| 100% | WHAM | 4 | English band that was fronted by George Michael |
| 70% | REM | 3 | Band that was fronted by Michael Stipe |
| 67% | REM | 3 | Alternative rock band that was fronted by Michael Stipe |
| 52% | IRONMAIDEN | 10 | Legendary heavy metal band that is fronted by vocalist Bruce Dickinson, whose birthday it is today: 2 wds. |
| 52% | REM | 3 | Rock band that was led by Michael Stipe |
| 52% | INXS | 4 | 1980s band that was led by Michael Hutchence |
| 45% | SUPREMES | 8 | Motown trio that was fronted by Diana Ross |
| 45% | NIRVANA | 7 | Band that was led by Kurt Cobain |
| 42% | WAILERS | 7 | Jamaican band that was cofounded by 11-Across |
| 41% | CARELESSSILENCE | 15 | 1984 hit by George Michael, after he was told to hush? |
| 41% | REM | 3 | Band fronted by Michael Stipe |
| 40% | OASIS | 5 | Britpop band that was anchored by brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher |
| 40% | WHAM | 4 | 1980s band that featured George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley |
| 40% | ANDS | 4 | Words that are often represented by logograms in English |
| 40% | INXS | 4 | Band whose front man was Michael Hutchence |
| 40% | REM | 3 | Band whose front man was Michael Stipe |
| 38% | REM | 3 | Rock band fronted by Michael Stipe |
| 38% | INXS | 4 | Rock band fronted by Michael Hutchence |
| 38% | CAMEL | 5 | English progressive rock band that is named after a humped animal |
| 37% | XTC | 3 | English rock band fronted by Andy Partridge |
| 37% | THREAT | 6 | "___ Level Midnight," movie that is written and directed by Michael Scott in "The Office" |
| 36% | PARACHUTE | 9 | US pop band fronted by Will Anderson |
| 36% | WHAM | 4 | English musical duo formed by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in 1981 |
| 35% | PYGMALION | 9 | Play written in 1912 by George Bernard Shaw that was adapted into the film "My Fair Lady" |
| 35% | SAINT | 5 | "___ Joan," play written in 1923 by George Bernard Shaw that is based on a legendary French heroine |
| 34% | COTTONEYEDJOE | 13 | Traditional American folk song that was the inspiration for a 1994 hit by Swedish band Rednex: 2 wds., hyph. |
| 34% | CULTURE | 7 | __ Club, 80s band fronted by Boy George |
| 34% | ABBA | 4 | Band that was composed of four Swedish singers |
| 34% | WHAM | 4 | George michael's band |
| 34% | KIDS | 4 | New ___ on the Block, boy band that debuted in 1984 and which is known for the song "Step by Step" |