| 100% | ASKY | 4 | __ Full of Stars, 2014 hit single for Coldplay |
| 60% | STARS | 5 | "A Sky Full of ___" (2014 Top 10 hit for Coldplay) |
| 43% | SKY | 3 | Coldplay's "A ___ Full of Stars" |
| 42% | SKY | 3 | "...'cause you're a ___ full of stars..." (Coldplay lyrics) |
| 42% | BRIMFUL | 7 | __ of Asha, hit single of 1997 for Cornershop |
| 41% | STARS | 5 | "A Sky Full of ___," 2014 song by Coldplay with cosmic twinklers in its title |
| 41% | ABOUTDAMNTIME | 13 | 2022 Lizzo hit single that won a Grammy for Record of the Year (3 wds.) |
| 40% | GOODASHELL | 10 | 2016 Lizzo hit single originally recorded for the soundtrack of "Barbershop: The Next Cut" (3 wds.) |
| 39% | PEGG | 4 | Simon —, star of 2014 comedy-drama film Hector and the Search for Happiness |
| 39% | NICKJONAS | 9 | Onetime child star with the 2014 hit single "Jealous" |
| 39% | IDONTDANCE | 10 | 2014 Top 10 hit for Lee Brice, from the album of the same name: 3 wds. |
| 39% | HEYYA | 5 | #1 hit single for OutKast |
| 38% | IWON | 4 | The name of a hit 2014 single by Future and Kanye West: 2 wds. |
| 38% | OMG | 3 | Hit single for Usher and will.i.am |
| 38% | LADYMARMALADE | 13 | #1 hit single for Patti LaBelle |
| 38% | PHYSICAL | 8 | 2020 hit single for Dua Lipa |
| 38% | THEROSE | 7 | 1980 hit single for Bette Midler |
| 38% | BEAT | 4 | "___ It," a hit single from Michael Jackson's album in 16a that won a Grammy for "Record of the Year" |
| 38% | OLIVIARODRIGO | 13 | Singer whose 2021 hit single "Drivers License" is nominated for three Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 37% | ROAR | 4 | Hit song by Katy Perry that was nominated for a Grammy for Song of the Year in 2014 |
| 37% | ISLA | 4 | "La __ Bonita" (1987 hit single for Madonna) |
| 37% | RUDEBOY | 7 | 2010 No. 1 hit single for Rihanna |
| 37% | RYDERS | 6 | "Ruff ___ Anthem," 1998 hit single for DMX |
| 37% | RESTOFMYLIFE | 12 | Hit single from Ludacris, featuring Usher and David Guetta, that was included as part of the soundtrack for "Fast & Furious 6": 4 wds. |
| 37% | DOJACAT | 7 | Singer whose 2021 hit single "Kiss Me More" is nominated for three Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 37% | LOBSTER | 7 | "Rock ___" (first hit single for the B-52s) |
| 37% | CAKE | 4 | "___ by the Ocean" (2015 hit single for DNCE) |
| 37% | TAINTEDLOVE | 11 | 1981 Top 10 hit for Soft Cell, and a feature of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 36% | STANDING | 8 | I'm Still __, 1983 hit single for Elton John |
| 36% | NONAME | 6 | Where The Streets Have __, 1987 hit single for U2 |