| 100% | THOMPSONTWINS | 13 | British New Wave band with the 1984 hit "Hold Me Now": 2 wds. |
| 68% | DEPECHEMODE | 11 | English New Wave band with the 1984 hit "People Are People": 2 wds. |
| 68% | SPANDAUBALLET | 13 | British New Wave band with the 1983 hit "True": 2 wds. |
| 62% | SIMPLEMINDS | 11 | Scottish New Wave band with the 1985 hit "Don't You (Forget About Me)": 2 wds. |
| 60% | TEARSFORFEARS | 13 | British New Wave band with the 1985 hit "Shout": 3 wds. |
| 56% | TALKINGHEADS | 12 | American New Wave band with the 1983 hit "Burning Down the House": 2 wds. |
| 52% | THEBEATLES | 10 | Band with the 1963 hit "I Want to Hold Your Hand": 2 wds. |
| 49% | THEDOORS | 8 | Band with the 1968 hit "Hello, I Love You": 2 wds. |
| 49% | CHEAPTRICK | 10 | Band with the 1979 hit "I Want You to Want Me": 2 wds. |
| 49% | SIMPLEMINDS | 11 | Band with the 1985 hit "Don't You (Forget About Me)": 2 wds. |
| 49% | THECLASH | 8 | Band with the 1980 hit "Train in Vain (Stand by Me)": 2 wds. |
| 47% | SPANDAU | 7 | ___ Ballet (British new wave band with the 1983 hit "True") |
| 47% | DEVO | 4 | New wave band with the hit "Whip It" |
| 46% | XTC | 3 | New Wave band with the hit song "Dear God" |
| 46% | DEVO | 4 | New Wave band with the 1980 hit single "Whip It" |
| 45% | THEPRETENDERS | 13 | Band with the 1994 hit "I'll Stand by You": 2 wds. |
| 45% | BACKSTREETBOYS | 14 | Band with the 1999 hit "I Want It That Way": 2 wds. |
| 44% | THEWHO | 6 | English band with the 1967 hit "I Can See for Miles": 2 wds. |
| 43% | SHIRLEYMANSON | 13 | Scottish singer with the 2005 hit (with the band Garbage) "Bleed Like Me": 2 wds. |
| 43% | BEEGEES | 7 | Band with the 1978 hit "Stayin' Alive": 2 wds. |
| 42% | NSYNC | 5 | Boy band with the hit "Bye Bye Bye": 2 wds. |
| 42% | VANHALEN | 8 | Rock band with the hits "Jump" and "Panama": 2 wds. |
| 42% | JOHNNYNASH | 10 | Reggae star with the 1972 hit "I Can See Clearly Now": 2 wds. |
| 42% | FOOFIGHTERS | 11 | Seattle grunge band with the 1999 rock hit "Learn to Fly": 2 wds. |
| 41% | THREEDOGNIGHT | 13 | Band with the 1970 #1 hit "Mama Told Me Not to Come": 3 wds. |
| 41% | THEPRETENDERS | 13 | Band with the 1982 Top 10 hit "Back on the Chain Gang": 2 wds. |
| 41% | BLACKSABBATH | 12 | British heavy metal band with the 2013 #1 album "13": 2 wds. |
| 41% | VANHALEN | 8 | Rock band with the 1980s hits "Jump" and "Panama": 2 wds. |
| 41% | ZZTOP | 5 | Band with the 1984 hit "Legs" |
| 41% | GOLDENEARRING | 13 | "Metallic" band with the 1982 hit "Twilight Zone": 2 wds. |