| 100% | ELO | 3 | Band with the 1977 hit "Turn to Stone," for short |
| 70% | ELO | 3 | Band with the 1977 hit "Telephone Line," for short |
| 57% | ELO | 3 | Band with the 1976 hit "Strange Magic," for short |
| 56% | ELO | 3 | Band with the 1979 hit "Shine a Little Love," for short |
| 56% | ELO | 3 | 1970s band with the hit "Strange Magic," for short |
| 55% | ELO | 3 | Band with the 1979 hit "Don't Bring Me Down," for short |
| 52% | ELO | 3 | Band with the 1977 hit "Telephone Line," in brief |
| 52% | ELO | 3 | “Turn to Stone” band, for short |
| 50% | KANSAS | 6 | Geographically named band with the 1977 hit "Carry On Wayward Son" |
| 47% | ELO | 3 | Band with the 2015 album "Alone in the Universe," for short |
| 47% | BTS | 3 | K-pop band with the hit "Permission to Dance" |
| 46% | DEFDOGNIGHT | 11 | Band with the 1970 #1 hit "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" |
| 46% | STEPPENWOLF | 11 | Rock band with the 1968 hit "Born to Be Wild" |
| 46% | CHEAPTRICK | 10 | Band with the 1979 hit "I Want You to Want Me": 2 wds. |
| 46% | THEBEATLES | 10 | Band with the 1963 hit "I Want to Hold Your Hand": 2 wds. |
| 45% | THREEDOGNIGHT | 13 | Band with the 1970 #1 hit "Mama Told Me Not to Come": 3 wds. |
| 45% | NIN | 3 | Rock band with the 1994 4x platinum album "The Downward Spiral," for short |
| 45% | FOOFIGHTERS | 11 | Seattle grunge band with the 1999 rock hit "Learn to Fly": 2 wds. |
| 44% | THIRDEYEBLIND | 13 | Band with the 1997 hit "Semi-Charmed Life" … or a phonetic hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 44% | NICKELBACK | 10 | Band with the 2001 #1 hit "How You Remind Me" … or a hint to entering 54-Across |
| 44% | TEARSFORFEARS | 13 | English band with the 1985 #1 hit "Everybody Wants to Rule the World": 3 wds. |
| 43% | ELO | 3 | Group with the tribute bands Evil Woman and Strange Magic, for short |
| 43% | FLEETWOODMAC | 12 | Band with the 1977 album "Rumours" |
| 43% | THEWHO | 6 | English band with the 1967 hit "I Can See for Miles": 2 wds. |
| 42% | WILDCHERRY | 10 | Band with the 1977 album "Electrified Funk" |
| 42% | CHEAPTRICK | 10 | *Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band with the hits "The Flame" and "I Want You to Want Me" |
| 42% | TEARS | 5 | ___ for Fears (1980s band with the hit "Shout") |
| 42% | BLUE | 4 | *___ Oyster Cult, band with hits like "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" and "Burnin' for You" |
| 41% | ELO | 3 | Grp. with the 1977 hit "Do Ya" |
| 41% | SCAGGS | 6 | Singer with the 1977 hit "Lido Shuffle" |