| 100% | FIRE | 4 | Canadian indie band Arcade ___ |
| 53% | POLICE | 6 | Tokyo ___ Club, Canadian indie rock band known for their song "Your English is Good" |
| 48% | IVER | 4 | Indie band Bon ___ |
| 46% | STTP | 4 | Modern indie band |
| 45% | EELS | 4 | Indie band with a "fishy" name |
| 44% | MGMT | 4 | Indie band with the 2007 hit "Kids" |
| 44% | WILCO | 5 | "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" indie band |
| 43% | MGMT | 4 | Indie band with the 2007 hit song "Kids" |
| 42% | ALT | 3 | ___-J (An Awesome Wave indie band) |
| 42% | BEAR | 4 | Indie rock band Grizzly ___ |
| 42% | IVER | 4 | Indie folk band Bon ___ |
| 42% | YOLATENGO | 9 | Indie band whose name means, literally, "I have it" |
| 42% | OKGO | 4 | Indie band whose name is a two-word command |
| 41% | VAMPIRE | 7 | "Father of the Bride" indie band ___ Weekend |
| 41% | TENGO | 5 | Indie rock band Yo La ___ |
| 41% | TENGO | 5 | Indie rock band Yo La __ |
| 41% | OKGO | 4 | Indie band known for their high-concept, viral music videos |
| 40% | CIVILIAN | 8 | Third studio album by Indie band, Wye Oak |
| 40% | NEUTRALMILKHOTEL | 16 | Cult-favorite indie band formed by Jeff Mangum |
| 40% | SMITHS | 6 | The ___, '80s indie band behind the song "Ask" |
| 40% | CAB | 3 | Indie rock band Death ___ for Cutie |
| 40% | RUSH | 4 | Canadian band fronted by Geddy Lee |
| 40% | RUSH | 4 | Canadian Tom Sawyer prog rock band |
| 40% | IVER | 4 | Bon ___, indie folk band |
| 39% | ARCTICMONKEYS | 13 | English indie band with a chilly name: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ALT | 3 | ___-J (British indie band named for a keyboard combination) |
| 39% | EAUCLAIRE | 9 | *Wisconsin city where the indie band Bon Iver formed |
| 39% | TED | 3 | Indie punk band ___ Leo and the Pharmacists |
| 39% | RUSH | 4 | Canadian rock band fronted by Geddy Lee |
| 39% | MGMT | 4 | "Oracular Spectacular" indie-rock band |