| 100% | BAYOU | 5 | "Blue ___" (hit song for both Roy Orbison and Linda Ronstadt) |
| 54% | BLUEBAYOU | 9 | Top 5 hit song for 33-Across written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson (2 wds.) |
| 48% | BLUEBAYOU | 9 | Roy Orbison song popularized by Linda Ronstadt |
| 48% | MANEATER | 8 | Title of hit songs for both Hall & Oates and Nelly Furtado |
| 45% | BLUEBAYOU | 9 | Linda Ronstadt hit co-written by Roy Orbison |
| 45% | SWEAR | 5 | "I ___" (1993 hit song for both country music's John Michael Montgomery and R&B's All-4-One) |
| 44% | BLUEBAYOU | 9 | Roy Orbison song that was a #3 hit for 32-Across in 1977: 2 wds. |
| 41% | YOUCANTHURRY0 | 13 | Hit song for The Supremes and Phil Collins |
| 40% | ITSSOEASY | 9 | Linda Ronstadt hit song |
| 40% | BLUEBAYOU | 9 | Linda Ronstadt hit song |
| 39% | BLUEBAYOU | 9 | Signature song for Linda Ronstadt |
| 38% | LONELYTONIGHT | 13 | 2014 hit song for 17- and 39-Across: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ISTHISLOVE | 10 | Hit song title for Bob Marley, Whitesnake and Survivor |
| 38% | PAWPAWPITIFULME | 15 | 1978 Linda Ronstadt song for tree fanciers? |
| 37% | PACKIN | 6 | "Pistol ___ Mama" (1943 hit song for Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters) |
| 36% | HELLO | 5 | No.1 hit song title for Lionel Richie and Adele |
| 36% | GAL | 3 | "(I've Got a ___ In) Kalamazoo" (#1 hit song for Glenn Miller and His Orchestra) |
| 35% | ATALL | 5 | "When You Say Nothing ___" was a hit song for Keith Whitley, Alison Krauss and Ronan Keating |
| 35% | ITSSOEASY | 9 | Top 5 hit song for 33-Across written by Buddy Holly and Norman Petty (3 wds.) |
| 35% | BLUEBAYOU | 9 | 1963 Roy Orbison single covered by Linda Ronstadt in 1977: 2 wds. |
| 35% | RAGDOLL | 7 | Hit for Aerosmith and The 4 Seasons (different songs, though) |
| 35% | SARA | 4 | Song title for both Fleetwood Mac and Starship |
| 35% | TRAINS | 6 | Buses and __, hit song for Bachelor Girl |
| 34% | YOUCANCALLMEAL | 14 | 1986 hit song for Paul Simon ... or an instruction from the starts of 20-, 34- and 41-Across? |
| 34% | BAYOU | 5 | Signature hit for Linda Ronstadt |
| 34% | SENORITA | 8 | Hit song by Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello that was nominated for a Grammy in 2020 |
| 34% | HEART | 5 | "Elastic ___," hit song written and performed by Sia for her album "1000 Forms of Fear" |
| 33% | BLACKHOLESUN | 12 | #1 hit song for 29-Across with the lyric "Won't you come / And wash away the rain" (3 wds.) |
| 33% | LOVELY | 6 | Hit song by Khalid and Billie Eilish which is a part of the soundtrack for "13 Reasons Why" |
| 33% | BAYOU | 5 | "Blue ___" (classic Linda Ronstadt song) |