| 100% | STONES | 6 | The Rolling ___, "Angie" band that made headlines for their 1972 North American tour |
| 68% | DEAD | 4 | Grateful ___, "Truckin" band that made headlines for their 1977 North American tour |
| 58% | RAMONES | 7 | "Beat on the Brat" band that made headlines for their 1977 European tour |
| 58% | PINK | 4 | ___ Floyd, "Comfortably Numb" band that made headlines for their 1980 'The Wall' tour |
| 55% | EAGLES | 6 | "Hotel California" band that made headlines for their 1977 US tour |
| 36% | RATT | 4 | Band that headlined the World Infestation Tour |
| 35% | NSYNC | 5 | 1995 American boy band that was popular in the 2000s, known for their hit "Bye Bye Bye" |
| 34% | MUON | 4 | Subatomic particle that made headlines in April for seemingly defying the standard model of particle physics |
| 33% | SHEA | 4 | Where the Beatles opened their 1965 North American tour |
| 31% | KORN | 4 | American rock band from the '90s that released their second album "Life Is Peachy" in 1996 |
| 31% | CREED | 5 | American rock band from the '90s that released their debut album "My Own Prison" in 1997 |
| 31% | PHANTOMPLANET | 13 | American rock band that created "California," the theme song for "The O.C.": 2 wds. |
| 30% | FALLOUTBOY | 10 | American band that released the album "Save Rock and Roll" after a hiatus of three years: 3 wds. |
| 30% | DEVO | 4 | "Whip It" band that was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| 30% | SUPERSTITION | 12 | 1972 Stevie Wonder hit that Rolling Stone ranked #74 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time |
| 30% | GWAR | 4 | Metal band that made the film "Phallus in Wonderland" |
| 30% | GRIZZLY | 7 | North American name for the brown bear |
| 29% | CCR | 3 | American rock band known for their song "Have You Ever Seen The Rain?": Abbr. |
| 29% | THEBEACHBOYS | 12 | American rock band formed in 1961 that still performs live and inspired the "California Sound" with their surf music: 3 wds. |
| 29% | ZACBROWNBAND | 12 | American country music band with the hit song "Colder Weather", that won the 2010 Grammy for Best New Artist: 3 wds. |
| 29% | COTTONEYEDJOE | 13 | Traditional American folk song that was the inspiration for a 1994 hit by Swedish band Rednex: 2 wds., hyph. |
| 29% | TANGERINEDREAM | 14 | Band that composed the soundtrack for "Risky Business" |
| 29% | ABBA | 4 | Band that provided the music for "Mamma Mia!" |
| 29% | LYNYRDSKYNYRD | 13 | American rock band formed in 1964 that still performs live and is best known for popularizing the Southern rock genre: 2 wds. |
| 29% | COHEN | 5 | Leonard ___, "Suzanne" singer who made headlines for his 2012 worldwide tour |
| 29% | WHITECAPS | 9 | North American term for waves that break into foam |
| 29% | REM | 3 | Band that had the album "Automatic for the People" |
| 29% | ONED | 4 | Band that formed on The X Factor, for short |
| 28% | BELLPEPPER | 10 | North American name for the fruit of the capsicum plant |
| 28% | COLDPLAY | 8 | Band that headlined the halftime show at Super Bowl 50 |