| 100% | THESOPRANOS | 11 | HBO crime drama that topped Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time” list |
| 65% | SOPRANOS | 8 | #1 on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time" list, with "The" |
| 61% | THEMESSAGE | 10 | 1982 track that topped Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time” list |
| 57% | BREAKINGBAD | 11 | #3 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time (as of 2016) ... and a hint to what the black squares are doing in four rows of this puzzle |
| 45% | CLAPTON | 7 | #2 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time |
| 45% | KEITHMOON | 9 | #2 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time |
| 45% | BREAKINGBAD | 11 | TV show about a high school teacher turning to a life of crime which is ranked 3rd on Rolling Stone's 2016 list of "100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time": 2 wds. |
| 44% | LABAMBA | 7 | Only song on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list that is not sung in English |
| 43% | THESOPRANOS | 11 | TV series revolving around an Italian-American mobster which is ranked 1st on Rolling Stone's 2016 list of "100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time": 2 wds. |
| 43% | RAYCHARLES | 10 | Singer ranked #10 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time |
| 43% | CLAPTON | 7 | Eric who is #2 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time |
| 43% | AGUILERA | 8 | Christina on Rolling Stone's list of "100 Greatest Singers of All Time" |
| 42% | PURPLEHAZE | 10 | #2 on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time" |
| 42% | ERIC | 4 | Clapton who is number two on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time |
| 42% | KEITHRICHARDS | 13 | Rock guitarist who is #4 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time (2 wds.) |
| 42% | PETETOWNSHEND | 13 | Rock guitarist who is #10 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time (2 wds.) |
| 42% | RAY | 3 | Singer Charles who is number two on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Singers of All Time |
| 41% | CARLOSSANTANA | 13 | Rock guitarist who is # 20 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time (2 wds.) |
| 41% | WIRE | 4 | "The ___," TV series focusing on law enforcement in Baltimore, which is ranked 2nd on Rolling Stone's 2016 list of "100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time" |
| 41% | JOHNBONHAM | 10 | Led Zeppelin drummer who is #1 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time (2 wds.) |
| 41% | RINGOSTARR | 10 | The Beatles drummer who is #14 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time (2 wds.) |
| 41% | KEITHMOON | 9 | The Who drummer who is #2 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time (2 wds.) |
| 40% | GENEKRUPA | 9 | Benny Goodman Orchestra drummer who is #7 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time (2 wds.) |
| 40% | MAD | 3 | "___ Men," TV series based on the lives of advertising executives, which is ranked 4th on Rolling Stone's 2016 list of "100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time" |
| 39% | RAITT | 5 | #50 on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Singers of All Time" and #89 on "100 Greatest Guitarists" |
| 39% | SHOULDISTAY | 11 | Song by the Clash on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list |
| 39% | BADROMANCE | 10 | Lady Gaga hit included on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list |
| 39% | SATURDAYNIGHT | 13 | "___ Live," American late-night TV variety show with comedy sketches which is ranked 8th on Rolling Stone's 2016 list of "100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time": 2 wds. |
| 38% | LOLA | 4 | 1970 Kinks hit on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time |
| 37% | JOANJETT | 8 | One of only two women on Rolling Stone's list of "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" |