| 100% | BOWWOWWOW | 9 | Band with the 1982 hit "I Want Candy" |
| 73% | ALABAMA | 7 | Geographically named band with the 1982 hit "Take Me Down" |
| 71% | CHEAPTRICK | 10 | Band with the 1979 hit "I Want You to Want Me": 2 wds. |
| 66% | TOTO | 4 | Band with the 1982 hit “Africa” |
| 66% | BACKSTREETBOYS | 14 | Band with the 1999 hit "I Want It That Way": 2 wds. |
| 66% | THEBEATLES | 10 | Band with the 1963 hit "I Want to Hold Your Hand": 2 wds. |
| 63% | GOGOS | 5 | All-woman rock band with the 1982 hit "Vacation" |
| 63% | CHEAPTRICK | 10 | *Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band with the hits "The Flame" and "I Want You to Want Me" |
| 63% | GOLDENEARRING | 13 | "Metallic" band with the 1982 hit "Twilight Zone": 2 wds. |
| 59% | REM | 3 | Band with the 1987 hit "The One I Love" |
| 59% | AHA | 3 | Band with the 1985 hit "Take On Me": Hyph. |
| 59% | THEPRETENDERS | 13 | Band with the 1982 Top 10 hit "Back on the Chain Gang": 2 wds. |
| 58% | ABBA | 4 | Band with the 1978 hit "Take a Chance on Me" |
| 58% | AHA | 3 | Band with the 1985 #1 hit "Take On Me": Hyph. |
| 58% | AHA | 3 | Norwegian band with the hit "Take On Me" |
| 58% | THEDOORS | 8 | Band with the 1968 hit "Hello, I Love You": 2 wds. |
| 58% | AHA | 3 | Norwegian band with the hit "Take On Me" (Hyph.) |
| 58% | AHA | 3 | 1980s band with the hit "Take On Me": Hyph. |
| 57% | ELO | 3 | Band with the 1979 hit "Don't Bring Me Down," for short |
| 57% | DEFDOGNIGHT | 11 | Band with the 1970 #1 hit "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" |
| 57% | SIMPLEMINDS | 11 | Band with the 1985 hit "Don't You (Forget About Me)": 2 wds. |
| 57% | THECLASH | 8 | Band with the 1980 hit "Train in Vain (Stand by Me)": 2 wds. |
| 56% | ACE | 3 | ___ of Base (1990s band with the hit "All That She Wants") |
| 56% | NICKELBACK | 10 | Rock band with the 2001 #1 hit "How You Remind Me" |
| 56% | THREEDOGNIGHT | 13 | Band with the 1970 #1 hit "Mama Told Me Not to Come": 3 wds. |
| 56% | NSYNC | 5 | Boy band with the No. 1 hit "It's Gonna Be Me" |
| 56% | AHA | 3 | Norwegian band with the 1985 hit "Take on Me": Hyph. |
| 56% | AHA | 3 | Pop band with the 1985 hit "Take on Me": Hyph. |
| 55% | ABBA | 4 | Band with the hit song "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" |
| 55% | ELO | 3 | 1970s-'80s band with the hit "Don't Bring Me Down," in brief |