| 100% | DUALIPA | 7 | "New Rules" singer who describes Coldplay frontman Chris Martin as a "mentor": 2 wds. |
| 39% | OLIVIARODRIGO | 13 | "Drivers License" singer who won a Best New Artist Grammy in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 39% | WHITNEYHOUSTON | 14 | "So Emotional" singer who, as a child, sang in her church choir: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ARETHAFRANKLIN | 14 | "Respect" singer who, as a child, sang in her church choir: 2 wds. |
| 38% | BEYONCEKNOWLES | 14 | "Halo" singer who, as a child, sang in her church choir: 2 wds. |
| 37% | MEGHANTRAINOR | 13 | "All About That Bass" singer who won a Best New Artist Grammy in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 37% | CHRISISAAK | 10 | "Wicked Game" singer who fought as an amateur boxer in a Police Athletic League: 2 wds. |
| 37% | TAYLORSWIFT | 11 | Singer who was nominated for a Grammy for Best New Artist in 2008 but lost to Amy Winehouse: 2 wds. |
| 36% | JOHNLEGEND | 10 | "All of Me" singer who's back, along with Gwen Stefani, as a veteran coach on "The Voice": 2 wds. |
| 35% | NEWSOM | 6 | Artist described as "The Indie Singer-Harpist Who Met the Orchestra" in a 2008 New York Times article |
| 34% | ADAMLEVINE | 10 | Maroon 5 singer who returned as a coach on "The Voice" in 2025 (2 wds.) |
| 34% | TAKEON | 6 | Hire, as a new employee: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ADDIN | 5 | Contribute, as a new ingredient: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ROLLSOUT | 8 | Introduces, as a new product line: 2 wds. |
| 34% | NIALLHORAN | 10 | One Direction singer who's in his second season as a coach on "The Voice": 2 wds. |
| 33% | LADYGAGA | 8 | Singer who won a 2011 Grammy for "Bad Romance": 2 wds. |
| 33% | BILLIEEILISH | 12 | Singer who released "Birds of a Feather" in 2024: 2 wds. |
| 33% | BILLIEEILISH | 12 | "Bad Guy" singer who won a record five Grammy Awards in 2020, including Best New Artist (2 wds.) |
| 33% | JLO | 3 | Singer who's a "World of Dance" judge, for short: 2 wds. |
| 33% | NELLYFURTADO | 12 | Singer who released "I'm Like a Bird" in 2000: 2 wds. |
| 33% | CAMILACABELLO | 13 | "Havana" singer who stars as Cinderella in "Cinderella": 2 wds. |
| 33% | SWEARSIN | 8 | Administers an oath to, as a new officeholder: 2 wds. |
| 33% | PHOEBEBRIDGERS | 14 | 16-Across and 31-Across singer who was nominated for a 2020 Best New Artist Grammy Award (2 wds.) |
| 32% | RINGUP | 6 | Put into the cash register, as a new sale: 2 wds. |
| 32% | MILEYCYRUS | 10 | "Wrecking Ball" singer who bought a Prius in 2009: 2 wds. |
| 32% | STEVENTYLER | 11 | Aerosmith singer who was a judge on "American Idol": 2 wds. |
| 32% | LIAMPAYNE | 9 | One Direction singer who has a fear of spoons: 2 wds. |
| 32% | CITYSLICKERS | 12 | Comedy film starring 42-Across as a New Yorker who goes on a cattle drive with his friends (2 wds.) |
| 32% | ADAMLEVINE | 10 | American pop singer who shares a first name with older singer Ant: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ELVISCOSTELLO | 13 | English rock singer who shares a first name with earlier singer Presley: 2 wds. |