| 100% | WHAM | 4 | British duo with the 1984 hit "Careless Whisper" |
| 63% | WHAM | 4 | Duo with the 1984 hit "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" |
| 52% | THOMPSONTWINS | 13 | British New Wave band with the 1984 hit "Hold Me Now": 2 wds. |
| 51% | ZZTOP | 5 | Band with the 1984 hit "Legs" |
| 51% | BILLYOCEAN | 10 | Singer with the 1984 hit "Caribbean Queen" |
| 51% | NENA | 4 | Singer with the 1984 hit "99 Luftballons" |
| 51% | NENA | 4 | Band with the 1984 hit "99 Luftballons" |
| 50% | CHICAGO | 7 | Band with the 1984 hit "Stay the Night" |
| 50% | THECARS | 7 | Appropriately named band with the 1984 hit "Drive" |
| 50% | SLADE | 5 | Band with the 1984 hit "My Oh My" |
| 49% | REBA | 4 | Country singer McEntire with the 1984 hit "How Blue" |
| 48% | CHICAGO | 7 | Geographically named band with the 1984 hit "You're the Inspiration" |
| 48% | LMFAO | 5 | Duo with the 2011 #1 hit "Party Rock Anthem" |
| 48% | TATU | 4 | Duo with the 2003 hit "All the Things She Said" |
| 47% | WHAM | 4 | 1980s duo with the hit "Everything She Wants" |
| 47% | SMALLFACES | 10 | British band with the 1967 hit "Itchycoo Park" |
| 47% | MIA | 3 | British rapper with the 2008 hit "Paper Planes" |
| 47% | WAITS | 5 | John with the 1984 #1 hit "Missing You" |
| 47% | BILLYOCEAN | 10 | Singer with the 1984 #1 hit "Caribbean Queen" |
| 47% | HALEN | 5 | Van ___, band with the 1984 #1 hit "Jump" |
| 47% | DEPECHEMODE | 11 | English New Wave band with the 1984 hit "People Are People": 2 wds. |
| 47% | SEALSANDCROFTS | 14 | Duo with the 1972 top 10 hit "Summer Breeze": 3 wds. |
| 47% | RAE | 3 | ___ Sremmurd (hip-hop duo with the hit "Black Beatles") |
| 47% | SUGARLAND | 9 | Country music duo with the hit song “Want To” |
| 47% | DAFT | 4 | ___ Punk (electronic music duo with the hit "Get Lucky") |
| 47% | KIT | 3 | First Aid ___ (Swedish folk duo with the hit "Emmylou") |
| 47% | WAITE | 5 | Singer John with the 1984 #1 hit "Missing You" |
| 47% | BANANARAMA | 10 | Group with the 1984 top 10 hit "Cruel Summer" |
| 46% | LMFAO | 5 | Pop duo with the 2011 #1 hit "Party Rock Anthem" |
| 46% | DURAN | 5 | When doubled, band with the 1984 #1 hit "The Reflex" |