| 100% | TAP | 3 | Michael McKean band Spinal ___ |
| 49% | DAVIDSTHUBBINS | 14 | Michael McKean role reprised in "Spinal Tap II": 3 wds., abbr. |
| 42% | REM | 3 | Michael Stipe's band |
| 42% | FACTOR | 6 | Michael McKean Cooking Channel series "Food: ___ Fiction?" (2 wds.) |
| 41% | REM | 3 | Michael Stipe's former band |
| 41% | REM | 3 | Michael Stipe's rock band |
| 41% | REM | 3 | Band fronted by Michael Stipe |
| 41% | REM | 3 | Michael Stipe's old band |
| 39% | REM | 3 | Band whose lead singer was Michael Stipe |
| 39% | INXS | 4 | Band whose front man was Michael Hutchence |
| 39% | REM | 3 | Band whose front man was Michael Stipe |
| 39% | STIPE | 5 | Michael of the band R.E.M. |
| 39% | REM | 3 | Band that was fronted by Michael Stipe |
| 39% | WHAM | 4 | George Michael's 1980s band |
| 38% | PARODY | 6 | Spinal Tap vis-à-vis 1980s rock bands |
| 37% | REM | 3 | Rock band fronted by Michael Stipe |
| 37% | INXS | 4 | Rock band fronted by Michael Hutchence |
| 37% | WHAM | 4 | George michael's band |
| 37% | MCKEAN | 6 | Actor Michael of "This Is Spinal Tap" |
| 36% | WHAM | 4 | George Michael's "Careless Whisper" band, once |
| 36% | WHAM | 4 | George Michael's band, once |
| 35% | TAP | 3 | "This Is Spinal ___" (mockumentary about a metal band) |
| 35% | REM | 3 | Rock band whose lead singer was Michael Stipe |
| 35% | WHAM | 4 | English band that was fronted by George Michael |
| 35% | REM | 3 | Rock band that was led by Michael Stipe |
| 35% | INXS | 4 | 1980s band that was led by Michael Hutchence |
| 34% | TAP | 3 | "This Is Spinal ___" (1984 mockumentary about a metal band) |
| 34% | TAP | 3 | "This Is Spinal ___" (1984 mockumentary about a rock band) |
| 34% | REM | 3 | Alternative rock band that was fronted by Michael Stipe |
| 34% | WHAM | 4 | 1980s band that featured George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley |