| 100% | HANK | 4 | ___ Williams, pioneer of honky-tonk country music with the hit "Lovesick Blues" |
| 55% | NELSON | 6 | Willie ___, pioneer of outlaw country music with the hit "On The Road Again" |
| 42% | WOODY | 5 | ___ Guthrie, pioneer in country-folk music with the hit "This Land is Your Land" |
| 42% | DYLAN | 5 | Bob ___, country rock music pioneer with the hit "Blowin' in the Wind" |
| 41% | ELI | 3 | ___ Young Band, country music band of the hit song "Crazy Girl" |
| 41% | ELO | 3 | Grp. with the 1977 hit double album "Out of the Blue" |
| 41% | SUGARLAND | 9 | Country music duo with the hit song “Want To” |
| 40% | KEITHURBAN | 10 | Country singer with the hit “Blue Ain’t Your Color” |
| 39% | AQUA | 4 | European pop group with the 1997 hit "Barbie Girl," or a shade of blue |
| 39% | HANK | 4 | Williams in the Country Music Hall of Fame |
| 39% | REBA | 4 | Country singer McEntire with the 1984 hit "How Blue" |
| 37% | ALABAMA | 7 | Country music band with the hit "Mountain Music" who share a name with Montgomery's state |
| 37% | CLINTBLACK | 10 | Country singer with the hit "Nobody's Home" |
| 37% | HANK | 4 | Singer Williams in the Country Music Hall of Fame |
| 36% | EMMYLOUHARRIS | 13 | Country Music Hall of Fame singer who collaborated with 28-Across and 43-Across on the Grammy-winning 1987 album "Trio" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | AJA | 3 | 1977 album with the hit single "Deacon Blues" |
| 36% | DOLLYPARTON | 11 | Singer with the hit country album "Backwoods Barbie" |
| 36% | RAITT | 5 | Bonnie with the hit album “Nick of Time” |
| 36% | RAY | 3 | ___ Charles, soul music pioneer with the hit "Georgia On My Mind" |
| 35% | AJA | 3 | Steely Dan album with the hit single "Deacon Blues" |
| 35% | AJA | 3 | Steely Dan album with the hit song "Deacon Blues" |
| 35% | ASIA | 4 | 1980s supergroup with the hit "Heat of the Moment" |
| 35% | ASIA | 4 | 1980s group with the hit "Heat of the Moment" |
| 35% | LEGEND | 6 | Famous singer John ___ with the hit 'All of me' |
| 35% | REM | 3 | Band with the hit 1991 album "Out of Time" |
| 35% | RICHHOMIEQUAN | 13 | Atlanta rapper with the hit "Type of Way": 3 wds. |
| 35% | STYX | 4 | Band with the hits "The Best of Times" and "Babe" |
| 35% | CONWAYTWITTY | 12 | Country Music Hall of Fame singer who shared four consecutive CMA Awards for Vocal Duo of the Year with 28-Across in the 1970s (2 wds.) |
| 35% | ZAC | 3 | Brown with the country hit "Toes" |
| 35% | LITTLEBIGTOWN | 13 | Country band with the hit songs "Girl Crush" and "Better Man" (3 wds.) |