| 100% | DEEPPURPLE | 10 | English rock band formed in 1968 and led by Ian Gillan, who gave us hits like "Soldier of Fortune" and "Smoke on the Water": 2 wds. |
| 66% | BLACKSABBATH | 12 | English rock band formed in 1968 and led by Ozzy Osbourne, who gave us hits like "Paranoid" and "Iron Man": 2 wds. |
| 60% | THEBEATLES | 10 | English rock band formed in 1960 and led by John Lennon, who gave us hits like "Hey Jude" and "Yellow Submarine": 2 wds. |
| 37% | THEYARDBIRDS | 12 | English rock band formed in 1963 that still performs live and is known for starting the careers of Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ROLLINGSTONES | 13 | English rock band formed in 1962 in London by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards among others, "The ___": 2 wds. |
| 34% | PURPLE | 6 | *Deep ___, "Smoke on the Water" band who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016 |
| 33% | ZEPPELIN | 8 | English rock band formed in London in 1968 by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant among others, "Led ___" |
| 33% | STATUSQUO | 9 | English rock band behind "In the Army Now" which was formed in 1962 and is still active: 2 wds. |
| 32% | DEEP | 4 | ___ Purple, a band considered to be among the pioneers of metal and hard rock with hits like "Smoke on the Water" |
| 31% | GREEN | 5 | *___ Day, band with hits like "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015 |
| 31% | THEZOMBIES | 10 | English rock band inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019 (2 wds.) |
| 31% | DEFLEPPARD | 10 | English rock band inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019 (2 wds.) |
| 31% | ROXYMUSIC | 9 | English rock band inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019 (2 wds.) |
| 31% | RED | 3 | *___ Hot Chili Peppers, band with hits like "Californication" who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 |
| 30% | ELVISPRESLEY | 12 | "Love Me Tender" star who was given the honorific title of "King of Rock and Roll" by his fans: 2 wds. |
| 30% | DARIUSRUCKER | 12 | Hootie and the Blowfish lead singer who's getting a Recording star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2024: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ARETHAFRANKLIN | 14 | "The Queen of Soul" who gave the world hits like "Chain of Fools" and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman": 2 wds. |
| 30% | ADAMLAMBERT | 11 | Runner-up on the eighth season of American Idol, who has collaborated with the British rock band "Queen" as lead vocalist: 2 wds. |
| 30% | SECONDSTO | 9 | Thirty ___ Mars, rock band formed in 1998 by Jared Leto and his brother: 2 wds. |
| 29% | DAVIDGILMOUR | 12 | "On an Island" guitarist and singer who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996: 2 wds. |
| 29% | TREX | 4 | English rock band being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 28% | LYNYRDSKYNYRD | 13 | American rock band formed in 1964 that still performs live and is best known for popularizing the Southern rock genre: 2 wds. |
| 28% | JERRYGARCIA | 11 | Lead singer of the Grateful Dead who served in the US Army in 1960: 2 wds. |
| 28% | KEITHMOON | 9 | English drummer rated second-greatest drummer by Rolling Stone who was part of the band "The Who": 2 wds. |
| 28% | THENATIONAL | 11 | "Fake Empire" indie rock band who collaborated with 19-Across, 32-Across, and Sufjan Stevens on the 2023 album "First Two Pages of Frankenstein" (2 wds.) |
| 28% | FOOFIGHTERS | 11 | "Medicine at Midnight" band who will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Performer Category (2 wds.) |
| 28% | BLACKSABBATH | 12 | Metal band led by Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi, with hit songs like "Paranoid" and "Iron Man": 2 wds. |
| 28% | CHUCKBERRY | 10 | Rock-and-roll legend who appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone in its 50th year (2017) (2 wds.) |
| 28% | JERRYSEINFELD | 13 | The lead character from "Seinfeld", who is a semi-fictional version of the actor who plays the role and goes by the same name: 2 wds. |
| 27% | THEEAGLES | 9 | Rock band founded by Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon, and Randy Meisner that had hits in the 1970s with 15-Across, 28-Across, and 36-Across (2 wds.) |