| 100% | LAW | 3 | "Breaking the ___" (Judas Priest single on VH1's list of the 40 Greatest Metal Songs) |
| 50% | IMEVERYWOMAN | 12 | 1978 Chaka Khan single that's ranked 27th on "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of the 200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time (3 wds.) |
| 48% | RICOSUAVE | 9 | Gerardo single on Blender's list of the "50 Worst Songs Ever" |
| 45% | RESPECT | 7 | Honor ... and #5 on a list by 40-/46-Across of the 500 greatest songs of all time |
| 45% | LOLA | 4 | 1970 Kinks hit on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time |
| 43% | BROWNSUGAR | 10 | Song on the Rolling Stones' "Sticky Fingers" album that's #5 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time (2 wds.) |
| 41% | GOODGOLLY | 9 | With 48-Across, 1958 Little Richard hit that's #94 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2 wds. |
| 41% | MAYS | 4 | #2 on ESPN's list of the 100 greatest players in MLB history |
| 40% | BEASTOFBURDEN | 13 | Song on the Rolling Stones' "Some Girls" album that's #443 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (3 wds.) |
| 40% | SHOULDISTAY | 11 | Song by the Clash on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list |
| 40% | CLAPTON | 7 | #2 on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists" |
| 40% | IMAMAN | 6 | 1955 Bo Diddley song on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time": 3 wds. |
| 39% | SUPERSTITION | 12 | 1972 Stevie Wonder hit that Rolling Stone ranked #74 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time |
| 39% | FUNKYTOWN | 9 | 1980 Lipps, Inc. hit that's on VH1's list of Greatest One-Hit Wonders |
| 38% | RICOSUAVE | 9 | 1991 Gerardo hit that's on VH1's list of Greatest One-Hit Wonders: 2 wds. |
| 38% | RAYCHARLES | 10 | Singer ranked #10 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time |
| 38% | THEHUSTLE | 9 | 1975 Van McCoy hit that's on VH1's list of Greatest One-Hit Wonders: 2 wds. |
| 38% | HOTHOTHOT | 9 | 1987 Buster Poindexter hit that's on VH1's list of Greatest One-Hit Wonders: 3 wds. |
| 38% | IMTOOSEXY | 9 | Runner-up to "Baby Got Back" on VH1's "40 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the '90s" |
| 37% | LOUIE | 5 | When repeated, #5 on Rolling Stone's 2007 list of "40 Songs That Changed the World" |
| 37% | MACARENA | 8 | Song by the #1 band on VH1's "100 Greatest One Hit Wonders" |
| 35% | INTHEAIRTONIGHT | 15 | Signature Phil Collins hit ranked among VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the 80s" |
| 35% | GAME | 4 | "___ of Thrones," TV series adapted from the novel series "A Song of Ice and Fire," which is ranked 12th on Rolling Stone's 2016 list of "100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time" |
| 34% | MARKYMARK | 9 | #1 on VH1's "40 Hottest Hotties of the '90s" |
| 34% | RHETTBUTLER | 11 | Speaker of the #1 quote on A.F.I.'s list of the 100 greatest movie quotes |
| 33% | SUPERSTITION | 12 | 1972 hit song by 38-Across that is #74 on Rolling Stone's list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time |
| 33% | BADROMANCE | 10 | Lady Gaga hit included on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list |
| 33% | LAHR | 4 | Defensive End Warren with 40 interceptions from 1950-59 and called a "ball hawk" on the Cleveland's list of "Browns Legends" |
| 32% | ANTIHERO | 8 | Taylor Swift song that was 20th on Spotify's 2023 list of most-streamed songs of the summer in the U.S. (Hyph.) |
| 32% | PELE | 4 | Athlete on Time's list of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century |