| 100% | GAP | 3 | "___ Band IV" (album with the hit song "You Dropped a Bomb on Me") |
| 57% | GAP | 3 | The ___ Band ("You Dropped a Bomb on Me" group) |
| 51% | ONME | 4 | "You Dropped a Bomb ___" (1982 hit by the Gap Band) |
| 50% | TRAVELINBAND | 12 | Creedence Clearwater Revival hit song with the lyrics "Seven thirty seven comin' out of the sky / Won't you take me down to Memphis on a midnight ride" (2 wds.) |
| 47% | NICKELBACK | 10 | Band with the 2001 #1 hit "How You Remind Me" … or a hint to entering 54-Across |
| 46% | ABBA | 4 | Band with the 1978 hit "Take a Chance on Me" |
| 46% | IMAGINE | 7 | ___ Dragons, band that performed a song along with 8a which was featured on the "Suicide Squad" soundtrack album |
| 44% | ABBA | 4 | Band with the hit song "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" |
| 44% | THEREFOREIAM | 12 | Song with the lyric "You think that you're the man / I think ... " on 43-Across's new album, "Happier Than Ever" (3 wds.) |
| 44% | EVERCLEAR | 9 | 90's band with the hit "I Will Buy You a New Life" |
| 44% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish band with the 1978 hit "Take a Chance on Me" |
| 44% | AHA | 3 | Band with the 1985 song "Take On Me": Hyph. |
| 44% | ABOMB | 5 | "You Dropped ___ on Me" (1982 funk hit by the Gap Band): 2 wds. |
| 44% | BTS | 3 | K-pop band with the hit song “Mic Drop” |
| 44% | AHA | 3 | Norwegian band with the hit "Take On Me" |
| 44% | LOSTCAUSE | 9 | Song with the lyric "Thought you would've grown eventually, but you proved me wrong" on 43-Across's new album, "Happier Than Ever" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | AHA | 3 | Band with the 1985 hit "Take On Me": Hyph. |
| 43% | AHA | 3 | Norwegian band with the hit "Take On Me" (Hyph.) |
| 43% | AHA | 3 | 1980s band with the hit "Take On Me": Hyph. |
| 43% | AHA | 3 | Band with the 1985 #1 hit "Take On Me": Hyph. |
| 42% | LIZZO | 5 | One-named rapper/singer with the 2019 hit album "Cuz I Love You" |
| 42% | THEDOORS | 8 | Band with the 1968 hit "Hello, I Love You": 2 wds. |
| 42% | AJA | 3 | Steely Dan album with the hit song "Deacon Blues" |
| 42% | HUM | 3 | "Rattle and ___" (U2 album with the hit song "Desire") |
| 42% | OURKINDOFLOVE | 13 | Lady A song with the lyrics "You wear your smile like a summer sky / Just shining down on me and you" (4 wds.) |
| 42% | OURKINDOFLOVE | 13 | Lady Antebellum song with the lyrics "You wear your smile like a summer sky / Just shining down on me and you" (4 wds.) |
| 42% | KNEW | 4 | "Thought I ___ You" (Nicki Minaj song on the album "Queen") |
| 42% | BAD | 3 | Michael Jackson's album with the hit song "Smooth Criminal" |
| 42% | HELLO | 5 | Adele hit song with the lyric "When I call, you never seem to be home" |
| 42% | TOXIC | 5 | Britney Spears hit song with the lyric "A guy like you should wear a warning" |