| 100% | HYPE | 4 | "Don't Believe the ___" (Public Enemy song inspired by Noam Chomsky) |
| 40% | THEPOWER | 8 | Fight __, Public Enemy song for Do The Right Thing |
| 38% | NERO | 4 | He was declared a public enemy by the Senate |
| 38% | MAGNOLIA | 8 | 1999 movie inspired by the songs of Aimee Mann |
| 38% | CHA | 3 | "Don't ___" (hit song by The Pussycat Dolls) |
| 38% | LET | 3 | "Don't ___ Me Down," song by The Chainsmokers |
| 38% | BRUNO | 5 | "We Don't Talk About ___," song from the 2021 film "Encanto" composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda |
| 37% | CRACKLINROSIE | 13 | Neil Diamond song inspired by the music director of a Canadian radio station (2 wds.) |
| 37% | FEAR | 4 | "(Don't ___) The Reaper" (classic song by Blue Öyster Cult) |
| 37% | ONI | 3 | "Don't Blame It ___," song by The Congos: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MUCH | 4 | "That Don't Impress Me ___," 1998 song by Shania Twain that refers to Brad Pitt in the lyrics |
| 36% | KENTUCKYWOMAN | 13 | Neil Diamond song inspired by female fans during a tour of the U.S. South (2 wds.) |
| 36% | OREOS | 5 | Cookies inspired by Hydrox in 1912 although most believe Hydrox are the imitators |
| 35% | HIPS | 4 | "___ Don't Lie," 2006 song by Shakira that topped the Billboard Hot 100 |
| 35% | MARTHA | 6 | With 34-Across, Beatles song inspired by Paul's dog, on which Paul McCartney is the only credited Beatle |
| 35% | LET | 3 | "Don't ___ Me Down" (Grammy-winning song by The Chainsmokers) |
| 35% | SOMETHING | 9 | Beatles song by George Harrison on 48-Across with the lyrics "I don't want to leave her now / You know I believe and how" |
| 34% | PAPA | 4 | ___ don't preach, song by Madonna |
| 34% | HYPE | 4 | "Don't believe the ___" |
| 34% | HYPE | 4 | "Don't believe the ___!" |
| 34% | HYPE | 4 | "Don't believe the __" |
| 33% | MATERIALISTS | 12 | They don't believe in the spirit |
| 33% | REBEL | 5 | Public Enemy song "___ Without a Pause" |
| 33% | NOW | 3 | "Don't Stop Me ___," 1979 song by Queen which is a part of the album "Jazz" |
| 33% | LIE | 3 | "Hips Don't ___" (hit song performed by Shakira at the 2020 Super Bowl halftime show) |
| 33% | YAKETYYAK | 9 | Lyric that precedes “don’t talk back” in a 1958 hit song by the Coasters |
| 33% | CLOSETOME | 9 | Don't Stand So __, 80s hit by The Police |
| 33% | LET | 3 | "Don't ___ Me Down" (song by the Chainsmokers) |
| 33% | CRY | 3 | "Big Girls Don't ___," song by Fergie |
| 33% | STOP | 4 | "Don't ___," 1977 song by Fleetwood Mac that peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 |