| 100% | DURY | 4 | Ian —, singer-songwriter portrayed by Andy Serkis in 2010 biopic Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll |
| 89% | DURY | 4 | Ian —, singer-songwriter portrayed by Andy Serkis in 2010 biopic Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll |
| 82% | IANDURY | 7 | Singer-songwriter portrayed by Andy Serkis in 2010 biopic Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll |
| 35% | BERRY | 5 | Chuck —, singer-songwriter portrayed by Mos Def in 2008 biopic Cadillac Records |
| 33% | MADONNA | 7 | Singer, songwriter, and actress in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame known as the "Queen of Pop" |
| 31% | APE | 3 | Kind of beast portrayed by Andy Serkis in a sci-fi movie franchise |
| 30% | HALROACH | 8 | US silent film producer and director portrayed by Danny Huston in 2018 biopic Stan and Ollie |
| 30% | GOLLUM | 6 | Monster corrupted by the Ring who is portrayed by Andy Serkis in "The Lord of the Rings" films |
| 29% | TINA | 4 | Singer Turner inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021 |
| 29% | TINA | 4 | Singer Turner who's in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice |
| 29% | TINA | 4 | Singer Turner inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021 |
| 29% | STARR | 5 | Liverpudlian singer/drummer in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| 29% | TOMWAITS | 8 | Gravelly-voiced singer in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| 29% | SMOKEYROBINSON | 14 | 42-Across singer/songwriter who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 (2 wds.) |
| 29% | BAEZ | 4 | Singer Joan who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April |
| 29% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish band inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010 |
| 29% | ETTA | 4 | Jazz singer ___ James who's in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| 29% | BAEZ | 4 | Female singer inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017 |
| 29% | ALGREEN | 7 | Soul singer inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 |
| 29% | PAULNICHOLAS | 12 | Singer and actor who portrayed Richard Wagner in 1975 biopic Lisztomania |
| 28% | GENESIS | 7 | 2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees with six top-10 hits in the 1980s |
| 28% | TWIST | 5 | Early 1960s dance move popularized by rock and roll singer and dancer Chubby Checker |
| 28% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish pop quartet inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010 |
| 28% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish pop group inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010 |
| 28% | NEILYOUNG | 9 | "Heart of Gold" singer in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 28% | ALGREEN | 7 | The Reverend ___ (soul singer in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame): 2 wds. |
| 28% | SEX | 3 | ___, drugs, and rock and roll |
| 27% | BOBSEGER | 8 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame member who turned 75 in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 27% | LITTLERICHARD | 13 | “Tutti Frutti” singer, a.k.a. the Architect of Rock and Roll, who died in May, 2020 |