| 100% | DEVO | 4 | New Wave band with the 1980 hit single "Whip It" |
| 73% | DEVO | 4 | New wave band with the hit "Whip It" |
| 63% | DEVO | 4 | Synth-pop band with the 1980 hit "Whip It" |
| 60% | XTC | 3 | New Wave band with the hit song "Dear God" |
| 57% | TEARSFORFEARS | 13 | British New Wave band with the 1985 hit "Shout": 3 wds. |
| 57% | SPANDAUBALLET | 13 | British New Wave band with the 1983 hit "True": 2 wds. |
| 56% | THOMPSONTWINS | 13 | British New Wave band with the 1984 hit "Hold Me Now": 2 wds. |
| 56% | DEPECHEMODE | 11 | English New Wave band with the 1984 hit "People Are People": 2 wds. |
| 55% | TALKINGHEADS | 12 | American New Wave band with the 1983 hit "Burning Down the House": 2 wds. |
| 54% | SPANDAU | 7 | ___ Ballet (British new wave band with the 1983 hit "True") |
| 54% | DEVO | 4 | Band with the 1980 song "Whip It" |
| 54% | SIMPLEMINDS | 11 | Scottish New Wave band with the 1985 hit "Don't You (Forget About Me)": 2 wds. |
| 53% | DEVO | 4 | Band with the hit "Whip It" |
| 53% | DEVO | 4 | Band with the hit “Whip It” |
| 51% | DEVO | 4 | Band with the 1980 hit album "Freedom of Choice" |
| 49% | THECLASH | 8 | Band with the 1980 hit "Train in Vain (Stand by Me)": 2 wds. |
| 47% | KISS | 4 | Metal band with the hit single “Beth” |
| 46% | BREAD | 5 | Band with the 1970 #1 hit "Make It with You" |
| 46% | STYX | 4 | Band with the 1983 hit "Don't Let It End" |
| 46% | STYX | 4 | Band with the 1979 hit "Renegade," (Steelers fans know it well) |
| 46% | MODESTMOUSE | 11 | *Indie rock band with the hit single "Float On" |
| 45% | BACKSTREETBOYS | 14 | Band with the 1999 hit "I Want It That Way": 2 wds. |
| 45% | DEVO | 4 | Band with the lyrics "When something's going wrong, you must whip it" |
| 44% | EVERCLEAR | 9 | 90's band with the hit "I Will Buy You a New Life" |
| 43% | HOW | 3 | "___ Bizarre" (late 1990s hit single by the New Zealand band OMC) |
| 40% | TOTO | 4 | Band with the hit "Africa" |
| 40% | NSYNC | 5 | Boy band with the No. 1 hit "It's Gonna Be Me" |
| 40% | ZACBROWNBAND | 12 | American country music band with the hit song "Colder Weather", that won the 2010 Grammy for Best New Artist: 3 wds. |
| 40% | EASTON | 6 | Sheena with the 1980 hit "9 to 5" |
| 40% | PARTON | 6 | Dolly with the 1980 hit "9 to 5" |