| 100% | SANTANA | 7 | Carlos's band with a 1999 hit album Supernatural |
| 43% | LFO | 3 | Band with the 1999 hit "Summer Girls" |
| 43% | TOTO | 4 | Band with a self-named 1978 debut album |
| 42% | EVERCLEAR | 9 | 90's band with the hit "I Will Buy You a New Life" |
| 41% | REM | 3 | Band that had a hit with "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" |
| 41% | BAHAMEN | 7 | Band with a 2000 Grammy-winning hit that's on Rolling Stone's list of all-time "most annoying songs" |
| 41% | DEVO | 4 | Band with the 1980 hit album "Freedom of Choice" |
| 40% | BACKSTREETBOYS | 14 | Band with the 1999 hit "I Want It That Way": 2 wds. |
| 40% | THESMITHS | 9 | Band with a 1985 U.K. #1 album titled "Meat Is Murder" |
| 40% | ACDC | 4 | Rock band with a 1980 album that went 25x platinum |
| 40% | SANTANA | 7 | Rock band with a record-tying eight Grammys in 1999 |
| 40% | REM | 3 | Band with the hit 1991 album "Out of Time" |
| 40% | SIMPLYRED | 9 | Mick Hucknall band with hit album Stars |
| 40% | ALABAMA | 7 | Country music band with the hit "Mountain Music" who share a name with Montgomery's state |
| 39% | GAP | 3 | "___ Band IV" (album with the hit song "You Dropped a Bomb on Me") |
| 39% | BEYONCE | 7 | Famous singer with a hit album titled Lemonade |
| 39% | KANSAS | 6 | Rock band with the hit "Carry On Wayward Son" who share a name with Topeka's state |
| 39% | OLEELO | 6 | 1976 greatest hits album with a palindromic title |
| 39% | THIRDEYEBLIND | 13 | Band with the 1997 hit "Semi-Charmed Life" … or a phonetic hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 39% | IDBRACELET | 10 | Band with a person's name |
| 38% | THELUMINEERS | 12 | Denver-based folk rock band with a self-titled 2012 debut album: 2 wds. |
| 38% | LEA | 3 | Singer/actress ___ Michele with a hit Christmas album in 2019 |
| 38% | YES | 3 | Band with the 1983 hit "Owner of a Lonely Heart" |
| 38% | ABBA | 4 | Band with the 1978 hit "Take a Chance on Me" |
| 37% | RADIOHEAD | 9 | English rock band with hit albums like "OK Computer", who released their latest album "A Moon Shaped Pool" in 2016 |
| 37% | ELO | 3 | Band with the 1979 hit "Shine a Little Love," for short |
| 37% | KORN | 4 | Metal band with the 1999 triple platinum album "Issues" |
| 37% | KORN | 4 | Metal band with the 1999 multi-platinum album "Issues" |
| 37% | KORN | 4 | Nu metal band with the 1999 multiplatinum album "Issues" |
| 37% | REM | 3 | Band that had a hit with "Shiny Happy People" |