| 100% | MAMBO | 5 | "___ No. 5" (Lou Bega hit named for a Latin dance) |
| 53% | MAMBO | 5 | "___ No. 5" (1999 hit for Lou Bega) |
| 42% | THUNDER | 7 | 2017 Imagine Dragons hit named for a weather phenomenon |
| 42% | ATM | 3 | 2018 J. Cole hit named for a bank feature |
| 42% | RODEO | 5 | 1991 Garth Brooks hit named for a western event |
| 42% | POLKADOTS | 9 | Pattern named for a dance |
| 42% | HOUDINI | 7 | 2023 18-Across hit named for a legendary escape artist |
| 41% | ELI | 3 | Another name for a 5-Down |
| 41% | RUBYTUESDAY | 11 | Restaurant chain named for a Stones hit |
| 41% | MAMBO | 5 | Lou Bega's "___ No. 5" |
| 40% | DISCOSTU | 8 | "The Simpsons" character named for a dance era |
| 40% | RUBYTUESDAY | 11 | *Restaurant chain named for a Rolling Stones hit |
| 40% | GALOP | 5 | Dance named for a horse's gait |
| 40% | QUINTUS | 7 | Latin name for a fifth-born child |
| 39% | ERA | 3 | Time period that may be named for a dance craze |
| 39% | ERA | 3 | Time period that may be named for a dance style |
| 39% | FIDO | 4 | Clichéd name for a dog, from the Latin for "faithful" |
| 39% | CHARLESTON | 10 | Dance craze named for a Southern city |
| 38% | RITA | 4 | Girl in Lou Bega's "Mambo No. 5" |
| 38% | NITS | 4 | Canadian province with a Latin name, for short |
| 38% | DECIMA | 6 | Latin female name for a tenth-born child |
| 38% | BOOGALOO | 8 | Latin dance style whose name notably appears in a movie sequel |
| 37% | ISTILLBELIEVE | 13 | 2020 biopic featuring 43-Across named for a hit song by 18-Across (3 wds.) |
| 36% | LOU | 3 | Bega known for "Mambo No. 5" |
| 36% | DANCING | 7 | A No. 1 hit for the pop group ABBA: "__ Queen" |
| 36% | KILLBILL | 8 | SZA song named for a Quentin Tarantino film that was a top 10 hit from "SOS": wds. |
| 35% | LOU | 3 | Bega with the hit "Mambo No. 5" |
| 35% | WHEY | 4 | No ___! (punny name for a dairy-free chocolate brand) |
| 35% | HARLEMSHAKE | 11 | 1980s dance fad named for a Manhattan neighborhood (2 wds.) |
| 34% | TOM | 3 | Name for a gobbler |