| 100% | STEALS | 6 | "The Man of Metropolis ___ Our Hearts," 2005 song by Sufjan Stevens that is inspired by Superman |
| 49% | WISH | 4 | "(___ I Could Fly Like) Superman," 1979 song by the Kinks that is inspired by Superman |
| 47% | LIVES | 5 | "Best Years of Our ___," song covered by Baha Men that was featured in the "Shrek" franchise |
| 46% | RAMBLE | 6 | "___ On," song by Led Zeppelin that was inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" |
| 44% | ONLY | 4 | 2005 song by Nine Inch Nails that was inspired by the film "Fight Club" |
| 44% | LUCY | 4 | "___ in the Sky with Diamonds," 1967 song by The Beatles which was inspired by a drawing that Lennon's son made of his classmate |
| 43% | SOMA | 4 | Song by The Strokes that was inspired by Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" |
| 43% | DEAD | 4 | "Superman's ___," 1997 song by Our Lady Peace that was inspired by Superman |
| 42% | FLAME | 5 | "Eternal ___," 1989 song by the Bangles that was inspired by Elvis Presley |
| 41% | LIVES | 5 | "These Are the Days of Our ___," 1991 song by Queen that reminisces the days gone by |
| 41% | AWAY | 4 | "Gouge ___," song by rock band Pixies that is inspired by the story of Samson and Delilah |
| 41% | THOUSAND | 8 | "Death By a ___ Cuts," 2019 song by Taylor Swift that was inspired by the film "Someone Great" |
| 41% | APPRENTICE | 10 | "Scentless ___," song by Nirvana that was inspired by Patrick Suskind's "Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer" |
| 41% | NIGHTMARE | 9 | "Motorpsycho ___," 1964 song by Bob Dylan that was inspired by the films "Psycho" and "La Dolce Vita" |
| 40% | WAITIN | 6 | "___ for a Superman (Is It Gettin' Heavy)," 1999 song by The Flaming Lips that is inspired by Superman |
| 39% | DAY | 3 | "One Sweet ___," song by Mariah Carey with Boyz II Men that was nominated for the Grammy for Record of the Year |
| 39% | SWEETDAY | 8 | "One ___," a song by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men, that was Billboard's most successful song of the 1990s: 2 wds. |
| 39% | LAND | 4 | "___ of the Pharaohs," 1955 epic film starring Jack Hawkins that is inspired by ancient Egypt |
| 39% | METRO | 5 | "___ 2033," video game that was inspired by Dmitry Glukhovsky novel of the same title |
| 38% | WIND | 4 | "Candle in the ___," song by Elton John that was written in honor of Marilyn Monroe |
| 38% | EVERLONG | 8 | 1997 song by Foo Fighters that was featured in the film "The Wolf of Wall Street" |
| 38% | THEEND | 6 | Song by the Doors that, paradoxically, is heard at the start of "Apocalypse Now" |
| 38% | SPOCKMUSTDIE | 12 | Original novel by 39-Across that was inspired by one of the principal characters of "Star Trek" (3 wds.) |
| 38% | DREAM | 5 | "Moonlight (A Vampire's ___)," 2011 song by Stevie Nicks that was inspired by "The Twilight Saga" series |
| 38% | SPEC | 4 | "___ Ops: The Line," video game that was partially inspired by Joseph Conrad's novel "Heart of Darkness" |
| 38% | TOGETHER | 8 | "We Belong ___," a song by Mariah Carey that was listed as Billboard's "Song of the Decade" |
| 37% | CHAIN | 5 | "The ___," 1977 song by Fleetwood Mac that was used on the soundtrack for "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" |
| 37% | PETE | 4 | "___ Davidson," 2018 song by Ariana Grande that is one of the shortest songs to enter the Billboard charts |
| 37% | BEAUTIFUL | 9 | "___ Trip," 2020 song by Kid Cudi that is one of the shortest songs to enter the Billboard charts |
| 37% | LEGHORN | 7 | Type of Looney Tunes' chicken that was inspired by the fictional Senator Claghorn (Are ya payin' attention, son?) |