| THESTONES | Band whose lead singer was knighted in 2003, familiarly |
| MICKJAGGER | Lead singer of the Rolling Stones who was knighted in 2003: 2 wds. |
| DIRE | ___ Straits (band whose lead singer was Mark Knopfler) |
| REM | Band whose lead singer was Michael Stipe |
| CULTURECLUB | Pop band whose lead singer was born George Alan O'Dowd |
| CRANBERRIES | The ---, Irish rock band whose lead singer was Dolores O'Riordan (11) |
| HOTCHOCOLATE | British soul band whose lead singer was Errol Brown (3,9) |
| NIRVANA | American rock band whose lead singer was Kurt Cobain |
| NODOUBT | California rock band whose lead singer was Gwen Stefani (2,5) |
| CANNIBALS | Fine Young ____, pop rock band whose lead singer was Roland Gift (9) |
| YOUNGCANNIBALS | Fine ___, band whose lead singer was Roland Gift (5,9) |
| MADNESS | Ska band whose lead singer was Graham McPherson, known by the stage name Suggs (7) |
| ATTRACTION | 1980s group whose lead singer was Glasgow-born Eddi Reader (10,10) |
| FAIRGROUND | 1980s group whose lead singer was Glasgow-born Eddi Reader (10,10) |
| PUSSYCATDOLLS | American girl group whose lead singer was Nicole Scherzinger (8,5) |
| WHO | 'The --, rock group whose lead singer was Roger Daltrey (3) |
| ALARM | The _, Welsh rock group whose lead singer was Mike Peters (5) |
| COMMUNARDS | The ___, 1980s synth-pop duo whose lead singer was Jimmy Somerville (10) |
| INKSPOTS | The ___, U.S. vocal pop group of the 1930s and 1940s whose lead singer was Bill Kenny (3,5) |
| STYX | 1970s-1980s band whose original lead singer was Dennis DeYoung |
