| 100% | SABBATH | 7 | Black ___, "Paranoid" rock band that reunited in 2012 before disbanding in 2017 |
| 39% | RAGE | 4 | ___ Against the Machine, "Bulls on Parade" rock band that was set to reunite in 2020 |
| 36% | OASIS | 5 | "Wonderwall" rock band who reunited in 2025 |
| 36% | ABBA | 4 | 1970s Swedish band that reunited in 2016 |
| 36% | REM | 3 | Band that disbanded in 2011 |
| 35% | SHANANA | 7 | Doo-wop rock band that performed in the movie "Grease" |
| 35% | ELO | 3 | Rock band that fills in the blanks of its song "_vi_ W_man" |
| 34% | REM | 3 | Georgia-based band that disbanded in 2011 |
| 34% | ACDC | 4 | "Back in Black" rock band |
| 34% | MISFITS | 7 | The Original ___, "Where Eagles Dare" horror punk band that reunited in 2016 |
| 33% | ACDC | 4 | Rock band with the hit 'Back in Black' |
| 33% | ACDC | 4 | "Back in Black" rock band with electric letters |
| 33% | DOG | 3 | Temple of the ___, "Hunger Strike" former rock group that reunited in 2016 for a tour |
| 33% | PEARL | 5 | ___ Jam, '90s American rock band that released their debut album "Ten" in 1991 |
| 33% | RACONTEURS | 10 | Rock band that issued the album "Help Us Stranger" in '19 (with "The") |
| 32% | ABBA | 4 | Band that turned down $1 billion to reunite in 2000 |
| 31% | ACDC | 4 | Australian rock band with the hit "Back in Black" |
| 31% | IRON | 4 | Word before Butterfly or Maiden in rock band names |
| 31% | THEBEATLES | 10 | Rock band that officially broke up about a month before 47-Across was released (2 wds.) |
| 31% | PARK | 4 | Linkin ___, rock band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Numb" |
| 31% | YORK | 4 | New ___ Dolls, rock band that features USA's Time Square city in its name |
| 31% | GEORGIA | 7 | The ___ Satellites, rock band that features USA's Callaway Gardens' state in its name |
| 31% | GUITAR | 6 | __ Hero Live, game that lets you play in rock bands |
| 31% | CHEAPTRICK | 10 | "The Flame" rock band that released a self-titled album in both 1977 and 1997: 2 wds. |
| 31% | BEACH | 5 | The ___ Boys, rock band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Kokomo" |
| 31% | THREEDOGNIGHT | 13 | American rock band that had a #1 hit with 41-Across in 1971 (3 wds.) |
| 31% | DETROIT | 7 | The ___ Wheels, rock band that features USA's Fox Theatre's city in its name |
| 31% | ATLANTA | 7 | ___ Rhythm Section, rock band that features USA's Piedmont Park's city in its name |
| 31% | COUNTINGCROWS | 13 | "Mr. Jones" and "Accidentally in Love" rock band that has an alliterative name: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ELO | 3 | Band inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017: Abbr. |