| 100% | BYRDS | 5 | Folk rock band with two 1965 #1 hits, with "the" |
| 64% | INXS | 4 | Rock band with the 1988 #1 hit "Need You Tonight" |
| 63% | NICKELBACK | 10 | Rock band with the 2001 #1 hit "How You Remind Me" |
| 60% | EMF | 3 | Alt-rock band with the No. 1 hit “Unbelievable” |
| 59% | DAN | 3 | Steely ___, rock band with the hit "Two Against Nature" |
| 58% | SLADE | 5 | *Rock band with six #1 British hits in the 1970s |
| 58% | THEBEATLES | 10 | Rock band with the most #1 Billboard Hot 100 hits (18) during the 1960s: 2 wds. |
| 57% | SLADE | 5 | Glam rock band with six #1 hits in England in the 1970s |
| 56% | EMF | 3 | Band with the No. 1 hit “Unbelievable” |
| 56% | ACDC | 4 | Rock band with the hit 'Back in Black' |
| 56% | REM | 3 | Rock band with the hit "Losing My Religion" |
| 55% | THEBEACHBOYS | 12 | Band with the 1965 #3 Billboard hit "California Girls" |
| 55% | VANHALEN | 8 | Rock band with the hits "Jump" and "Panama": 2 wds. |
| 55% | SUGARRAY | 8 | Rock band with the 1990s hits "Fly" and "Every Morning" |
| 55% | STEPPENWOLF | 11 | Rock band with the 1968 hit "Born to Be Wild" |
| 54% | STYX | 4 | Rock band with the hits "Come Sail Away" and "Mr. Roboto" |
| 54% | VANHALEN | 8 | Rock band with the 1980s hits "Jump" and "Panama": 2 wds. |
| 54% | LEDZEPPELIN | 11 | Rock band with the 1969 hit "Whole Lotta Love" (2 wds.) |
| 54% | POCO | 4 | Country rock band with the 1979 hit "Crazy Love" |
| 54% | ACDC | 4 | Australian rock band with the hit "Back in Black" |
| 54% | MAROON | 6 | ___ 5, pop rock band with the 2014 hit "Maps" |
| 54% | GOGOS | 5 | All-woman rock band with the 1982 hit "Vacation" |
| 54% | MODESTMOUSE | 11 | *Indie rock band with the hit single "Float On" |
| 53% | THEBEACHBOYS | 12 | Band with the 1965 No. 3 Billboard hit "California Girls" (3 wds.) |
| 53% | THEMOODYBLUES | 13 | Rock band with the 1967 hit "Nights in White Satin" (3 wds.) |
| 53% | SOUNDGARDEN | 11 | Seattle grunge band with the 1994 rock hit "Black Hole Sun" |
| 53% | THECARDIGANS | 12 | "Top" Swedish rock band with the 1997 hit "Lovefool": 2 wds. |
| 53% | THECRANBERRIES | 14 | "Fruity" Irish rock band with the 1993 hit "Linger": 2 wds. |