| 100% | DIONNEWARWICK | 13 | "Walk On By" singer featured on "That's What Friends Are For": 2 wds. |
| 89% | STEVIEWONDER | 12 | "Superstition" singer featured on "That's What Friends Are For": 2 wds. |
| 77% | GLADYSKNIGHT | 12 | "Midnight Train to Georgia" singer featured on 1985's "That's What Friends Are For": 2 wds. |
| 65% | DIONNEWARWICK | 13 | "That's What Friends Are For" singer who received a 2023 Kennedy Center Honor: 2 wds. |
| 54% | DANCINGQUEEN | 12 | Song by ABBA that was #12 on Billboard's year-end Hot 100 for 1977: 2 wds. |
| 53% | GODIS | 5 | "___ a DJ," 2003 song by Pink that was featured on the "Mean Girls" soundtrack: 2 wds. |
| 51% | DIONNEWARWICK | 13 | "Walk On By" singer who has a solo in "We Are the World": 2 wds. |
| 51% | INSIDEJOB | 9 | What a robbery that's abetted by an employee is: 2 wds. |
| 49% | DIONNEWARWICK | 13 | "Walk On By" singer who was the Mouse on season 3 of "The Masked Singer": 2 wds. |
| 49% | TAKITAKI | 8 | 2018 song by DJ Snake featuring Selena Gomez, Ozuna and Cardi B that was nominated for an MTV VMA: 2 wds. |
| 48% | WITHSOMEBODY | 12 | "I Wanna Dance ___ (Who Loves Me)," number-one hit by Whitney Houston that was featured in the film "13 Going on 30": 2 wds. |
| 47% | PEOPLESCOURT | 12 | Legal reality show that's been on the air for 29 seasons, with "The": 2 wds. |
| 47% | CROCODILEROCK | 13 | Elton John hit that was #7 on Billboard's year-end Hot 100 for 1973: 2 wds. |
| 47% | JINGLEBELL | 10 | "___ Rock," Christmas song that was featured on the "Mean Girls" soundtrack: 2 wds. |
| 46% | PETESEEGER | 10 | Folk singer whose anti-Vietnam War song on 15-/51-Across's show was censored by CBS: 2 wds. |
| 46% | DIONNEWARWICK | 13 | "Walk On By" singer who married the same man twice: 2 wds. |
| 45% | GOTTOGIVEITUP | 13 | Song by Marvin Gaye that was #20 on Billboard's year-end Hot 100 for 1977: 5 wds. |
| 45% | BESTOFMYLOVE | 12 | Song by the Emotions that was #3 on Billboard's year-end Hot 100 for 1977: 4 wds. |
| 45% | BRUNOMARS | 9 | "Grenade" singer who was the featured vocalist on "Uptown Funk": 2 wds. |
| 45% | DEADALIVE | 9 | 1992 film directed by Peter Jackson that features walking corpses: 2 wds. |
| 45% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Writer of the children's books that the movies directed by 14-, 20-, and 36-Across were based on: 2 wds. |
| 45% | BILLIEEILISH | 12 | Singer-songwriter who sings "What Was I Made For?" on "Barbie: The Album" (2 wds.) |
| 45% | THANKYOU | 8 | "___ for Being a Friend," "Golden Girls" theme song sung by Cynthia Fee: 2 wds. |
| 45% | MILKSHAKE | 9 | 2003 song by singer Kelis that was featured on the "Mean Girls" soundtrack |
| 45% | JUSTINBIEBER | 12 | Singer with the 2020 love song "That's What Love Is" (2 wds.) |
| 45% | GEORGECOSTANZA | 14 | Character who is Jerry's best friend since high school and is played by Jason Alexander on the show "Seinfeld": 2 wds. |
| 44% | BERT | 4 | Ernie's best friend on "Sesame Street" for whom Ernie dedicated the song "That's What Friends Are For" |
| 44% | BRUNOMARS | 9 | "That's What I Like" singer known for wearing a fedora or a trucker's cap: 2 wds. |
| 44% | IMA | 3 | "___ Believer," song covered by Smash Mouth that was featured in the "Shrek" franchise: 2 wds. |
| 44% | CHARLIXCX | 9 | Singer featured on Icona Pop's 2012 hit "I Love It": 2 wds. |