| 100% | THEYMIGHT | 9 | With 43-Across, alternative rock band led by John Flansburgh and John Linnell: 2 wds. |
| 49% | THEBEATLES | 10 | British rock band formed by John Lennon and 19-Across in 1960 (2 wds.) |
| 47% | THEBEATLES | 10 | English rock band formed in 1960 and led by John Lennon, who gave us hits like "Hey Jude" and "Yellow Submarine": 2 wds. |
| 46% | BLACKSABBATH | 12 | Metal band led by Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi, with hit songs like "Paranoid" and "Iron Man": 2 wds. |
| 43% | BLUESBROTHERS | 13 | Originally fictional band started on "SNL" by comedians Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, with "the": 2 wds. |
| 41% | BLACKSABBATH | 12 | English rock band formed in 1968 and led by Ozzy Osbourne, who gave us hits like "Paranoid" and "Iron Man": 2 wds. |
| 41% | VANHALEN | 8 | Rock band with the 1980s hits "Jump" and "Panama": 2 wds. |
| 41% | THEEAGLES | 9 | Rock band founded by Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon, and Randy Meisner that had hits in the 1970s with 15-Across, 28-Across, and 36-Across (2 wds.) |
| 41% | VANHALEN | 8 | Rock band with the hits "Jump" and "Panama": 2 wds. |
| 40% | BLINDMELON | 10 | "Fruity" alternative rock band with the 1993 hit "No Rain": 2 wds. |
| 40% | DEEPPURPLE | 10 | English rock band formed in 1968 and led by Ian Gillan, who gave us hits like "Soldier of Fortune" and "Smoke on the Water": 2 wds. |
| 39% | GLASSANIMALS | 12 | British indie rock band fronted by Dave Bayley and nominated for a Best New Artist Grammy in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 38% | SECONDSTO | 9 | Thirty ___ Mars, rock band formed in 1998 by Jared Leto and his brother: 2 wds. |
| 38% | WHATSUP | 7 | 1993 song by rock band 4 Non Blondes, and maybe a response to 13a: 2 wds. |
| 37% | HEART | 5 | Rock band led by Ann and Nancy Wilson |
| 37% | TOMPETTY | 8 | ___ and the Heartbreakers, rock band with the hit song "Mary Jane's Last Dance": 2 wds. |
| 37% | MONSTERSINC | 11 | 2001 animated comedy starring John Goodman and Billy Crystal with music by 33-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | MISTYMOUNTAIN | 13 | "___ Hop" 1971 song by the rock band Led Zeppelin that which was a part of their untitled fourth album: 2 wds. |
| 37% | JIMMYPAGE | 9 | Two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, with the Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin: 2 wds. |
| 36% | LASTCHRISTMAS | 13 | 1984 holiday song with lead vocals by 45-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | IMAGINEDRAGONS | 14 | American rock band with hits like "Radioactive" and "Demons," who will release their third album "Evolve" this year: 2 wds. |
| 36% | TOCALIFORNIA | 12 | "Going ___" 1971 ballad written by the rock band Led Zeppelin which was a part of the band's untitled fourth album: 2 wds. |
| 36% | SILKSTOCKINGS | 13 | 1955 Broadway show with music and lyrics by 41-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | JAZZBANDS | 9 | Groups led by Count Basie and Miles Davis: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ROLLINGSTONES | 13 | English rock band formed in 1962 in London by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards among others, "The ___": 2 wds. |
| 36% | WEVEGOT | 7 | With 34-Across, 1983 duet by Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ISLANDSIN | 9 | With 45-Across, 1983 duet by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton: 2 wds. |
| 35% | PULITZERPRIZE | 13 | Award won by 15-, 19-, 43-, and 52-Across: 2 wds. |
| 35% | WAKEUP | 6 | Collaborative studio album by John Legend and The Roots: 2 wds. |
| 35% | SECONDSTOMARS | 13 | 30 ___, an American rock band formed by brothers Shannon and Jared Leto: 3 wds |