| 100% | FATHER | 6 | __ Figure, 1987 hit for George Michael |
| 65% | TRY | 3 | "One More ___" (1988 #1 hit for George Michael) |
| 54% | SET | 3 | "Got My Mind ___ on You" (1987 hit for George Harrison) |
| 52% | ISNTITAPITY | 11 | Hit for George Harrison |
| 50% | ITSASIN | 7 | 1987 hit for Pet Shop Boys |
| 49% | MYSTIFY | 7 | Perplexing 1987 hit for INXS |
| 49% | FATHER | 6 | George Michael song: "__ Figure" |
| 49% | FATHER | 6 | George Michael's "___ Figure" |
| 49% | POPSTAR | 7 | George Michael, for one |
| 46% | SET | 3 | "Got My Mind ___ on You" (#1 hit for George Harrison) |
| 45% | BEAT | 4 | "___ It" (#1 hit for Michael Jackson) |
| 45% | DIANA | 5 | "Dirty ___" (#1 hit for Michael Jackson) |
| 45% | MEALONE | 7 | Leave __, 1989 hit for Michael Jackson |
| 45% | FATHERFIGURE | 12 | 1987 George Michael song |
| 45% | FREEDOM | 7 | Wham! single and '90 George Michael hit |
| 44% | TOOFUNKY | 8 | 1992 George Michael hit with supermodels in video |
| 44% | ROCKIN | 6 | __ Robin; huge hit for Michael Jackson in 1972 |
| 44% | BILLIE | 6 | __ Jean, "Not my lover" hit for Michael Jackson |
| 44% | IWANNA | 6 | __ Dance With Somebody, hit for Whitney in 1987 |
| 43% | CHAMELEON | 9 | Major global hit for Boy George and band, Karma __ |
| 43% | ONMYOWN | 7 | 1986 #1 hit for Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald |
| 43% | ONMYOWN | 7 | 1986 #1 hit for 19-Across and Michael McDonald |
| 43% | NONAME | 6 | Where The Streets Have __, 1987 hit single for U2 |
| 42% | ALONE | 5 | 1987 #1 hit for Heart |
| 41% | SAX | 3 | Instrument notably featured in George Michael's 1984 hit "Careless Whisper" |
| 41% | TIL | 3 | "Don't Stop ___ You Get Enough" (#1 hit for Michael Jackson) |
| 41% | BAD | 3 | 1987 Michael Jackson album that produced five #1 hits |
| 41% | IMBAD | 5 | Boast in a 1987 Michael Jackson hit |
| 40% | IWANTYOURSEX | 12 | 1987 #2 hit for 32-Across: 4 wds. |
| 40% | EIGHTAMBLUE | 11 | Color that was also a Top Ten hit for Lou Gramm in 1987 |