| 100% | MELON | 5 | Sightless fruit in the "No Rain" band's name |
| 48% | ESTREET | 7 | Thoroughfare in the name of Springsteen's band |
| 48% | STEELYDAN | 9 | Band named after the steam-powered sex toy in William S. Burroughs's Naked Lunch |
| 48% | CRUE | 4 | Word in the name of Nikki Sixx’s band |
| 47% | YEAH | 4 | Word repeated in the name of Karen O's band |
| 45% | GENE | 4 | "Singin' in the Rain" name |
| 44% | LED | 3 | ___ Zeppelin, "Fool in the Rain" band |
| 44% | AHA | 3 | "Crying in the Rain" band: Hyph. |
| 43% | APOSTROPHE | 10 | Punctuation mark in the "Paradise City" rock band's name |
| 43% | CAROLINA | 8 | The ___ Chocolate Drops, string band that features USA's Charlotte Hornets' state in its name |
| 43% | GEORGIA | 7 | The ___ Satellites, rock band that features USA's Callaway Gardens' state in its name |
| 43% | PAPAYA | 6 | Tropical fruit in the name of multiple New York City hot-dog restaurants |
| 43% | GOO | 3 | Repeated word in the name of the "Slide" band |
| 42% | DETROIT | 7 | The ___ Wheels, rock band that features USA's Fox Theatre's city in its name |
| 42% | CYD | 3 | Charisse of Singin' in the Rain and The Band Wagon |
| 41% | REO | 3 | Classic car company in the name of a classic rock band |
| 41% | TOTO | 4 | Band that sang "I bless the rains down in Africa..." |
| 40% | DURANDURAN | 10 | Rock band named after the villain in "Barbarella" |
| 40% | GREASER | 7 | Name for tough kid in S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders |
| 40% | FIXINGAHOLE | 11 | "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" song whose title is followed by "where the rain gets in" |
| 40% | DURANDURAN | 10 | Popular British band named after the villain in "Barbarella" |
| 40% | SDAK | 4 | Only U.S. state in which the name of the state and its capital share no letters: Abbr. |
| 40% | ALABAMA | 7 | "Love in the First Degree" country-rock band with a state for a name |
| 39% | HYPHEN | 6 | Punctuation mark in the "What's My Age Again?" rock band's name |
| 39% | KILLERS | 7 | The ___, "Mr. Brightside" band that derived its name from a fictitious band seen in New Order's "Crystal" music video |
| 39% | STREETS | 7 | Song by the band U2: Where the __ Have No Name |
| 39% | TANIA | 5 | Patty Hearst's name in the S.L.A. |
| 39% | DOLE | 4 | Big name in the fruit and vegetable business |
| 39% | LIME | 4 | Yellow-green color named for the fruit used in many cocktails |
| 39% | STEARNS | 7 | The S in poet T. S. Eliot's name |