| 100% | ARCADEFIRE | 10 | Indie rock band whose "The Suburbs" was the Grammys' 2010 Album of the Year |
| 53% | PINKFLOYD | 9 | Rock band whose "The Dark Side of the Moon" album was released in 1973 (2 wds.) |
| 51% | REM | 3 | Band whose debut album, "Murmur," was Rolling Stone's 1983 Album of the Year |
| 48% | WEEZER | 6 | 14-Across, 19-Across, and 33-Across rock band whose self-titled albums are known by the colors of the album covers |
| 48% | VAST | 4 | Alternative rock band with the song "Touched" whose name is an abbreviation and also the title of their first album |
| 47% | ZZTOP | 5 | Rock band whose name is suggested by the first row of this puzzle |
| 46% | GLASSANIMALS | 12 | Indie rock band whose "Heat Waves" was Billboard's best-performing song of 2022: 2 wds. |
| 46% | JACKANTONOFF | 12 | Lorde's "Green Light" from her second album was co-written by ___, lead guitarist of the indie rock band "Fun": 2 wds. |
| 46% | BECK | 4 | Rocker whose "Morning Phase" won the 2015 Album of the Year |
| 45% | JONBATISTE | 10 | Singer whose album "We Are" won the Album of the Year Grammy in 2022 |
| 44% | KACEYMUSGRAVES | 14 | Artist whose album "Golden Hour" won Album of the Year at the 2019 Grammys: 2 wds. |
| 44% | HAIM | 4 | Rock band with the 2020 Album of the Year nominee "Women in Music Pt. III" |
| 44% | FRANKSINATRA | 12 | Actor in the Best Picture winner "From Here to Eternity" who was nominated for seven Album of the Year Grammys: 2 wds. |
| 44% | HER | 3 | Singer nominated for Album of the Year Grammys in 2019 and 2020 (and whose name spells a pronoun) |
| 44% | GONE | 4 | "Ten Years ___" 1975 song by the rock band Led Zeppelin that was released in their album "Physical Graffiti" |
| 43% | JONBATISTE | 10 | Musician whose “We Are” took home the Album of the Year Grammy (April, 2022) |
| 43% | BACKSTREETBOYS | 14 | Five-member band whose "Millennium" was the best-selling album of 1999 (2 wds.) |
| 43% | TIME | 4 | "In My ___ of Dying" 1975 song by the rock band Led Zeppelin that was released in their album "Physical Graffiti" |
| 42% | GUNSNROSES | 10 | Band whose "Appetite for Destruction" was the best-selling debut album of all time |
| 42% | ACDC | 4 | Band whose "Back in Black" is the second-best-selling album of all time |
| 42% | PUMAS | 5 | Black ___, band whose "Colors" was nominated for a 2021 Grammy for Record of the Year |
| 42% | VAMPIREWEEKEND | 14 | Indie rock band that won a Best Alternative Music Album Grammy in 2020 for "Father of the Bride": 2 wds. |
| 42% | NIRVANA | 7 | Rock band whose performance of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" on SNL is considered one of the best on the show |
| 42% | HELP | 4 | 1965 Beatles album that was the first rock album nominated for an Album of the Year Grammy Award |
| 42% | TREX | 4 | English rock band being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 41% | ACDC | 4 | Australian rock band with the song "Highway to Hell" whose name is an abbreviation referring to types of electricity |
| 41% | TOURISTS | 8 | The —, rock band featuring Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart whose eponymous debut album was released in 1979 |
| 41% | ABBA | 4 | Band whose song "I Still Have Faith in You" was Grammy-nominated for Record of the Year |
| 41% | ARCADEFIRE | 10 | Rock band whose début album was “Funeral” |
| 41% | PAPAROACH | 9 | Hard rock band whose most recent album is "The Connection": 2 wds. |