| 100% | EARRING | 7 | Golden __, Dutch rock band formed in 1961 |
| 61% | THEBEACHBOYS | 12 | American rock band formed in 1961 that still performs live and inspired the "California Sound" with their surf music: 3 wds. |
| 60% | THEBEACHBOYS | 12 | American rock band formed in 1961 with a popular debut single "Surfin" and are famous for their song "Sail on Sailor": 3 wds. |
| 56% | DAN | 3 | Steely ___, rock band formed in the 70s |
| 56% | ELOY | 4 | German prog rock band formed in 1969 |
| 54% | WHO | 3 | "The ___," English rock band formed in London in 1964 |
| 54% | PINK | 4 | "___ Floyd," English rock band formed in 1965 in London, England |
| 54% | IRON | 4 | "___ Maiden," English rock band formed in 1975 in Leyton, England |
| 54% | ROXYMUSIC | 9 | Rock band formed by Bryan Ferry in 1970 |
| 52% | SUM | 3 | ___ 41, Canadian rock band formed in Ontario with the hit "In Too Deep" |
| 50% | SECONDSTO | 9 | Thirty ___ Mars, rock band formed in 1998 by Jared Leto and his brother: 2 wds. |
| 50% | HIP | 3 | The Tragically ___, Canadian rock band formed in Ontario with the hit "Ahead by a Century" |
| 50% | AMERICA | 7 | "Sister Golden Hair" rock band with an appropriate name for this puzzle (despite having been formed in England) |
| 50% | COLDPLAY | 8 | English rock band formed in 1996 by Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland at University College London |
| 49% | ZEPPELIN | 8 | English rock band formed in London in 1968 by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant among others, "Led ___" |
| 49% | PINKFLOYD | 9 | English rock band formed in 1965 which has sold more than 250 million records worldwide: 2 wds. |
| 48% | THEBEATLES | 10 | British rock band formed by John Lennon and 19-Across in 1960 (2 wds.) |
| 48% | ROLLINGSTONES | 13 | English rock band formed in 1962 in London by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards among others, "The ___": 2 wds. |
| 46% | LYNYRDSKYNYRD | 13 | American rock band formed in 1964 that still performs live and is best known for popularizing the Southern rock genre: 2 wds. |
| 46% | BLACKSABBATH | 12 | English rock band formed in 1968 and led by Ozzy Osbourne, who gave us hits like "Paranoid" and "Iron Man": 2 wds. |
| 45% | PARK | 4 | Linkin ___, rock band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Numb" |
| 45% | 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. |
| 44% | KISS | 4 | Rock band whose name also forms the call letters for a rock radio station in San Antonio |
| 44% | BEACH | 5 | The ___ Boys, rock band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Kokomo" |
| 44% | ABBA | 4 | Band formed in Stockholm |
| 44% | YSL | 3 | Haute couture fashion brand formed in 1961 |
| 43% | RAGE | 4 | ___ Against the Machine, rock band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Guerrilla Radio" |
| 43% | BLINK | 5 | ___-182, rock band that was formed in California which had the hit song "All the Small Things" |
| 43% | DAY | 3 | Green ___, rock band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" |
| 43% | PEPPERS | 7 | Red Hot Chili ___, rock band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Scar Tissue" |