| 100% | ABOO | 4 | "Bug ___" (1999 Destiny's Child Top 40 hit) (2 wds.) |
| 56% | BILLSBILLSBILLS | 15 | 1999 Destiny's Child hit |
| 52% | GIRLGROUP | 9 | Destiny's Child, for one: 2 wds. |
| 51% | ABOO | 4 | "Bug ___" (1999 Destiny's Child hit) |
| 50% | THERISING | 9 | 2002 Bruce Springsteen album featuring the Top 40 hit "Lonesome Day" (2 wds.) |
| 48% | SAYMYNAME | 9 | 1999 hit for Destiny's Child |
| 47% | ITSMYLIFE | 9 | Top 40 hit from the 2000 Bon Jovi album "Crush" (3 wds.) |
| 46% | SAY | 3 | "___ My Name" (Destiny's Child 1999 hit) |
| 45% | CATER | 5 | "___ 2 U" (Destiny's Child hit) |
| 44% | ALA | 3 | "Apple Pie ___ Mode," Destiny's Child song: 2 wds. |
| 43% | BORNTORUN | 9 | Springsteen's first Top 40 hit |
| 43% | SAYMYNAME | 9 | Destiny's Child, 1999 (p) |
| 42% | FLYAWAY | 7 | 1999 Lenny Kravitz hit: 2 wds. |
| 42% | ALA | 3 | "Apple Pie ___ Mode," Destiny's Child song named for a dessert: 2 wds. |
| 42% | CHERRYCHERRY | 12 | Neil Diamond's first top-40 hit, with a repetitive title: 2 wds. |
| 42% | CASEYKASEM | 10 | Longtime "American Top 40" disc jockey who died 6/15/2014: 2 wds. |
| 41% | SAY | 3 | "___ My Name" (1999 Destiny's Child hit) |
| 41% | PIANOMAN | 8 | Billy Joel's first Top 40 hit |
| 41% | UPONCRPLECREEK | 14 | The Band's first Top 40 hit |
| 40% | THESEEDSOFLOVE | 14 | 1989 studio album by 42-Across whose opening track is the Top 40 hit single "Woman in Chains" (4 wds.) |
| 40% | LOVESOMEBODY | 12 | 2013 top 10 hit for Maroon 5: 2 wds. |
| 40% | DRINKINGCLASS | 13 | 2014 top 10 hit for Lee Brice: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ROCKMEBA | 8 | B.B. King's first Top 40 hit |
| 40% | AMIE | 4 | Pure Prairie League's first Top 40 hit |
| 39% | THANKGOD | 8 | 2022 Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown duet that hit the top 40: 2 wds. |
| 39% | KEEPTHEFAITH | 12 | 1992 Bon Jovi album whose three Top 40 hits were the title track, "Bed of Roses," and "In These Arms" (3 wds.) |
| 39% | OURHOUSE | 8 | Only top 10 hit for 1980s British band Madness: 2 wds. |
| 39% | FALSEPROPHETS | 13 | 2016 Top 40 single by J. Cole (2 wds.) |
| 39% | STRONGENOUGH | 12 | Top 10 hit on 25-Across's Top 10 album "Tuesday Night Music Club" (2 wds.) |
| 38% | SOULMAN | 7 | Top-20 hit single for this puzzle's theme duo: 2 wds. |