| 100% | BLACK | 5 | "___ Ice," 2008 hit song by AC/DC with an album that has the same name |
| 42% | PARIS | 5 | Hit song by The Chainsmokers that shares its name with Eiffel Tower's city |
| 40% | SLIDE | 5 | Hit song by the Goo Goo Dolls from their album "Dizzy Up the Girl" that won an ASCAP Pop Award in 2000 |
| 37% | GALWAY | 6 | "___ Girl," song by English singer Ed Sheeran which has the name of an Irish city in its title that is home to Eyre Square |
| 37% | RIO | 3 | 1982 Duran Duran album, or the hit song by the same name |
| 36% | JOLENE | 6 | 1973 hit song by Dolly Parton that starts with the chorus |
| 36% | HAVANA | 6 | Hit song by Camila Cabello that shares its title with the capital of Cuba |
| 36% | NEVER | 5 | "___ Be the Same," hit song by Camila Cabello that won an iHeartRadio award in 2019 |
| 36% | CITY | 4 | "Paradise ___," 1989 hit song by Guns N' Roses that starts with the chorus |
| 35% | WILDESTDREAMS | 13 | Hit song by 30-Across from the album "1989" that begs, "Say you'll remember me" (2 wds.) |
| 35% | NASA | 4 | Hit song by Ariana Grande from her 2019 album whose title is named after the U.S. space agency |
| 34% | WHATSYOUR | 9 | "___ Name," 1977 hit song by rock band, Lynyrd Skynyrd that is the opening track on their album "Street Survivors": 2 wds. |
| 34% | APPLAUSE | 8 | Hit song by 43-Across with the lyrics "Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me" |
| 34% | APPLAUSE | 8 | Hit song by 42-Across with the lyrics "Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me" |
| 34% | TINA | 4 | 2008 greatest hits album that includes the song "Proud Mary" |
| 34% | MIAMI | 5 | "Move to ___," hit song by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias which has the name of a Florida city in its title |
| 34% | HEY | 3 | *Na na na na-na-na-na* "___ Jude," hit song by the Beatles that has a repetitive and catchy syllable |
| 33% | STARBOY | 7 | The Weeknd's 2016 album, that has a single by the same name, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 |
| 33% | TREE | 4 | "The Joshua ___" (U2 album with the hit "Where the Streets Have No Name") |
| 33% | HELL | 4 | "Highway to ___," song by AC/DC that can lift the spirits of any Halloween party |
| 33% | NAPA | 4 | Auto parts chain that has the same name as a California wine valley |
| 33% | OREO | 4 | Cookie that has the same colors as an orca |
| 33% | PROBLEM | 7 | Hit song by Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea that is the lead single from her album "My Everything" |
| 33% | BLACK | 5 | "___ Balloon," hit song by the Goo Goo Dolls from their album "Dizzy Up the Girl" that was nominated for a Grammy in 2000 |
| 32% | HEADABOVEWATER | 14 | 2019 album by 30-Across with the hit single of the same name (3 wds.) |
| 32% | TNT | 3 | AC/DC song that ends with the line “Watch me explode” |
| 32% | ANN | 3 | *Ah Ba-ba-ba-ba* "Barbara ___," hit song covered by The Beach Boys that has a repetitive and catchy syllable |
| 32% | BASKETCASE | 10 | Novel by 44-Across that highlights a song by the same name cowritten with Warren Zevon: 2 wds. |
| 32% | WACO | 4 | City with a radio station that has the same call letters as the city's name |
| 32% | WORLD | 5 | "Heal the ___," 1992 charity single by Michael Jackson that also has an organization named after it |