| 100% | JOURNEY | 7 | "Sentimental ___," 1945 song recorded by Doris Day for Les Brown and His Band of Renown |
| 41% | LES | 3 | ___ Brown and His Band of Renown |
| 33% | LES | 3 | Brown with His Band of Renown |
| 32% | XTC | 3 | Band known for its hit songs "The Mayor of Simpleton" and "King for a Day" |
| 30% | REHAB | 5 | 2008 Grammy Award for Song of the Year and Record of the Year winner by Amy Winehouse |
| 29% | RIGHTONTIME | 11 | 2021 song by 32-Across nominated for three Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year (3 wds.) |
| 28% | COVER | 5 | Recording of a song originally done by another band |
| 26% | HELLO | 5 | Adele hit that won Grammys for Song and Record of the Year |
| 26% | ONES | 4 | "This ___ For You" (title of a hit album and song by Barry Manilow) |
| 26% | OCTOPUSSGARDEN | 14 | 1969 song recorded by 19-Across, and title of 41-Across's 2014 picture book: 2 wds. |
| 26% | HELLO | 5 | 2015 song by Adele that won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year |
| 25% | PUPPYLOVE | 9 | Song recorded by Paul Anka and Donny Osmond |
| 25% | MOONRIVER | 9 | Song recorded by Audrey Hepburn and Frank Ocean |
| 25% | ABBA | 4 | Band whose song "I Still Have Faith in You" was Grammy-nominated for Record of the Year |
| 25% | LES | 3 | Brown with the Band of Renown |
| 25% | HEY | 3 | "___, Soul Sister," 2009 song by rock band Train, and maybe the start of a conversation |
| 25% | HEART | 5 | "Elastic ___," hit song written and performed by Sia for her album "1000 Forms of Fear" |
| 25% | MARS | 4 | Singer Bruno who won Grammys for Record, Album, and Song of the Year in 2018 |
| 25% | AGE | 3 | "Ice ___," animated film about a mammoth and his band of friends |
| 25% | LADIES | 6 | "Barenaked ___," Canadian rock band that wrote and recorded the theme song for "The Big Bang Theory" |
| 25% | AWAY | 4 | "Gouge ___," song by rock band Pixies that is inspired by the story of Samson and Delilah |
| 25% | REHAB | 5 | Amy Winehouse 2008 Grammy Award for Song of the Year and Record of the Year winner |
| 25% | THIS | 4 | "___ is America," hit song by Childish Gambino which won the Grammy for Record of the Year |
| 25% | TIME | 4 | "First ___," 2017 song by Ellie Goulding and DJ Kygo which was a part of his album "Stargazing" |
| 25% | STEVEN | 6 | ___ Page, founding member of the band that wrote and recorded the theme for "The Big Bang Theory" |
| 25% | LIES | 4 | "Love ___," hit song by Khalid and Normani which is a part of the soundtrack for "Love, Simon" |
| 24% | ELO | 3 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band fronted by Jeff Lynne, for short |
| 24% | BEST | 4 | "You're My ___ Friend," song about friendship by Queen, written by band member John Deacon for his wife |
| 24% | FIREWORK | 8 | Hit song by Katy Perry that was nominated for a Grammy for Record of the Year in 2012 |
| 24% | TURTLEDOVE | 10 | Old World bird with a brown plumage and speckled wings associated with song The Twelve Days of Christmas |