| 100% | LYNYRDSKYNYRD | 13 | Rock group that released "Free Bird" in 1974: 2 wds. |
| 48% | CHEAPTRICK | 10 | "The Flame" rock band that released a self-titled album in both 1977 and 1997: 2 wds. |
| 44% | VILLAGEPEOPLE | 13 | Group that had a #2 hit in 1979 with "Y.M.C.A.": 2 wds. |
| 43% | ONEDIRECTION | 12 | "Drag Me Down" group that won 14-Across in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 43% | SPICEGIRLS | 10 | Group that made up the phrase "zig-a-zig-ah" in their 1997 hit "Wannabe": 2 wds. |
| 42% | PEARLJAM | 8 | Eddie Vedder alt-rock band that released "Backspacer" in 2009: 2 wds. |
| 42% | THEBAND | 7 | Canadian rock group that played "The Weight" at 48-Across (2 wds.) |
| 41% | DURANDURAN | 10 | "Rio" New Wave band that released a self-titled album in both 1981 and 1993: 2 wds. |
| 41% | FLEETWOODMAC | 12 | "Don't Stop" pop band that released a self-titled album in both 1968 and 1975: 2 wds. |
| 40% | JIMMYCONNORS | 12 | Wimbledon winner in 1974: 2 wds. |
| 39% | THEENTERTAINER | 14 | Scott Joplin instrumental song that was a hit in 1974: 2 wds. |
| 39% | MORELIFE | 8 | Playlist-album by Drake that released in March 2017 and includes songs like "Fake Love," and "Glow" (feat. Kanye West): 2 wds. |
| 38% | FLASHMOB | 8 | Group that assembles quickly to entertain a crowd: 2 wds. |
| 38% | FLASHMOB | 8 | Group that assembles briefly for a public performance: 2 wds. |
| 38% | NODOUBT | 7 | Rock group fronted by Gwen Stefani: 2 wds. |
| 38% | STEELYDAN | 9 | Rock group with the 1977 single "Peg": 2 wds. |
| 38% | THEPOLICE | 9 | Rock group with the 1978 single "Roxanne": 2 wds. |
| 38% | FLEETWOODMAC | 12 | Rock group with the 1979 single "Sara": 2 wds. |
| 37% | LEDZEPPELIN | 11 | "Stairway to Heaven" group that turned down Woodstock: 2 wds. |
| 37% | THECHIFFONS | 11 | Group that performed Carole King's "One Fine Day": 2 wds. |
| 37% | VAMPIREWEEKEND | 14 | Indie rock band that won a Best Alternative Music Album Grammy in 2020 for "Father of the Bride": 2 wds. |
| 36% | BEEGEES | 7 | Group that sang "Stayin' Alive," with "the": 2 wds. |
| 36% | TAGALONG | 8 | Join a group that's going somewhere: 2 wds. |
| 36% | THREESTOOGES | 12 | Group that included Moe, Larry, and Curly: 2 wds. |
| 36% | HOOTOWL | 7 | Noisy, big-eyed bird in a barn: 2 wds. |
| 36% | AREACODES | 9 | Three-digit groups that begin phone numbers: 2 wds. |
| 36% | BOOKCLUBS | 9 | Groups that come together to discuss literature: 2 wds. |
| 36% | THEBEATLES | 10 | Rock band that officially broke up about a month before 47-Across was released (2 wds.) |
| 36% | ASA | 3 | Free ___ bird: 2 wds. |
| 36% | THEDRIFTERS | 11 | Group that Ben E. King sang with before going solo: 2 wds. |