| 100% | BIZKIT | 6 | Limp __; nu metal band led by Fred Durst |
| 51% | DIO | 3 | Metal band led by Ronnie James ___ |
| 43% | MOTORHEAD | 9 | Metal band led by Lemmy Kilmister, with hit songs like "Ace of Spades" and "Born to Raise Hell" |
| 43% | BLACKSABBATH | 12 | Metal band led by Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi, with hit songs like "Paranoid" and "Iron Man": 2 wds. |
| 39% | BIZKIT | 6 | Limp ___ (rock group headed by Fred Durst) |
| 38% | PARAMORE | 8 | Band led by Hayley Williams |
| 37% | HEART | 5 | Band led by the Wilson sisters |
| 37% | OASIS | 5 | Band led by Liam and Noel Gallagher |
| 36% | NIN | 3 | Band led by Reznor and Ross, for short |
| 36% | MOTORHEAD | 9 | Hard Rock band led by Lemmy |
| 36% | PRIMAL | 6 | __ Scream, band led by Bobby Gillespie |
| 36% | RUFUS | 5 | Funk band led by Chaka Khan |
| 36% | KORN | 4 | Nu metal band with the 1999 multiplatinum album "Issues" |
| 36% | GENESIS | 7 | Band led by Peter Gabriel and then Phil Collins |
| 36% | TIL | 3 | ___ Tuesday (1980s band led by Aimee Mann) |
| 36% | IVER | 4 | Bon ___ (indie band led by Justin Vernon) |
| 35% | THECLASH | 8 | English punk rock band led by Joe Strummer |
| 35% | PINKFLOYD | 9 | English psychedelic rock band led by Roger Waters |
| 35% | THECURE | 7 | Eighties goth rock band led by Robert Smith |
| 35% | THEWHO | 6 | British band led by Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend |
| 35% | STRAITS | 7 | Dire __, rock band led by guitarist Mark Knopfler |
| 35% | HEART | 5 | Rock band led by Ann and Nancy Wilson |
| 34% | CROWDED | 7 | __ House, band led by Kiwi bros Neil and Tim Finn |
| 33% | THESTOOGES | 10 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band led by Iggy Pop |
| 33% | DIO | 3 | Metal band founded by a former Black Sabbath member |
| 33% | FRED | 4 | Limp Bizkit lead singer Durst |
| 32% | DURST | 5 | Fred ___, lead vocalist for Limp Bizkit |
| 32% | ELO | 3 | Band led by Jeff Lynne that was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| 31% | METALLICA | 9 | Heavy metal band founded by Hetfield and Ulrich |