| 100% | IDOL | 4 | "American ___" (singing competition) |
| 100% | IDOL | 4 | Most popular American singing competition show |
| 79% | IDOL | 4 | Televised singing competition "American ___" |
| 79% | IDOL | 4 | ABC singing competition "American ___" |
| 77% | IDOL | 4 | "American ___" (Fox singing competition) |
| 77% | IDOL | 4 | "American ___" (TV singing competition) |
| 77% | IDOL | 4 | "American ___," reality singing competition |
| 68% | IDOL | 4 | "American ___" (singing competition show) |
| 67% | IDOL | 4 | Singing competition show, for short |
| 67% | IDOL | 4 | Singing competition series, for short |
| 67% | IDOL | 4 | "American ___" (singing competition on TV) |
| 65% | IDOL | 4 | ABC singing competition, familiarly |
| 64% | IDOL | 4 | Singing competition show on Fox, for short |
| 64% | IDOL | 4 | Singing competition that returned in 2018, familiarly |
| 63% | VOICE | 5 | TV singing competition, with "the" |
| 63% | IDOL | 4 | Long-running singing competition, informally |
| 62% | IDOL | 4 | "American ___" (singing competition coming to ABC in 2018) |
| 62% | THEVOICE | 8 | Popular singing competition with famous judges |
| 62% | IDOL | 4 | Fox singing competition show, for short |
| 62% | IDOLS | 5 | Winners of a TV singing competition |
| 62% | TRAINCARLY | 10 | Prepare Simon for a singing competition? |
| 61% | IDOLS | 5 | Winners of some televised singing competitions |
| 60% | IDOL | 4 | "American ___" (singing competition won by Caleb Johnson in 2014) |
| 60% | THEVOICE | 8 | Longtime singing competition hosted by Carson Daly |
| 60% | IDOL | 4 | Long-running TV singing competition, for short |
| 59% | THEVOICE | 8 | TV singing competition known for big red chairs |
| 59% | IDOL | 4 | TV singing competition hosted by Ryan Seacrest, familiarly |
| 58% | TORIAMOS | 8 | American singer who sang Cornflake Girl |
| 58% | MICHAELS | 8 | American popstar who sang Issues, Julia __ |
| 56% | USOC | 4 | American organization for international athletic competition: Abbr. |