| 100% | ACDC | 4 | Rock band that gets fans charged up? |
| 51% | PEARLJAM | 8 | Rock band that stood up against Ticketmaster |
| 49% | RADIOHEAD | 9 | British rock band that "creeps" out its fans |
| 46% | THEBEATLES | 10 | Rock band that officially broke up about a month before 47-Across was released (2 wds.) |
| 41% | TUBTHUMPING | 11 | 1997 hit song from British rock band Chumbawamba, that is colloquially known as "I Get Knocked Down" |
| 39% | ACDC | 4 | Rock band that Slash really ought to play for? |
| 38% | THESTONES | 9 | Band that really rocks, appropriately? |
| 38% | STYX | 4 | Rock band that shares its name with a mythological river |
| 38% | STYX | 4 | Rock band that shares its name with a mythological underworld river |
| 37% | REM | 3 | Alternative rock band that was fronted by Michael Stipe |
| 37% | JANES | 5 | ___ Addiction, alternative rock band that headlined the first Lollapalooza |
| 37% | HOE | 3 | Tool that gets ground up |
| 37% | LOADS | 5 | Gets charged up? |
| 37% | OWES | 4 | Gets charged up? |
| 37% | GIG | 3 | Booking for a rock band that's on the road |
| 37% | BLONDIE | 7 | 80s rock band that had a hit song, "Call Me" |
| 37% | SHANANA | 7 | Doo-wop rock band that performed in the movie "Grease" |
| 37% | MONTROSE | 8 | 1970s rock band that launched the career of Sammy Hagar |
| 36% | REPO | 4 | Pickup that gets picked up, perhaps |
| 36% | RACONTEURS | 10 | Rock band that issued the album "Help Us Stranger" in '19 (with "The") |
| 36% | MUSE | 4 | Guiding spirit or inspiration, or the rock band that sung "Uprising" |
| 36% | QUEEN | 5 | British rock band that gave an iconic performance at 25-Down |
| 36% | BLACKKEYS | 9 | Band that's got a fever, howlin for you |
| 36% | NRA | 3 | Grp. that gets people up in arms? |
| 35% | KEANE | 5 | English rock band that sang the hit song "Somewhere Only We Know" |
| 35% | TOURBUS | 7 | Vehicle for a rock band that's on the road: 2 wds. |
| 35% | THEKINKS | 8 | British band that sang You Really Got Me |
| 35% | PEARL | 5 | ___ Jam, '90s American rock band that released their debut album "Ten" in 1991 |
| 34% | PARK | 4 | Linkin ___, rock band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Numb" |
| 34% | IBIS | 4 | One that gets a leg up? |