| 100% | PAULRODRIGUEZ | 13 | Mexican-American comedian once named to Comedy Central’s “100 Greatest Standups of All Time” list: 2 wds. |
| 42% | PRYOR | 5 | No. 1 on Comedy Central's list of all-time greatest stand-up comedians |
| 35% | BONNIERAITT | 11 | One of Rolling Stone's "250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time," she plays guitar on "Something to Talk About": 2 wds. |
| 33% | KEITHRICHARDS | 13 | Rock guitarist who is #4 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time (2 wds.) |
| 33% | PETETOWNSHEND | 13 | Rock guitarist who is #10 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time (2 wds.) |
| 33% | KEITHMOON | 9 | The Who drummer who is #2 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time (2 wds.) |
| 33% | JOHNBONHAM | 10 | Led Zeppelin drummer who is #1 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time (2 wds.) |
| 33% | RINGOSTARR | 10 | The Beatles drummer who is #14 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time (2 wds.) |
| 33% | CARLOSSANTANA | 13 | Rock guitarist who is # 20 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time (2 wds.) |
| 33% | CLAPTON | 7 | #2 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time |
| 33% | KEITHMOON | 9 | #2 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time |
| 32% | ROLLINGSTONE | 12 | Magazine that ranked 27-Across #13 on its original list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time (2 wds.) |
| 32% | LORETTALYNN | 11 | "Coal Miner's Daughter" singer ranked #4 on Billboard's 2024 "100 Greatest Country Artists of All Time" list: 2 wds. |
| 31% | GENEKRUPA | 9 | Benny Goodman Orchestra drummer who is #7 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time (2 wds.) |
| 30% | CITYLIGHTS | 10 | Charlie Chaplin movie that AFI lists as the #1 romantic comedy of all time: 2 wds. |
| 30% | NANCYWILSON | 11 | One of Rolling Stone's "250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time," she plays guitar in the rock group Heart: 2 wds. |
| 30% | MICHAELJORDAN | 13 | Basketball superstar often called the greatest of all time: 2 wds. |
| 29% | CLAPTON | 7 | Eric who is #2 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time |
| 29% | SUSANTEDESCHI | 13 | One of Rolling Stone's "250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time," she plays guitar in a band alongside husband Derek Trucks: 2 wds. |
| 29% | RAYCHARLES | 10 | Singer ranked #10 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time |
| 29% | 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. |
| 28% | AGUILERA | 8 | Christina on Rolling Stone's list of "100 Greatest Singers of All Time" |
| 27% | KATYPERRY | 9 | "Roar" singer whose 2015 Super Bowl halftime show was the second-most watched of all time, behind Rihanna's 2023 show: 2 wds. |
| 27% | 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 |
| 26% | RICHARDPRYOR | 12 | Stand-up comic who often eamined racism and ranked #1 of all time by comedy central |
| 26% | REYMYSTERIO | 11 | WWE wrestler whose real name is Oscar Gutierrez and regarded as the greatest cruiserweight wrestler of all time: 2 wds. |
| 26% | ELTONJOHN | 9 | Singer whose "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" tour is the third highest-grossing concert tour of all time, after Coldplay's "Music of the Spheres": 2 wds. |
| 26% | SOPRANOS | 8 | #1 on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time" list, with "The" |
| 26% | HONKYCHATEAU | 12 | 1972 Elton John album ranked 251 on "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2 wds.) |
| 26% | ERIC | 4 | Clapton who is number two on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time |