| 100% | RADIOHEAD | 9 | Rock band who released Creep and The Bends |
| 56% | GARBAGE | 7 | Rock band who released the album Version 2.0 |
| 46% | BIG | 3 | ___ Brother and the Holding Company, Janis Joplin's band with whom she released two albums |
| 45% | MENATWORK | 9 | Australian rock band who sang 15-Across and 33-Across and won Best New Artist at the 1983 Grammy Awards (3 wds.) |
| 44% | PINKFLOYD | 9 | Band who released Another Brick in the Wall |
| 44% | NINEINCHNAILS | 13 | American rock band with hits like "Wish," who released their latest EP "Not The Actual Events" in 2016: 3 wds. |
| 44% | IMAGINEDRAGONS | 14 | American rock band with hits like "Radioactive" and "Demons," who will release their third album "Evolve" this year: 2 wds. |
| 43% | THENATIONAL | 11 | "Fake Empire" indie rock band who collaborated with 19-Across, 32-Across, and Sufjan Stevens on the 2023 album "First Two Pages of Frankenstein" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | TED | 3 | Rock band ___ Leo and the Pharmacists |
| 43% | HUEY | 4 | Rock band ___ Lewis and the News |
| 43% | FOOFIGHTERS | 11 | "Medicine at Midnight" band who will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Performer Category (2 wds.) |
| 43% | MOPES | 5 | The rock band "Say Hi" released albums "Numbers & Mumbles" in '04 and "Impeccable Blahs" in '06 with "Ferocious ___" in between |
| 42% | ASIA | 4 | Rock band with the albums "Aqua" and "Aria" |
| 42% | SLY | 3 | ___ and the Family Stone, funk rock band |
| 42% | EVANESCENCE | 11 | "Bring Me to Life" rock band who released a self-titled #1 album in 2011 |
| 41% | DEF | 3 | ___ Leppard, rock band who performed at The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert |
| 41% | FALLOUTBOY | 10 | American band that released the album "Save Rock and Roll" after a hiatus of three years: 3 wds. |
| 41% | REO | 3 | Rock band ___ Speedwagon who sang "Keep the Fire Burnin'" |
| 41% | VANHALEN | 8 | Rock band with the hits "Jump" and "Panama": 2 wds. |
| 41% | SUGARRAY | 8 | Rock band with the 1990s hits "Fly" and "Every Morning" |
| 40% | TOURISTS | 8 | The —, rock band featuring Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart whose eponymous debut album was released in 1979 |
| 40% | YES | 3 | Progressive rock band of the '70s and '80s |
| 40% | STYX | 4 | Rock band with the hits "Come Sail Away" and "Mr. Roboto" |
| 40% | VANHALEN | 8 | Rock band with the 1980s hits "Jump" and "Panama": 2 wds. |
| 40% | HUEY | 4 | ___ Lewis and the News, an American Pop Rock band |
| 39% | HUEY | 4 | "Hip to Be Square" rock band ___ Lewis and the News |
| 39% | SOUNDGARDEN | 11 | Grunge rock band who won the 1995 Best Hard Rock Performance Grammy for 14-Across |
| 38% | PINK | 4 | ___ Floyd, London-based progressive rock band who you will hear on your radio in the 1960s |
| 38% | GOLDIE | 6 | ___ and the Gingerbreads, all-female rock band whose lead singer was Genya Ravan |
| 38% | FLORENCE | 8 | ___ and the Machine, indie rock band known for their song "Shake It Out" |