| 100% | JOHN | 4 | ___ Legend, singer with an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music |
| 61% | ENYA | 4 | Singer with an honorary doctorate from the University of Ulster |
| 54% | ARETHA | 6 | ___ Franklin, singer with an honorary doctorate from Harvard University |
| 45% | KANYE | 5 | ___ West, rapper with an honorary doctorate from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
| 45% | BEN | 3 | ___ Affleck, actor with an honorary doctorate from Brown University |
| 45% | JACK | 4 | ___ Nicholson, actor with an honorary doctorate from Brown University |
| 44% | ROSS | 4 | Tracee Ellis ___, actor with an honorary doctorate from Brown University |
| 44% | OPRAH | 5 | ___ Winfrey, talk show host with an honorary doctorate from Harvard University |
| 37% | MUHAMMADALI | 11 | Boxing legend who received an honorary degree from Muhlenberg College: 2 wds. |
| 37% | WONDER | 6 | Stevie who received an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Yale in 2017 |
| 34% | ENYA | 4 | Singer with an Oscar nomination for "May It Be" (from the first "Lord of the Rings" film) |
| 34% | BRYANADAMS | 10 | Singer with an Oscar-nominated song from "Robin Hood" |
| 33% | BOSTON | 6 | Home of Berklee College of Music |
| 33% | ELSIE | 5 | Cartoon cow with an honorary “Doctor of Bovinity” degree |
| 33% | ELSIE | 5 | Commercial mascot with an honorary Doctor of Bovinity degree |
| 33% | ENYA | 4 | Singer with an Oscar-nominated song in "The Lord of the Rings" |
| 32% | TYSON | 5 | Cicely with an honorary Oscar and a Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| 31% | JOHN | 4 | Singer Legend with an EGOT |
| 31% | REGGAE | 6 | A style of music from Jamaica with a distinct beat |
| 30% | REDSKELTON | 10 | Comedian who got an Honorary Doctorate (said to be in "Foolology") from Ball State: 2 wds. |
| 30% | WILLIE | 6 | Country music legend __ Nelson, singer of Stardust |
| 30% | MARIAVONTRAPP | 13 | "The Sound of Music" heroine, with an unusual "moving" birthplace: 3 wds. |
| 29% | EERIE | 5 | Like an abandoned house with music coming from inside |
| 28% | DIVA | 4 | Singer with an ego |
| 28% | BONAMI | 6 | Cleanser with the logo of a chick emerging from an egg |
| 28% | VONTRAPP | 8 | Family of singers from The Sound of Music |
| 28% | COUNTRYBLUES | 12 | Acoustic folk style of music in which the singer is accompanied by an acoustic guitar: 2 wds. |
| 27% | ELVIS | 5 | Singer with an eponymous 1956 #1 album |
| 27% | ELIA | 4 | Kazan with an honorary Oscar |
| 27% | STEVE | 5 | Martin with an honorary Oscar |