| 100% | AYER | 4 | "In the ___," 2008 hit by Flo Rida |
| 76% | LOW | 3 | Song by Flo Rida and T-Pain that held the #1 spot in 2008 longer than any other song that year |
| 75% | LOW | 3 | Song by Flo Rida and T-Pain that held the No. 1 spot in 2008 longer than any other song that year |
| 66% | ICRY | 4 | Flo Rida hit with the lyric "Champagne buckets still got two tears in it" |
| 57% | AYER | 4 | "In the ___," song by Flo Rida |
| 57% | PPPPOKERFACE | 12 | Refrain in a 2008 hit by Lady Gaga |
| 57% | LOW | 3 | 2008 Flo Rida hit |
| 53% | SEPTEMBER | 9 | 1978 hit by the band represented in this puzzle's circles |
| 53% | AYER | 4 | Flo Rida's "In The ___" |
| 52% | MALTESELIRA | 11 | Currency replaced by the euro in 2008 |
| 52% | MYGGGGENERATION | 15 | Refrain in a 1965 hit by the Who |
| 52% | LALALALALOLA | 12 | Refrain in a 1970 hit by the Kinks |
| 51% | BIGGIRLSDONTCRY | 15 | 1962 #1 hit by the group hinted at in this puzzle's theme |
| 51% | CASTLES | 7 | "___ in the Air," 1971 song by Don McLean that was a Billboard Top 40 hit |
| 50% | BLACK | 5 | "___ Ice," 2008 hit song by AC/DC with an album that has the same name |
| 50% | LOVEISALIVE | 11 | 1985 #1 country hit by the Judds about finding intimacy in daily routines: 3 wds. |
| 49% | OZAWA | 5 | Conductor awarded the Order of Culture by Emperor Akihito in 2008 |
| 49% | SLEEPCYCLE | 10 | Exercise done by hitting the snooze button and staying in bed? |
| 49% | JOANN | 5 | Title girl in a 1958 hit by the Playmates |
| 49% | ELENORE | 7 | Title girl in a 1968 hit by the Turtles |
| 49% | TURNITLOOSE | 11 | 1988 #1 country hit by the Judds about dancing freely in your "shoutin' shoes": 3 wds. |
| 49% | GDFR | 4 | 2015 Flo Rida hit whose letters can be found sequentially in this puzzle's three longest entries |
| 49% | WHODATGIRL | 10 | 2011 Flo Rida hit with the lyric "She ain't no rock star, but she got groupies" |
| 48% | BORN | 4 | "___ in the U.S.A." (hit by Bruce Springsteen) |
| 48% | PARTY | 5 | "___ in the U.S.A," hit song by Miley Cyrus from her album "The Time of Our Lives" |
| 48% | HIP | 3 | The Tragically ___, Canadian rock band formed in Ontario with the hit "Ahead by a Century" |
| 48% | ROLLING | 7 | "___ in the Deep," hit song by Adele that won 3 Grammy awards including Record of the Year in 2012 |
| 48% | LAVENDERHAZE | 12 | 2022 top 10 hit by Taylor Swift that has a foggy weather term in the title: 2 wds. |
| 48% | SNOWONTHEBEACH | 14 | 2022 top 10 hit by Taylor Swift that has a cold weather term in the title: 4 wds. |
| 48% | MIDNIGHTRAIN | 12 | 2022 top 10 hit by Taylor Swift that has a wet weather term in the title: 2 wds. |