| 100% | DIE | 3 | "___ a Happy Man" (Thomas Rhett song that mentions Marvin Gaye in the lyrics) |
| 41% | HOWSWEETITIS | 12 | Marvin Gaye song that would be a poor choice for use in a ReaLemon ad? |
| 39% | YAKETYYAK | 9 | Lyric that precedes “don’t talk back” in a 1958 hit song by the Coasters |
| 39% | GIMME | 5 | Word repeated thrice in the title of a 1979 ABBA song that asks for "A Man After Midnight" |
| 39% | LETSGETITON | 11 | Marvin Gaye song that was in the Top 10 on the "Billboard" Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1973 (4 wds.) |
| 38% | MONEY | 5 | Word repeated thrice in the title of a 1976 ABBA song that says "It's a rich man's world" |
| 38% | UNFORGETTABLE | 13 | Song from Thomas Rhett's "Life Changes" album that topped the Country Airplay charts in 2017 |
| 38% | SIXTEEN | 7 | Song from Thomas Rhett's "Life Changes" album that topped the Country Airplay charts in 2019 |
| 38% | SOS | 3 | ABBA song that was the A-side of "Man in the Middle" |
| 37% | MARRYME | 7 | Song from Thomas Rhett's "Life Changes" album that topped the Country Airplay charts in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 37% | DOWNUNDER | 9 | Men at Work song that mentions a vegemite sandwich |
| 36% | WHATSGOINGON | 12 | Marvin Gaye song that asks a question (3 wds.) |
| 36% | SHOOTTOTHRILL | 13 | AC/DC song that was a signature theme for Iron Man in "The Avengers": 3 wds. |
| 36% | FROZEN | 6 | 1998 song by Madonna that peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 with lyrics about a cold and emotionless man |
| 35% | YMCA | 4 | Song that was a hit for a spell in the 1970s? |
| 35% | GARYINDIANA | 11 | City that's a song title in "The Music Man" |
| 34% | RAIN | 4 | "___ On Me," song by Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga ... or a shower from above that may fill up the water bodies mentioned in this puzzle |
| 34% | GARBLE | 6 | Confuse, as the words in a song's lyrics |
| 33% | CASTLES | 7 | "___ in the Air," 1971 song by Don McLean that was a Billboard Top 40 hit |
| 33% | CAHN | 4 | Sammy who wrote the lyrics to "Ain't That a Kick in the Head" |
| 33% | DAYO | 4 | Refrain word in the song with the lyric "Come, Mister Tally Man, tally me banana" |
| 33% | SADDLE | 6 | "Back in the ___," 1976 song by Aerosmith that features the sounds of a galloping horse |
| 33% | EBB | 3 | With 15-Across, 1953 song that was a hit for the Righteous Brothers in 1965 |
| 33% | ARUBA | 5 | Caribbean island that's also mentioned in a Beach Boys song |
| 33% | CLUB | 4 | "Crying in the ___," song by Camila Cabello that was her debut single as a solo artist |
| 33% | AIR | 3 | "In the ___ Tonight," song by Phil Collins that was used in a Cadbury's commercial |
| 32% | BBC | 3 | Network mentioned in a song during "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" |
| 32% | PENNYLANE | 9 | Place that's "beneath the blue suburban skies," in a Beatles song |
| 32% | EARWORM | 7 | Slang for a song that sticks in the mind |
| 32% | DIGGING | 7 | "___ in the Dirt," song by Peter Gabriel that might bring out your green thumb and a few wiggly worms |