| 100% | JOURNEY | 7 | Rock band whose co-founders include two former members of 27-Across |
| 41% | CLEARWATER | 10 | Creedence ___ Revival, American rock band whose members include brothers John and Tom Fogerty |
| 39% | SYD | 3 | Founder member of English rock band, "Pink Floyd," ___ Barrett |
| 37% | VANHALEN | 8 | "Jump" rock band whose backstage requests have included a bowl of M&Ms with all the brown ones removed: 2 wds. |
| 36% | PUSSYRIOT | 9 | Protest music rock band in the news in 2012 when two of its members were jailed in Russia |
| 36% | ACDC | 4 | Rock band whose name includes a slash |
| 36% | ARCADEFIRE | 10 | Indie rock band whose "The Suburbs" was the Grammys' 2010 Album of the Year |
| 36% | BASSISTS | 8 | Members of rock bands |
| 36% | SPICEGIRLS | 10 | "Wannabe" band whose members included 17- and 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ACDC | 4 | Rock band whose name includes a slash in the middle |
| 35% | CHAKA | 5 | ___ Khan, former member of the funk band Rufus |
| 35% | WEEN | 4 | Rock band whose founding members adopted the names Gene and Dean |
| 34% | THEWHO | 6 | First rock band whose members received Kennedy Center Honors |
| 34% | ZZTOP | 5 | Rock band whose name is suggested by the first row of this puzzle |
| 33% | REM | 3 | Band whose albums include "Out of Time" and "Monster" |
| 33% | CLAPTON | 7 | Member of the 60s British rock band Cream: Eric __ |
| 33% | COLDPLAY | 8 | UK band whose members include Guy Berryman |
| 33% | OKGO | 4 | Rock band whose name is two letters off from their 2005 album "Oh No" |
| 33% | RAMONE | 6 | Any member of a classic punk rock band |
| 33% | LANCEBASS | 9 | Former member of 'N Sync whose last name is a type of fish: 2 wds. |
| 33% | STATUSQUO | 9 | English rock band whose no 1 albums include Hello! and On The Level |
| 32% | BTS | 3 | Boy band whose members include Suga, Jimin and Jungkook |
| 32% | EXCOP | 5 | Former member of the 54-Across (Hyph.) |
| 32% | PINKFLOYD | 9 | Rock band whose "The Dark Side of the Moon" album was released in 1973 (2 wds.) |
| 32% | PAUL | 4 | & 5D Former member of The Beatles whose debut solo album was released in 1970 |
| 32% | BTS | 3 | Korean boy band whose members include Jung Kook and Suga |
| 32% | BTS | 3 | K-pop band whose members include Jimin and Jung Kook |
| 32% | LEDZEPPELIN | 11 | Rock band whose second studio album includes the Robert Plant/Jimmy Page song "Thank You" (2 wds.) |
| 32% | EDITORS | 7 | English rock band whose no 1 albums include 2007’s An End Has a Start |