| 100% | YIPES | 5 | Milwaukee band whose first album (named after themselves) was in 1979 and their most recent album (named after themselves!) was in 2018 |
| 41% | ABBA | 4 | Band whose new album "Voyage" is their first in 40 years |
| 41% | VAST | 4 | Alternative rock band with the song "Touched" whose name is an abbreviation and also the title of their first album |
| 38% | TEARSFORFEARS | 13 | 19-Across and 31-Across band whose first album in 18 years, "The Tipping Point," will be released tomorrow (3 wds.) |
| 36% | TOURISTS | 8 | The —, rock band featuring Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart whose eponymous debut album was released in 1979 |
| 36% | REM | 3 | Alternative rock band whose first album was "Murmur" in 1983 |
| 35% | POLICE | 6 | Band whose final album, "Synchronicity," was their most popular, with "The" |
| 34% | ABBA | 4 | Band whose songs are featured in a hit 2001 musical and 2018 movie |
| 33% | ACDC | 4 | Band whose most recent album was 2020's appropriately titled "Power Up" |
| 32% | RUBEGO/IDLDBERG | 15 | Only person whose first and last name together is listed as an adjective in Merriam-Webster |
| 32% | PAPAROACH | 9 | Hard rock band whose most recent album is "The Connection": 2 wds. |
| 32% | BROOKLYNDECKER | 14 | "Grace and Frankie" actress whose first name is also a place in New York City (2 wds.) |
| 32% | ALOUETTE | 8 | Song whose title is repeated before and after "gentille" in its first line |
| 32% | OKGO | 4 | Rock band whose name is two letters off from their 2005 album "Oh No" |
| 32% | NAS | 3 | Rapper whose 2018 album was his first in six years |
| 31% | REM | 3 | Band whose first album was 1983's "Murmur" |
| 31% | DARLENE | 7 | First name of the singer whose compilation albums include “So Much Love” and “The Sound of Love” |
| 31% | EDSHEERAN | 9 | Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter whose first five solo albums were named after mathematical symbols |
| 31% | ABBA | 4 | Band whose first hit in the US was "Waterloo" |
| 31% | EDDIEVANHALEN | 13 | Guitarist whose rock band was named after him and his brother, and who never learned to read music: 3 wds. |
| 30% | REM | 3 | Georgia band whose first album was 1983's "Murmur" |
| 30% | BOWWOW | 6 | Rapper whose album “Unleashed” was his first after dropping “Lil’” from his stage name |
| 30% | SEALS | 5 | Animals whose habitat can be found in the first three letters of their name |
| 30% | ACDC | 4 | Rock band whose first album was titled, appropriately, "High Voltage" |
| 30% | TWEEZERS | 8 | Tool whose name is a rock band if you remove the first and last letters |
| 30% | ADELE | 5 | Singer whose most recent album is "30" |
| 29% | KATY | 4 | Singer Perry whose most recent album was "Prism" |
| 29% | TALKINGHEADS | 12 | Band whose name was taken from a term in TV Guide |
| 29% | AKON | 4 | Rapper whose most recent album was 2008's "Freedom" |