| 100% | WHEN | 4 | "___ Doves Cry," hit song by Prince whose cover by Quindon Tarver was featured in the movie "Romeo + Juliet" |
| 51% | RASPBERRY | 9 | "___ Beret," hit song by Prince which was featured in the movie "Girl 6" |
| 51% | LETS | 4 | "___ Go Crazy," hit song by Prince which was featured in the movie "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" |
| 44% | LOOK | 4 | "U Got the ___," hit song by Prince which was featured in the concert film "Sign o' the Times" |
| 44% | MAGIC | 5 | "Summertime ___," hit song by Childish Gambino which was featured in the movie "Guava Island" |
| 44% | LITTLE | 6 | "___ Red Corvette," hit song by Prince which was used in the soundtrack for the movie "The Slugger's Wife" |
| 43% | REDBONE | 7 | Hit song by Childish Gambino which was nominated for three Grammy awards and was featured in the movie "Get Out" |
| 42% | WAGON | 5 | "Little Red ___," 2014 song covered by Miranda Lambert which was featured in the movie "Forever My Girl" |
| 41% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish group whose songs are featured in the "Mamma Mia!" movies |
| 40% | KELLYCLARKSON | 13 | Singer whose hit single "Since U Been Gone" is featured in the Broadway musical "& Juliet" (2 wds.) |
| 39% | PURPLE | 6 | "___ Rain," hit song by Prince which is also the name of the movie starring the singer |
| 39% | ABBA | 4 | Band whose songs are featured in a hit 2001 musical and 2018 movie |
| 39% | CARELESS | 8 | "___ Whisper," hit song by pop duo Wham! which featured in the movie "Deadpool" |
| 38% | NIGHT | 5 | "Saturday ___ Special," 1975 hit song by rock band, Lynyrd Skynyrd that features in the movie "The Longest Yard" |
| 38% | MAN | 3 | "Simple ___," 1973 hit song by rock band, Lynyrd Skynyrd that features in the movie "Almost Famous" |
| 38% | FREE | 4 | "___ Bird," 1973 hit song by rock band, Lynyrd Skynyrd that features in the movie "Forrest Gump" |
| 38% | WHEN | 4 | "___ I Look at You," hit song by Miley Cyrus that was featured in the 2010 film "The Last Song" |
| 37% | TOOMANYRIVERS | 13 | Song by 17-Across covered by 40-Across that was a hit for Brenda Lee in the 1960s (3 wds.) |
| 37% | WAKEME | 6 | "___ Up Before You Go-Go," hit song by pop duo Wham! which featured in the movie "Zoolander": 2 wds. |
| 37% | IMA | 3 | "___ Believer," song covered by Smash Mouth that was featured in the "Shrek" franchise: 2 wds. |
| 37% | WOMAN | 5 | "God Is a ___," hit song by Ariana Grande from her album "Sweetener" which features a monologue by Madonna in the music video |
| 37% | ELO | 3 | Band whose music was featured in the movie "Xanadu," for short |
| 37% | MATERIAL | 8 | "___ Girl," orchestral cover of the song by Madonna that was featured in the period drama "Bridgerton" |
| 37% | LIVES | 5 | "Best Years of Our ___," song covered by Baha Men that was featured in the "Shrek" franchise |
| 37% | CRADLEOFLOVE | 12 | 42-Across hit song that was covered by Alvin and the Chipmunks in 1991 (3 wds.) |
| 36% | ANN | 3 | "Barbara ___," number-one hit released by The Beach Boys in 1965 which was a cover of a song by the Regents |
| 36% | ROLL | 4 | "Rock and ___ Music," hit released by The Beach Boys in 1976 which was a cover of a song by Chuck Berry |
| 36% | WITHOUTYOU | 10 | 2020 song by the Kid Laroi whose remix was a top 10 hit in 2021: 2 wds. |
| 36% | GET | 3 | "___ Low," 2014 song by Dillon Francis and DJ Snake that was featured in the film "Furious 7" |
| 36% | WATCHTOWER | 10 | "All Along the ___," a hit song by Jimi Hendrix - whose birthday it is today - which is a cover of Bob Dylan's original |