% | ZACBROWNBAND | 12 | American country music band with the hit song "Colder Weather", that won the 2010 Grammy for Best New Artist: 3 wds. |
| 45% | AQUA | 4 | Band with the hit "Barbie Girl" |
| 45% | BEEGEES | 7 | Band with the 1978 hit "Stayin' Alive": 2 wds. |
| 45% | HEARTOFGLASS | 12 | Blondie #1 hit with the lyric "Love is so confusing, there's no peace of mind": 3 wds. |
| 45% | LFO | 3 | Band with the 1999 hit "Summer Girls" |
| 45% | EMF | 3 | Band with the No. 1 hit “Unbelievable” |
| 44% | LITTLEBIGTOWN | 13 | Country band with the single "Tornado": 3 wds. |
| 44% | NINEINCHNAILS | 13 | American rock band with hits like "Wish," who released their latest EP "Not The Actual Events" in 2016: 3 wds. |
| 44% | HELPMERHONDA | 12 | 1965 41-Across hit song with a girl's name (3 wds.) |