| 100% | SHUT | 4 | "___ Up and Dance" (hit song by Walk the Moon) |
| 74% | SHUT | 4 | "___ Up and Dance" (Walk the Moon hit) |
| 56% | LETS | 4 | "___ Go Crazy," hit song by Prince and the Revolution |
| 54% | HIP | 3 | "___ to be square," a hit song by Huey Lewis and the News |
| 53% | LETS | 4 | "___ Shut Up and Dance," 2019 song by K-pop's NCT 127, Jason Derulo, and Lay |
| 53% | IMTHEONE | 8 | Hit song by 14-Across, featuring 26-Across, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, and Lil Wayne: 3 wds. |
| 52% | CHASINGSTARS | 12 | 2021 hit song by 17-Down featuring Alesso and James Bay with the lyrics "It was planets meeting / It was synced up breathing / There were angels calling and more free falling" (2 wds.) |
| 52% | LOVELY | 6 | Hit song by Khalid and Billie Eilish which is a part of the soundtrack for "13 Reasons Why" |
| 51% | APPLAUSE | 8 | Hit song by 43-Across with the lyrics "Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me" |
| 51% | APPLAUSE | 8 | Hit song by 42-Across with the lyrics "Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me" |
| 51% | LIES | 4 | "Love ___," hit song by Khalid and Normani which is a part of the soundtrack for "Love, Simon" |
| 51% | IFEELITCOMING | 13 | 2016 Top 10 hit song by The Weeknd and Daft Punk included on 49-Across (4 wds.) |
| 51% | REDBONE | 7 | Hit song by Childish Gambino which was nominated for three Grammy awards and was featured in the movie "Get Out" |
| 50% | DANCE | 5 | "One ___," hit song by Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla which is one of the most streamed songs on Spotify |
| 50% | ALOT | 4 | "It's Beginning to Look ___ Like Christmas," a hit song by Perry Como and the Fontane Sisters: 2 wds. |
| 50% | PRAYFORME | 9 | 2018 Top 10 hit song by 50-Across and Kendrick Lamar on the "Black Panther" movie soundtrack (3 wds.) |
| 50% | SCORPIO | 7 | Instrumental hit song by Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band sampled on Young MC's "Bust a Move" |
| 50% | SLIDE | 5 | Hit song by the Goo Goo Dolls from their album "Dizzy Up the Girl" that won an ASCAP Pop Award in 2000 |
| 50% | HEY | 3 | *Na na na na-na-na-na* "___ Jude," hit song by the Beatles that has a repetitive and catchy syllable |
| 49% | HER | 3 | "And I Love ___," hit song by The Beatles |
| 49% | CRADLEOFLOVE | 12 | 42-Across hit song that was covered by Alvin and the Chipmunks in 1991 (3 wds.) |
| 49% | IRIS | 4 | Hit song by the Goo Goo Dolls from their album "Dizzy Up the Girl" which was nominated for multiple Grammy awards in 1998 |
| 49% | LEAN | 4 | "___ On," hit song by Major Lazer featuring DJ Snake and MO which is one of the most streamed songs on Spotify |
| 49% | MACARENA | 8 | Hit 1990s dance song by the duo Los del Río |
| 49% | WHATISLOVE | 10 | 1993 dance hit, and a musical question answered by the starts of 18-, 29-, and 48-Across? |
| 49% | LINE | 4 | "I Walk the ___," 1956 song by Johnny Cash that was his first number one hit on Billboard |
| 49% | HOMEWARDBOUND | 13 | Hit song by Simon and Garfunkel |
| 49% | MONDAY | 6 | Hit song by the Bangles: Manic __ |
| 49% | BADGUY | 6 | Hit song by the 1-Across winner whose name is spelled out by the final three letters of 21-, 25-, 47- and 52-Across |
| 48% | BIGYELLOWTAXI | 13 | 12-Down hit song with the lyric "They paved paradise and put up a parking lot" (3 wds.) |