| 100% | ANGOLA | 6 | "___, Louisiana" (Gil Scott-Heron song inspired by a dubious murder conviction of a 17-year-old) |
| 33% | WHITEYONTHEMOON | 15 | Gil Scott-Heron poem inspired by 1969 events |
| 32% | CRACKLINROSIE | 13 | Neil Diamond song inspired by the music director of a Canadian radio station (2 wds.) |
| 31% | KENTUCKYWOMAN | 13 | Neil Diamond song inspired by female fans during a tour of the U.S. South (2 wds.) |
| 30% | LASTSONG | 8 | Novel by Nicholas Sparks about a 17 year old teen who is sent to stay with her father in the summer, "The ___": 2 wds. |
| 30% | SAWYER | 6 | Tom __, Rush song inspired by a character |
| 30% | PAM | 3 | "Polythene ___," 1969 song by The Beatles whose title was inspired by the nickname of a fan |
| 30% | OTHER | 5 | "Of Love and ___ Demons," 1994 novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez that tells the story of a 12 year old girl who is bitten by a dog |
| 30% | PRETTYWOMAN | 11 | 1990 Garry Marshall film starring 17-Across and 28-Across whose title was inspired by a Roy Orbison song (2 wds.) |
| 29% | APPRENTICE | 10 | "Scentless ___," song by Nirvana that was inspired by Patrick Suskind's "Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer" |
| 29% | ROCKETMAN | 9 | 1972 hit song inspired by a Ray Bradbury story |
| 29% | LOLITA | 6 | Lana Del Rey song inspired by a Nabokov novel |
| 29% | FIREWORK | 8 | Hit song by Katy Perry that was nominated for a Grammy for Record of the Year in 2012 |
| 29% | ONE | 3 | A hit song by U2 inspired by the German reunification which is considered one of the greatest songs of all time |
| 29% | LAYLA | 5 | Title character of a song inspired by both a seventh-century Persian story and George Harrison's then-wife |
| 29% | BIRDS | 5 | This 2024 song of the year led the flock. Give it up for "___ of a Feather" by Billie Eilish! |
| 29% | LUCY | 4 | "___ in the Sky with Diamonds," 1967 song by The Beatles which was inspired by a drawing that Lennon's son made of his classmate |
| 28% | PIE | 3 | Type of chart inspired by a dessert |
| 28% | SYNE | 4 | End of a New Year's song |
| 28% | SET | 3 | Series of songs played by a band |
| 28% | WONDERFUL | 9 | "It's the Most ___ Time of the Year," a hugely popular Christmas song by Andy Williams |
| 28% | SYNE | 4 | End of a New Year's Eve song |
| 28% | SYNE | 4 | End of a New Year’s Eve song |
| 28% | PLAYLIST | 8 | Lineup of songs played by a radio station |
| 28% | SWEETHOME | 9 | "___ Alabama," 1974 hit song by rock band, Lynyrd Skynyrd that inspired the title of a rom-com starring Reese Witherspoon: 2 wds. |
| 28% | ONTHEHHO/WATERFRONT | 19 | Best Picture inspired by a Pulitzer-winning series of newspaper articles |
| 28% | GYMMEMBERSHIP | 13 | Purchase inspired by a New Year's resolution, often |
| 28% | ETON | 4 | Kind of jacket inspired by a school's uniform |
| 28% | SYNE | 4 | Part of a New Year's Eve party song |
| 28% | SYNE | 4 | Last word of a New Year’s song title |