| 100% | EYEOF | 5 | "___ the Tiger" (hit song for Survivor): 2 wds. |
| 76% | EYEOF | 5 | "___ the Tiger," song by Survivor: 2 wds. |
| 69% | KISSME | 6 | Top 10 hit song for Sixpence None the Richer (2 wds.) |
| 64% | NOTEARS | 7 | "___ Left to Cry," hit song by Ariana Grande for which she won the 2018 Best Pop Video at the MTV VMAs: 2 wds. |
| 64% | MUSICSOUNDS | 11 | With 29-Across, hit song for 42-Across: 2 wds. |
| 64% | LONELYTONIGHT | 13 | 2014 hit song for 17- and 39-Across: 2 wds. |
| 63% | EYEOF | 5 | "___ The Tiger" by Survivor: 2 wds. |
| 62% | AMAN | 4 | "Walk Like ___" (hit song for the Four Seasons) (2 wds.) |
| 62% | ITBE | 4 | "Let ___," a hit song by The Beatles: 2 wds. |
| 60% | IFYOUHADMYLOVE | 14 | 1999 No. 1 hit song for Jennifer Lopez from her album "On the 6" (5 wds.) |
| 60% | UNDERPRESSURE | 13 | Hit song from the British rock band "Queen" that featured David Bowie: 2 wds. |
| 60% | OHCAROL | 7 | Neil Sedaka's hit song written for musician behind "Tapestry": 2 wds. |
| 60% | BRANDICARLILE | 13 | Singer whose 2021 hit song "Right on Time" is nominated for three Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 58% | FEELSLIKE | 9 | "___ Summer," hit song by Childish Gambino which was nominated for a Grammy: 2 wds. |
| 58% | AGAL | 4 | "___ in Calico" (1940s hit song for Johnny Mercer) (2 wds.) |
| 58% | EYEOF | 5 | Survivor's "___ the Tiger": 2 wds. |
| 58% | EYE | 3 | "___ of the Tiger" (Survivor hit song) |
| 58% | LOSTME | 6 | "You ___," hit song co-written by Sia for Christina Aguilera's album "Bionic": 2 wds. |
| 58% | SOSAD | 5 | "___ (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)," a hit song by the Everly Brothers: 2 wds. |
| 57% | BLACKHOLESUN | 12 | #1 hit song for 29-Across with the lyric "Won't you come / And wash away the rain" (3 wds.) |
| 56% | STRESSEDOUT | 11 | Song for which Twenty One Pilots won the Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance in 2017: 2 wds. |
| 56% | GOOUT | 5 | Hit the clubs, for example: 2 wds. |
| 56% | FRANKSINATRA | 12 | Singer and actor for whom Paul Anka wrote the hit song "My Way": 2 wds. |
| 56% | EBBTIDE | 7 | Hit song for the Righteous Brothers |
| 56% | ITUP | 4 | "Shake ___" (1981 hit song by the Cars) (2 wds.) |
| 56% | ONTOP | 5 | Imagine Dragons hit song "___ of the World" (2 wds.) |
| 55% | MONDAYMONDAY | 12 | The Mamas & the Papas hit song (2 wds.) |
| 55% | BRYANADAMS | 10 | Canadian singer known for the hit songs "Summer of '69" and "Heaven" (2 wds.) |
| 55% | AHOLD | 5 | The Miracles hit song "You've Really Got ___ on Me" (2 wds.) |
| 55% | EYE | 3 | "___ of the Tiger," 1982 song from the band Survivor that was also the theme song for "Rocky III" |