| 100% | IAMA | 4 | "___ Barbie Girl" line form a hit song by Aqua: 3 wds. |
| 52% | IWANTIT | 7 | "___ That Way," a hit song by the Backstreet Boys: 3 wds. |
| 50% | INTHEWIND | 9 | "Candle ___," a hit song by Elton John that was produced by 31-Across: 3 wds. |
| 48% | ILIKEIT | 7 | A 2010 hit song by Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull: 3 wds |
| 48% | TAKEMETO | 8 | "___ Church," hit song by Hozier which was nominated for a Grammy in 2015: 3 wds. |
| 47% | CLOSETOME | 9 | "Don't Stand So ___," a hit song by the band led by Sting - whose birthday it is today: 3 wds. |
| 46% | ISTILLBELIEVE | 13 | 2020 biopic featuring 43-Across named for a hit song by 18-Across (3 wds.) |
| 45% | WALKONBY | 8 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 3 wds. |
| 44% | HELPMERHONDA | 12 | Beach Boys hit song with a girl's name (3 wds.) |
| 44% | ITBE | 4 | "Let ___," a hit song by The Beatles: 2 wds. |
| 43% | AQUA | 4 | Had a hit song with Barbie Girl |
| 43% | HELPMERHONDA | 12 | 1965 41-Across hit song with a girl's name (3 wds.) |
| 43% | DOIT | 4 | "___ Again," a hit song by jazz rock band Steely Dan: 2 wds. |
| 43% | TELLHIM | 7 | A hit song by Celine Dion which is a duet with Barbra Streisand: 2 wds. |
| 43% | FREEDOM | 7 | A hit song by Pharrell Williams that was used in the film "Despicable Me 3" |
| 42% | SHESGOTYOU | 10 | Pop song by 17a which was covered by Loretta Lynn and went on to become a number one country hit: 3 wds. |
| 42% | MOVESLIKE | 9 | "___ Jagger," a hit song by Maroon 5, that featured Christina Aguilera: 2 wds. |
| 42% | ATISKETATASKET | 14 | Hit song by 48-Across based on a nursery rhyme (2 wds.) |
| 42% | ONTHE | 5 | "Love ___ Brain," a hit song by Rihanna from her latest studio album, Anti: 2 wds |
| 42% | THISMOMENT | 10 | "From ___ On," a hit song by Shania Twain, whose birthday it is today: 2 wds. |
| 42% | SOSAD | 5 | "___ (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)," a hit song by the Everly Brothers: 2 wds. |
| 41% | THEBRIDGE | 9 | "Under ___," a hit song by 31-Across from their album "Blood Sugar Sex Magik": 2 wds. |
| 41% | IFALLAPART | 10 | Song by 42-Across that became a hit after a live-performance video went viral in 2017 (3 wds.) |
| 41% | BORNINTHE | 9 | "___ U.S.A.," hit song from Bruce Springsteen's (birthday today) 1984 album by the same name: 3 wds. |
| 40% | WIPEOUT | 7 | Instrumental hit song by the Surfaris with a famous drum solo (2 wds.) |
| 40% | MUSTANGSALLY | 12 | Wilson Pickett hit song with a girl's name (2 wds.) |
| 40% | SWEETCAROLINE | 13 | Neil Diamond hit song with a girl's name (2 wds.) |
| 40% | TOOMANYRIVERS | 13 | Song by 17-Across covered by 40-Across that was a hit for Brenda Lee in the 1960s (3 wds.) |
| 40% | MAYBEIMAMAZED | 13 | 1970 song by 19-Across that became a Top 10 hit seven years later for Wings (3 wds.) |
| 40% | FEELSLIKE | 9 | "___ Summer," hit song by Childish Gambino which was nominated for a Grammy: 2 wds. |