| 100% | AIRLINER | 8 | "Jet ___" (Top 10 hit for the Steve Miller Band) |
| 65% | YOURLOVE | 8 | Only top 10 hit for 1980s British band the Outfield: 2 wds. |
| 61% | AMEN | 4 | Top 10 hit for the Impressions, 1964 |
| 60% | ELENORE | 7 | 1968 Top 10 hit for the Turtles |
| 60% | EBONYEYES | 9 | 1961 top 10 hit for the Everly Brothers |
| 59% | ILIKEITLIKETHAT | 15 | 1965 top 10 hit for the Dave Clark Five |
| 59% | DONTSTOP | 8 | 1977 top 10 hit for Fleetwood Mac, the band that accounts for one of Stevie Nicks's Hall of Fame inductions: 2 wds. |
| 57% | KISSME | 6 | Top 10 hit for Sixpence None the Richer (2 wds.) |
| 57% | LETHERCRY | 9 | 1995 top 10 hit for Hootie & the Blowfish |
| 55% | OURHOUSE | 8 | Only top 10 hit for 1980s British band Madness: 2 wds. |
| 55% | WALKRIGHTBACK | 13 | 1961 Top 10 hit for the Everly Brothers whose B-side is "Ebony Eyes" (3 wds.) |
| 55% | IVE | 3 | "___ Gotta Get a Message to You" (first U.S. Top 10 hit for the Bee Gees) |
| 54% | COMEONEILEEN | 12 | Only top 10 hit for 1980s British band Dexys Midnight Runners: 3 wds. |
| 54% | KISSME | 6 | Top 10 hit song for Sixpence None the Richer (2 wds.) |
| 54% | TILIKISSEDYOU | 13 | 1959 Top 10 hit for the Everly Brothers whose B-side is "Oh, What a Feeling" (4 wds.) |
| 52% | IDONTDANCE | 10 | 2014 Top 10 hit for Lee Brice, from the album of the same name: 3 wds. |
| 52% | HARDTOLOVE | 10 | 2012 top 10 hit for Lee Brice (his first on the Hot Country chart): 3 wds. |
| 52% | LIE | 3 | "Would I ___ to You?" (Top 10 hit for the Eurythmics) |
| 52% | TAINTEDLOVE | 11 | 1981 Top 10 hit for Soft Cell, and a feature of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 50% | STYX | 4 | Band with the top 10 hits "Lady" and "Babe" |
| 49% | ADIA | 4 | Top 10 hit for Sarah McLachlan |
| 49% | OHCAROL | 7 | Top 10 hit for Neil Sedaka |
| 49% | SIRDUKE | 7 | Top 10 hit for Stevie Wonder |
| 48% | BETH | 4 | 1976 top 10 hit for Kiss |
| 48% | ERESTU | 6 | 1974 top 10 hit for Mocedades |
| 48% | COMESAILAWAY | 12 | 1977 Top 10 hit for Styx |
| 48% | WHENIMGONE | 10 | Top 10 hit for Eminem or 3 Doors Down |
| 47% | ITSLATE | 7 | 1959 top 10 hit for Ricky Nelson |
| 47% | SHESGONE | 8 | 1976 top 10 hit for Hall & Oates |
| 47% | FASTCAR | 7 | 1988 top 10 hit for Tracy Chapman |