| 100% | THEKINKS | 8 | British rock group founded by Ray and Dave Davies |
| 37% | CHIC | 4 | US disco group founded by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards |
| 37% | ARAB | 4 | ___ League (regional group founded by Egypt, Iraq, and other nations) |
| 36% | AKIN | 4 | Dave and Ray Davies, e.g. |
| 35% | GLASSANIMALS | 12 | British indie rock band fronted by Dave Bayley and nominated for a Best New Artist Grammy in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 33% | CHIC | 4 | US group founded by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards whose self-titled debut album was released in 1977 |
| 33% | THEBEATLES | 10 | British rock band formed by John Lennon and 19-Across in 1960 (2 wds.) |
| 33% | TURTLES | 7 | 1960s rock band founded by Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman, with "the" |
| 32% | FOO | 3 | ___ Fighters (rock band founded by Dave Grohl) |
| 32% | ALQAEDA | 7 | Group founded by Osama bin Laden |
| 32% | AARP | 4 | Group founded by Ethel Percy Andrus |
| 32% | STONEHENGE | 10 | Classic British rock group |
| 32% | STONEHENGE | 10 | Famous British rock group |
| 31% | NAACP | 5 | Civil rights org. founded by a group that included W.E.B. Du Bois and Ida B. Wells |
| 31% | AARP | 4 | Group founded by Ethel Percy Andrus: Abbr. |
| 31% | HERMITS | 7 | Herman's __; British rock group |
| 31% | DRFEELGOOD | 10 | British rock group since the mid-70's |
| 31% | AMISH | 5 | Anabaptist group founded by Jakob Ammann |
| 30% | ACDC | 4 | "Highway to Hell" rock group … or a hint to electrical switches found in 16-, 23-, 36-, 44- and 57-Across |
| 30% | PLO | 3 | Group founded by the Arab League in 1964 (abbr.) |
| 30% | PLO | 3 | Group founded by the Arab League in 1964: abbr. |
| 30% | RADIOHEAD | 9 | British rock group, first single in 1992 was Creep |
| 30% | PINKFLOYD | 9 | British rock group famous for the album The Wall |
| 30% | OPEC | 4 | Group founded by five oil-rich countries in 1960: Abbr. |
| 29% | HOLE | 4 | Rock band founded by Courtney Love |
| 29% | HAIM | 4 | Rock band founded by three sisters |
| 29% | BYRDS | 5 | The —, 1960s rock group formed by Jim McGuinn, David Crosby and Gene Clark |
| 29% | THEBEATLES | 10 | British rock group with a record 20 #1 hits: 2 wds. |
| 29% | ZEPPELIN | 8 | Rock band founded by Jimmy Page: Led __ |
| 28% | NODOUBT | 7 | Rock group fronted by Gwen Stefani: 2 wds. |