| 100% | CHUCKBERRY | 10 | "Roll Over Beethoven" singer, born in 1926 and still rocking: 2 wds. |
| 65% | LITTLERICHARD | 13 | "Tutti Frutti" singer, born in 1932 and still rocking: 2 wds. |
| 65% | FATSDOMINO | 10 | "Blueberry Hill" singer, born in 1928 and still rocking: 2 wds. |
| 46% | CHUCKBERRY | 10 | Rock-and-roll legend and singer of "Roll Over Beethoven," who died on 3/18/17: 2 wds. |
| 44% | LOUISARMSTRONG | 14 | Jazz trumpeter and singer born in New Orleans: 2 wds. |
| 44% | BILLYJOEL | 9 | "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" and "We Didn't Start the Fire" singer who seems to have two first names (2 wds.) |
| 43% | CAROLEKING | 10 | "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" singer nominated to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 43% | BILLYJOEL | 9 | "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me," 3-Down, 16-Across, and 49-Across singer who turns 75 years old on May 9, 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 41% | ERICCLAPTON | 11 | "Layla" guitarist and singer who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000: 2 wds. |
| 40% | SHERYLCROW | 10 | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame singer of 14-Across and 38-Across whose 12th studio album, "Evolution," was released in 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 39% | LINDARONSTADT | 13 | "You're No Good" singer who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014: 2 wds. |
| 39% | NEILYOUNG | 9 | "Heart of Gold" singer in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 38% | JOEL | 4 | "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" singer Billy |
| 38% | DAVIDGILMOUR | 12 | "On an Island" guitarist and singer who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ALGREEN | 7 | The Reverend ___ (soul singer in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame): 2 wds. |
| 37% | BRUNOMARS | 9 | Grammy-winning pop singer born in October (2 wds.) |
| 37% | HOYTAXTON | 9 | "Joy to the World" country singer born in Duncan, Oklahoma (2 wds.) |
| 36% | JOEDIFFIE | 9 | "Pickup Man" country singer born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (2 wds.) |
| 36% | SMOKEYROBINSON | 14 | 42-Across singer/songwriter who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 (2 wds.) |
| 36% | TINA | 4 | Singer Turner inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021 |
| 36% | TINA | 4 | Singer Turner who's in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice |
| 36% | TINA | 4 | Singer Turner inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021 |
| 36% | HARRYCONNICKJR | 14 | Pop and jazz singer born in New Orleans: 3 wds., abbr. |
| 36% | TOMWAITS | 8 | Gravelly-voiced singer in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| 36% | JAMESTAYLOR | 11 | 18-Across singer-songwriter in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame who turned 75 in 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 36% | VINCEGILL | 9 | "I Still Believe in You" country singer born in Norman, Oklahoma (2 wds.) |
| 35% | BAEZ | 4 | Singer Joan who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April |
| 35% | ETTA | 4 | Jazz singer ___ James who's in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| 35% | BAEZ | 4 | Female singer inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017 |
| 35% | ALGREEN | 7 | Soul singer inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 |