| 100% | BEN | 3 | #1 Michael Jackson song about an 11-Across |
| 45% | BEN | 3 | Michael Jackson's first #1 song |
| 44% | GETONTHEFLOOR | 13 | Michael Jackson song |
| 42% | BEATIT | 6 | Michael Jackson song saying go away |
| 42% | PYT | 3 | 1983 Michael Jackson song |
| 41% | WITH | 4 | Penultimate word in a song about the 1-Across |
| 41% | THRILLER | 8 | Michael Jackson song with a zombie theme |
| 41% | THRILLER | 8 | Film genre; Michael Jackson song |
| 40% | ROCKET | 6 | Song about an astronaut: " __ Man" by Elton John |
| 40% | INCHWORM | 8 | Song about an insect in Hans Christian Andersen |
| 40% | MIRROR | 6 | Man in the __, Michael Jackson song |
| 40% | HEAL | 4 | "___ the World" (1992 Michael Jackson song) |
| 40% | NASTY | 5 | Janet Jackson song about mean boys |
| 40% | STAN | 4 | Eminem song about an obsessed fan |
| 40% | {NOTE}LL | 8 | "___ Lover" (Chicago song about an affair) |
| 40% | PEGOMYHEART | 11 | Classic song about an Irish lass that was a #1 hit in 1913 and 1947 |
| 40% | JEAN | 4 | Infamous Billie in a Michael Jackson song |
| 39% | IFIHEDDAHAMMER | 14 | Folk song about an old gossip columnist? |
| 39% | STAN | 4 | 2000 Eminem song about an obsessed fan |
| 39% | GALILEO | 7 | Indigo Girls song about an Italian astronomer |
| 39% | BEATIT | 6 | Michael Jackson song whose title means "Get lost!": 2 wds. |
| 39% | SHES | 4 | "___ Out of My Life" (1980 Michael Jackson song) |
| 39% | UMA | 3 | "___ Thurman" (Fall Out Boy song about an actress) |
| 38% | EATIT | 5 | Weird Al Yankovic parody of a Michael Jackson song |
| 38% | OHSUSANNA | 9 | 1848 classic song about an Alabama-to-Louisiana traveler |
| 38% | BEFOREHECHEATS | 14 | Carrie Underwood song about an unfaithful ex (3 wds.) |
| 38% | THRILLER | 8 | Michael Jackson's song, perfect for Halloween |
| 38% | SLENDERLY | 9 | How Little Susie was fashioned in a Michael Jackson song |
| 38% | TIL | 3 | "Don't Stop ___ You Get Enough" (1979 Michael Jackson song) |
| 38% | TREATYOUBETTER | 14 | 2016 Shawn Mendes song about an abusive relationship: 3 wds. |