| 100% | BLUR | 4 | Rock band that's a vague memory? |
| 55% | GIG | 3 | Booking for a rock band that's on the road |
| 55% | STYX | 4 | Rock band that shares its name with a mythological river |
| 54% | STYX | 4 | Classic rock band that rhymes with a number |
| 54% | STYX | 4 | Rock band that shares its name with a mythological underworld river |
| 53% | TOURBUS | 7 | Vehicle for a rock band that's on the road: 2 wds. |
| 52% | MUSE | 4 | English band that won a Best Rock Album Grammy for 2015's "Drones" |
| 52% | CAMEL | 5 | English progressive rock band that is named after a humped animal |
| 51% | BLONDIE | 7 | 80s rock band that had a hit song, "Call Me" |
| 51% | ACDC | 4 | Rock band with a 1980 album that went 25x platinum |
| 50% | THEBEATLES | 10 | Rock band that officially broke up about a month before 47-Across was released (2 wds.) |
| 50% | YARDBIRDS | 9 | The ___, English rock band that featured Eric Clapton as a guitarist for a brief period |
| 50% | JOYDIVISION | 11 | 1970s rock band that regrouped as New Order, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 49% | ACDC | 4 | Australian hard rock band that won a Grammy for "War Machine" |
| 48% | ALICECOOPER | 11 | American rock band that shares its name with a character from "Mayberry R.F.D.": 2 wds. |
| 48% | TRIO | 4 | Band that's one larger than a duo |
| 48% | THREEDOGNIGHT | 13 | American rock band that had a #1 hit with 41-Across in 1971 (3 wds.) |
| 47% | TRIO | 4 | Band that's not as big as a quartet |
| 47% | BLACKKEYS | 9 | Band that's got a fever, howlin for you |
| 47% | STEELYDAN | 9 | Band that’s named after a fictional sex toy |
| 47% | CZARS | 5 | The ___, alternative rock band that covered ABBA's track "Angeleyes" |
| 46% | ASIA | 4 | '80s rock band named after a continent (that's not Europe) |
| 46% | ACDC | 4 | Rock band that electrifies audiences? |
| 45% | CREAM | 5 | Coffee lightener, that's also the name of a British rock band |
| 45% | ORE | 3 | Rock that's a source of metal |
| 45% | SHALE | 5 | Rock that's a source of petroleum |
| 44% | INCUBUS | 7 | "Drive" alt-rock band that chose their name from a thesaurus |
| 44% | VAMPIREWEEKEND | 14 | Indie rock band that won a Best Alternative Music Album Grammy in 2020 for "Father of the Bride": 2 wds. |
| 44% | ASIA | 4 | "Heat of the Moment" band that's named for a continent |
| 44% | REM | 3 | Band that had a hit with "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" |