| 100% | BRIANMAY | 8 | Lead guitarist for rock band Queen, he also holds a Ph.D. in Astrophysics from Imperial College London: 2 wds. |
| 57% | MILOAUKERMAN | 12 | Vocalist for punk rock band Descendents, he also holds a Ph.D. in Biology from UC San Diego: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MORRISON | 8 | Guitarist Sterling, of The Velvet Underground, he also holds a Ph.D. in medieval literature from the University of Texas at Austin |
| 33% | BRIANMAY | 8 | Lead guitarist of Queen, who has a Ph.D. in astrophysics |
| 30% | GLASSANIMALS | 12 | British indie rock band fronted by Dave Bayley and nominated for a Best New Artist Grammy in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 30% | VAMPIREWEEKEND | 14 | Indie rock band that won a Best Alternative Music Album Grammy in 2020 for "Father of the Bride": 2 wds. |
| 29% | MICKMARS | 8 | Lead guitarist for the band Mötley Crüe: 2 wds. |
| 28% | ALICECOOPER | 11 | American rock band that shares its name with a character from "Mayberry R.F.D.": 2 wds. |
| 27% | ACDC | 4 | Rock band whose lead guitarist notably dresses in a schoolboy uniform |
| 27% | LEDZEPPELIN | 11 | English rock band currently involved in a plagiarism lawsuit: 2 wds. |
| 25% | GUNSNROSES | 10 | American hard rock band behind 46a for which Slash (birthday today) is the lead guitarist: 3 wds. |
| 25% | KISS | 4 | Rock band whose name also forms the call letters for a rock radio station in San Antonio |
| 25% | BRIANMAY | 8 | Lead guitarist for Queen, also an astrophysicist |
| 25% | ROLLINGSTONES | 13 | English rock band formed in 1962 in London by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards among others, "The ___": 2 wds. |
| 25% | PETETOWNSHEND | 13 | Lead guitarist for 30-/32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 25% | TOURBUS | 7 | Road vehicle for a rock band: 2 wds. |
| 24% | TOURBUS | 7 | Vehicle for a rock band that's on the road: 2 wds. |
| 24% | MISTYMOUNTAIN | 13 | "___ Hop" 1971 song by the rock band Led Zeppelin that which was a part of their untitled fourth album: 2 wds. |
| 24% | GAGA | 4 | "Radio ___," hit by rock band Queen: 2 wds. |
| 24% | IMAGINEDRAGONS | 14 | Rock band behind "Radioactive" with whom 17a toured in 2018 for the Evolve World Tour: 2 wds. |
| 24% | LYNYRDSKYNYRD | 13 | American rock band formed in 1964 that still performs live and is best known for popularizing the Southern rock genre: 2 wds. |
| 24% | BLACKSABBATH | 12 | English rock band formed in 1968 and led by Ozzy Osbourne, who gave us hits like "Paranoid" and "Iron Man": 2 wds. |
| 24% | TOCALIFORNIA | 12 | "Going ___" 1971 ballad written by the rock band Led Zeppelin which was a part of the band's untitled fourth album: 2 wds. |
| 24% | 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. |
| 23% | TAMEIMPALA | 10 | Australian psychedelic rock band nominated twice for a Best Alternative Music Album Grammy Award (2 wds.) |
| 23% | JIMMYBUFFETT | 12 | Lead singer for the Coral Reefer Band who passed away in 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 23% | ROCKOFAGES | 10 | A musical comedy-drama in which Tom Cruise plays a self-indulgent rock star who plays for a band named "Arsenal": 3 wds |
| 23% | THESOULCAGES | 12 | Sting hit from their third studio album which won them a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 1992: 3 wds. |
| 23% | DEEPPURPLE | 10 | English rock band formed in 1968 and led by Ian Gillan, who gave us hits like "Soldier of Fortune" and "Smoke on the Water": 2 wds. |
| 23% | VINCENEIL | 9 | Lead singer for the band Mötley Crüe: 2 wds. |