| 100% | THELOCOMOTION | 13 | #1 hit for Little Eva (1962) and Grand Funk Railroad (1974): 2 wds., hyph. |
| 49% | ILLBE | 5 | With 33-Across, #1 hit for the Jackson 5 (1970) and Mariah Carey (1992): 2 wds. |
| 44% | LADYMARMALADE | 13 | #1 hit for Labelle (1975) and Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya, and Pink (2001): 2 wds. |
| 37% | ONTO | 4 | "Hold ___ the Nights" (1988 #1 hit for Richard Marx): 2 wds. |
| 35% | WILLIESTARGELL | 14 | 1962-1982 first baseman and outfielder who hit 475 homers, all with the Pirates: 2 wds. |
| 34% | DANIELDAYLEWIS | 14 | Best Actor Oscar winner for "My Left Foot," "There Will Be Blood," and "Lincoln": 2 wds., hyph. |
| 33% | MYUNIVERSE | 10 | 2021 #1 hit by Coldplay and BTS: 2 wds. |
| 33% | FREEWIFI | 8 | Tech offering at cafés and airports: 2 wds., hyph. |
| 32% | MICHAELJACKSON | 14 | Singer with the most #1 Billboard Hot 100 hits (9) during the 1980s: 2 wds. |
| 32% | THEBEEGEES | 10 | Pop trio with the most #1 Billboard Hot 100 hits (9) during the 1970s: 2 wds. |
| 32% | THEBEATLES | 10 | Rock band with the most #1 Billboard Hot 100 hits (18) during the 1960s: 2 wds. |
| 31% | NBATEAMS | 8 | The Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets, for example: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 31% | ANDREAGASSI | 11 | Tennis player who earned a career Grand Slam and cofounded the Athletes for Hope charity-education organization: 2 wds. |
| 30% | TOYSTORE | 8 | One-stop shop for bikes, blocks, and balls: 2 wds. |
| 30% | DANCEMONKEY | 11 | 2019 hit for Tones and I with a sign of the Chinese zodiac in its title: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ALA | 3 | Order ___ carte (pick and choose, on a menu): 2 wds. |
| 30% | INDUSTRYBABY | 12 | 2021 Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow song that was #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop charts for 18 weeks: 2 wds. |
| 29% | IMA | 3 | "___ little teapot, short and stout...": 2 wds. |
| 29% | GOODTIMES | 9 | 1974-1979 Esther Rolle sitcom, or a 1979 Chic hit: 2 wds. |
| 29% | VIVALAVIDA | 10 | 2008 #1 hit for Coldplay: 3 wds. |
| 29% | ETAL | 4 | And other people: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 29% | WHOSYOURDADDY | 13 | #1 2002 country hit for Toby Keith (1961-2024) about a young woman's rich lover: 3 wds. |
| 29% | ATA | 3 | ___ minimum (no less than): 2 wds. |
| 29% | DONTCALL | 8 | With 48-Across, 2019 Miley Cyrus hit with Ariana Grande and Lana Del Rey: 2 wds. |
| 29% | ETAL | 4 | And others: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 29% | GOA | 3 | ___ long way (last for ages): 2 wds. |
| 29% | GOA | 3 | "Can you ___ little faster, please?" (request when one is late): 2 wds. |
| 29% | THESHINING | 10 | 1980 Jack Nicholson horror movie featuring Bartók's "Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta": 2 wds. |
| 28% | TOGO | 4 | "Is that for here or ___?" (question at a restaurant, maybe): 2 wds. |
| 28% | HOWTOBOOK | 9 | Instructional reference work: 2 wds., hyph. |