| 100% | STONE | 5 | Rolling ___ (music magazine) |
| 83% | STONE | 5 | Rolling ___ (magazine about rock music) |
| 82% | SPIN | 4 | Popular music magazine |
| 82% | ETUDE | 5 | Old music magazine |
| 78% | BILLBOARD | 9 | Music industry magazine |
| 76% | SPIN | 4 | Music magazine since 1985 |
| 75% | STONE | 5 | Rolling ___ (monthly magazine) |
| 73% | VIBE | 4 | Music magazine founded by Quincy Jones |
| 72% | NME | 3 | Pioneering British music magazine |
| 72% | ROC | 3 | ___k and Roll music |
| 71% | SPIN | 4 | Music magazine founded by Bob Guccione Jr. |
| 71% | URB | 3 | L.A.-based music magazine |
| 71% | FADER | 5 | Major music magazine, with "The" |
| 69% | VIBE | 4 | Music magazine that went online-only in 2014 |
| 69% | SPIN | 4 | Rolling Stone magazine alternative |
| 67% | EROICA | 6 | ''The greatest symphony,'' per ''BBC Music Magazine'' |
| 67% | BILLBOARD | 9 | Magazine that maintains music charts |
| 66% | PITCHFORK | 9 | Online music magazine with focus on new music |
| 65% | BILLBOARD | 9 | Magazine that features pop music charts |
| 65% | ESSENCE | 7 | Magazine with an annual music festival |
| 63% | ESSENCE | 7 | Magazine that spawned an annual music festival |
| 61% | CREEM | 5 | Bygone magazine for rock music enthusiasts |
| 61% | SNARE | 5 | Whence a buzz roll, in music |
| 60% | IDIG | 4 | Peter, Paul and Mary song "___ Rock and Roll Music" (2 wds.) |
| 60% | ESSENCE | 7 | Magazine with an annual music festival in New Orleans |
| 60% | METAL | 5 | Music genre that's the focus of Decibel magazine |
| 60% | ROCK | 4 | Type of music for "The Rolling Stones" |
| 58% | NME | 3 | British music magazine whose name sounds like a word that means foe |
| 58% | IDIG | 4 | "___ Rock and Roll Music," (song by Peter, Paul and Mary): 2 wds. |
| 58% | RAP | 3 | Type of music often covered in Vibe magazine |