| 100% | LARGERTHANLIFE | 14 | "Millennium" Top 40 single by 47-Across with the lyrics "There are prices to fame alright / All of our time spent in flashes of light" (3 wds.) |
| 40% | IWANTITTHATWAY | 14 | "Millennium" Top 40 single by 47-Across with the lyrics "Tell me why / Ain't nothin' but a heartache" (5 wds.) |
| 38% | WEARETHEWORLD | 13 | 1985 USA for Africa charity single co-written by 44-Across with the lyrics "It's time to lend a hand to life / The greatest gift of all" (4 wds.) |
| 37% | BABYHOLDON | 10 | 1978 Top 20 hit by 43-Across with the lyrics "Whatever will be, will be / The future is ours to see" (3 wds.) |
| 35% | MERCYMERCYME | 12 | 1971 Top 10 song by 28-Across with the lyrics "Oh things ain't what they used to be, no no / Where did all the blue skies go?" (3 wds.) |
| 33% | CATCHAWAVE | 10 | 1963 single by 29-Across from 39-Across that has the lyrics "You paddle out turn around and raise / And baby that's all there is to the coastline craze" (3 wds.) |
| 33% | MAINSTREET | 10 | Top 40 song by 46-Across with the lyrics "I drift back in time and I find my feet" |
| 33% | HOUSEOFFIRE | 11 | 40-Across hit single with the lyrics "Brick by brick the flames get higher / Build it strong with our desire" (3 wds.) |
| 32% | NIGHTMOVES | 10 | Top 10 song by 46-Across with the lyrics "Out in the back seat of my '60 Chevy" (2 wds.) |
| 31% | RUNNINGONEMPTY | 14 | 1978 single by 42-Across with the lyric "In '69, I was 21 and I called the road my own" (3 wds.) |
| 31% | PILLSNPOTIONS | 13 | Hit single on "The Pinkprint" with the lyrics "I get high off your memory / In due time we'll be fine" (3 wds.) |
| 31% | MEMORYLANE | 10 | Old Dominion No. 4 country single with the lyrics "Yeah, I might as well live there, baby / That's where I spend most of my time" (2 wds.) |
| 30% | THEDARKKNIGHT | 13 | Rated 9.0 on IMDb, this movie about the confrontation of "The Joker" and "Batman" is listed in the top 10 movies of all time: 3 wds. |
| 30% | KENGRIFFEYJR | 12 | First overall #1 draft pick to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, an outfielder drafted by the Mariners in 1987: 3 wds., abbr. |
| 30% | HEARTOFGLASS | 12 | Blondie #1 hit with the lyric "Love is so confusing, there's no peace of mind": 3 wds. |
| 30% | NCAAWOMENS | 10 | With 40-Across, sport whose annual tournament was won this past Tuesday by the University of Connecticut, for the tenth time: 2 wds. |
| 30% | YOUSHOULDBESAD | 14 | 2020 Top 40 single by Halsey with the lyric "Just glad I made it out without breakin' down" (4 wds.) |
| 30% | THESEEDSOFLOVE | 14 | 1989 studio album by 42-Across whose opening track is the Top 40 hit single "Woman in Chains" (4 wds.) |
| 29% | WORLDONFIRE | 11 | Song by 40-Across on 48-Across with the lyric "Whatcha gonna do when it all burns down?" (3 wds.) |
| 29% | WALKAWAYJOE | 11 | Top 10 duet by 33-Across and Don Henley with the lyrics "Such are the dreams of an average Jane / Ninety miles an hour down lovers' lane" (2 wds.) |
| 29% | LIKEIUSEDTO | 11 | 2018 single by 43-Across with the lyrics "Never be the same / Won't trust you ... " (4 wds.) |
| 29% | ALLNIGHTLONG | 12 | 1983 No. 1 song by 44-Across with the lyrics "Well, my friends, the time has come / To raise the roof and have some fun" (3 wds.) |
| 29% | TOOMUCHHEAVEN | 13 | Song that was the first of three #1 singles by 42-Across in 1979 (3 wds.) |
| 29% | WHATSGOINGON | 12 | 1971 Top 10 song by 28-Across with the lyrics "We've got to find a way / To bring some understanding here today" (3 wds.) |
| 28% | THATWASNTME | 11 | Song by 32-Across with the lyrics "I'm not asking you to move on or forget it / But these are better days" (3 wds.) |
| 28% | SOBER | 5 | Single by 53-Across on 45-Across with the lyric "In the morning, you'll be dancing with all the heartache" |
| 28% | WHATITSWORTH | 12 | "For ___," the third single by 17a, meant to be released as part of his solo album: 3 wds. |
| 28% | WITHOUTME | 9 | 2018 #1 single by Halsey with the lyric "I was afraid to leave you on your own" (2 wds.) |
| 28% | MARTINBRODEUR | 13 | Former New Jersey Devils' goaltender who has the highest number of wins with 691 wins and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 28% | KIMMULKEY | 9 | Coach of the 40-Across who is the only coach in women's college basketball to win national championships with two teams (2 wds.) |