| 100% | HABITS | 6 | "Bad ___," 2021 hit by British singer Ed Sheeran that was a chart-topping hit in 2022 |
| 49% | CELESTIAL | 9 | 2022 single by 49-Across that was a Top 10 hit on the "Billboard" Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart |
| 46% | KATEBUSH | 8 | Singer whose 1985 song “Running Up That Hill” became a top 10 hit in 2022 after being featured on “Stranger Things” |
| 44% | WITHOUTYOU | 10 | 2020 song by the Kid Laroi whose remix was a top 10 hit in 2021: 2 wds. |
| 44% | CASTLES | 7 | "___ in the Air," 1971 song by Don McLean that was a Billboard Top 40 hit |
| 43% | MISSINGYOU | 10 | Tribute to Marvin Gaye written by Lionel Richie and sung by 50-Across that was a Top 10 hit in 1984 (2 wds.) |
| 41% | EYESCLOSED | 10 | 2023 single by 49-Across that was a #1 hit on the "Billboard" Adult Top 40 chart (2 wds.) |
| 40% | 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 |
| 40% | LAVENDERHAZE | 12 | 2022 top 10 hit by Taylor Swift that has a foggy weather term in the title: 2 wds. |
| 40% | SNOWONTHEBEACH | 14 | 2022 top 10 hit by Taylor Swift that has a cold weather term in the title: 4 wds. |
| 40% | MIDNIGHTRAIN | 12 | 2022 top 10 hit by Taylor Swift that has a wet weather term in the title: 2 wds. |
| 37% | BADHABITS | 9 | Top Ten hit for Ed Sheeran in 2021 |
| 37% | CATBURNS | 8 | British singer who had a hit with Go in 2022 |
| 36% | EIGHTAMBLUE | 11 | Color that was also a Top Ten hit for Lou Gramm in 1987 |
| 36% | SHIVERS | 7 | 2021 Ed Sheeran #4 hit that was the second single from "=" |
| 36% | SLOW | 4 | Hit song by Australian singer Kylie Minogue which was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2005 |
| 36% | SENORITA | 8 | Hit song by Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello that was nominated for a Grammy in 2020 |
| 36% | OUT | 3 | "School's ___," 1972 hit by Alice Cooper that was featured in a Staples commercial |
| 36% | MONTERO | 7 | 2021 #1 hit song that was teased in a Super Bowl commercial |
| 35% | HOT | 3 | "___ Stuff," 1979 hit by singer Donna that was featured in "The Martian" |
| 35% | CALIFORNIA | 10 | "___ Gurls," hit song by Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg that was nominated for a Grammy in 2011 |
| 35% | BADHABITS | 9 | 2021 Ed Sheeran #2 hit that was the debut single from the album "=": 2 wds. |
| 35% | FREEDOM | 7 | A hit song by Pharrell Williams that was used in the film "Despicable Me 3" |
| 35% | MGM | 3 | Movie studio with a lion mascot that was acquired by Amazon in 2022 |
| 35% | TOOMANYRIVERS | 13 | Song by 17-Across covered by 40-Across that was a hit for Brenda Lee in the 1960s (3 wds.) |
| 35% | SHAPE | 5 | With 53-Across, song by Ed Sheeran that topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 weeks in 2017 |
| 35% | WALKONBY | 8 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 3 wds. |
| 35% | REACHOUTFORME | 13 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 4 wds. |
| 35% | IFEELFORYOU | 11 | Grammy-winning song written by Prince that was a #1 hit for Chaka Khan in 1984 (4 wds.) |
| 35% | KATE | 4 | Singer Bush whose "Running Up That Hill" became a hit again in 2022 after 37 years |