| 100% | THEBEATLES | 10 | Rock band that officially broke up about a month before 47-Across was released (2 wds.) |
| 38% | CHEAPTRICK | 10 | "The Flame" rock band that released a self-titled album in both 1977 and 1997: 2 wds. |
| 33% | THEDARKHALF | 11 | 18-Across novel about a sinister supernatural twin that was released 30 years ago today (3 wds.) |
| 32% | CHILIPEPPERS | 12 | The Red Hot ___, the funk rock band that Flea - whose birthday it is today - plays bass for: 2 wds. |
| 32% | VAMPIREWEEKEND | 14 | Indie rock band that won a Best Alternative Music Album Grammy in 2020 for "Father of the Bride": 2 wds. |
| 32% | SHUTTERISLAND | 13 | 2003 18-Across novel about a mental hospital that was made into a 2010 Leonardo DiCaprio film: 2 wds. |
| 31% | TOURBUS | 7 | Vehicle for a rock band that's on the road: 2 wds. |
| 31% | DURANDURAN | 10 | "Rio" New Wave band that released a self-titled album in both 1981 and 1993: 2 wds. |
| 31% | FALLOUTBOY | 10 | American band that released the album "Save Rock and Roll" after a hiatus of three years: 3 wds. |
| 31% | FLEETWOODMAC | 12 | "Don't Stop" pop band that released a self-titled album in both 1968 and 1975: 2 wds. |
| 31% | PEARLJAM | 8 | Eddie Vedder alt-rock band that released "Backspacer" in 2009: 2 wds. |
| 31% | THREEDOGNIGHT | 13 | American rock band that had a #1 hit with 41-Across in 1971 (3 wds.) |
| 30% | THEZOMBIES | 10 | "She's Not There" band that will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tomorrow: 2 wds. |
| 30% | THEKILLERS | 10 | 18-Across and 31-Across rock band that has been nominated for seven Grammys since 2005 (2 wds.) |
| 30% | PINKFLOYD | 9 | Rock band whose "The Dark Side of the Moon" album was released in 1973 (2 wds.) |
| 30% | DEFLEPPARD | 10 | "Pour Some Sugar on Me" band that will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tomorrow: 2 wds. |
| 30% | WHATSYOUR | 9 | "___ Name," 1977 hit song by rock band, Lynyrd Skynyrd that is the opening track on their album "Street Survivors": 2 wds. |
| 30% | LYNYRDSKYNYRD | 13 | American rock band formed in 1964 that still performs live and is best known for popularizing the Southern rock genre: 2 wds. |
| 30% | SWEETHOME | 9 | "___ Alabama," 1974 hit song by rock band, Lynyrd Skynyrd that inspired the title of a rom-com starring Reese Witherspoon: 2 wds. |
| 30% | MISTYMOUNTAIN | 13 | "___ Hop" 1971 song by the rock band Led Zeppelin that which was a part of their untitled fourth album: 2 wds. |
| 29% | TOCALIFORNIA | 12 | "Going ___" 1971 ballad written by the rock band Led Zeppelin which was a part of the band's untitled fourth album: 2 wds. |
| 29% | ALICECOOPER | 11 | American rock band that shares its name with a character from "Mayberry R.F.D.": 2 wds. |
| 29% | JURASSICWORLD | 13 | 2015 sci-fi adventure film about a theme park of cloned dinosaurs, that is the fifth highest-grossing film of all time: 2 wds. |
| 29% | CAMEL | 5 | English progressive rock band that is named after a humped animal |
| 29% | DESTINYSCHILD | 13 | Band that Beyoncé belonged to before going solo: 2 wds. |
| 28% | ONEDIRECTION | 12 | Band that Zayn Malik belonged to before going solo: 2 wds. |
| 28% | FIFTHHARMONY | 12 | Band that Camila Cabello belonged to before going solo: 2 wds. |
| 28% | THEYARDBIRDS | 12 | English rock band formed in 1963 that still performs live and is known for starting the careers of Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck: 2 wds. |
| 28% | FOOFIGHTERS | 11 | "Everlong" and "Learn to Fly" rock band that has an alliterative name: 2 wds. |
| 28% | PHANTOMPLANET | 13 | American rock band that created "California," the theme song for "The O.C.": 2 wds. |