| 100% | NICKS | 5 | Stevie ___ and Lindsey Buckingham, rock musicians who dated in the '70s |
| 68% | MICK | 4 | ___ Jagger and Marianne Faithfull, rock musicians who dated in the '70s |
| 68% | SID | 3 | ___ Vicious and Nancy Spungen, rock musicians who dated in the '70s |
| 41% | JOHN | 4 | Elton who's in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| 39% | PAUL | 4 | ___ McCartney, musician who won the NME Awards for the best bass guitarist in 1974 and 1976 |
| 39% | TINA | 4 | Singer Turner who's in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice |
| 38% | ERIC | 4 | Musician Clapton who is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| 38% | SPIKE | 5 | & 26A US musician and bandleader born in 1911 who fronted the group the City Slickers |
| 38% | BAEZ | 4 | Singer Joan who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April |
| 38% | BOOTSY | 6 | ___ Collins, bassist who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 |
| 37% | KURT | 4 | ___ Cobain and Courtney Love, rock musicians who were behind the hit "Old Age" |
| 37% | LOU | 3 | Rocker Reed who was in the Velvet Underground |
| 37% | BENATAR | 7 | "Heartbreaker" singer Pat who will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022 |
| 37% | EDDY | 4 | Duane —, musician and actor who played Deputy Marshal Clint Fallon in 1962 film Western The Wild Westerners |
| 36% | HELM | 4 | Rock musician Levon who died in 2012 |
| 36% | ETTA | 4 | Jazz singer ___ James who's in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| 36% | ERICCLAPTON | 11 | "Layla" guitarist and singer who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000: 2 wds. |
| 36% | PURPLE | 6 | *Deep ___, "Smoke on the Water" band who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016 |
| 36% | SMOKEYROBINSON | 14 | 42-Across singer/songwriter who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 (2 wds.) |
| 36% | INNES | 5 | Neil —, musician and comedian who played Ron Nasty in 1978 TV film The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash |
| 35% | LINDARONSTADT | 13 | "You're No Good" singer who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014: 2 wds. |
| 35% | IRIS | 4 | Rock musician Donnie ___, who wrote the hit "The Rapper" |
| 35% | DYLAN | 5 | Musician who won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 35% | TINA | 4 | Actress and comedian Fey who created the hit satirical sitcom "30 Rock" and in which she stars as the lead protagonist |
| 35% | DAVIDGILMOUR | 12 | "On an Island" guitarist and singer who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996: 2 wds. |
| 35% | MARVINGAYE | 10 | 14-Across and 45-Across singer who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 (2 wds.) |
| 35% | BRIANEPSTEIN | 12 | Manager nicknamed the "Fifth Beatle" who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2014: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ROY | 3 | British singer Wood who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017 as a member of ELO |
| 35% | RED | 3 | *___ Hot Chili Peppers, band with hits like "Californication" who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 |