| 100% | EDSELS | 6 | 1960's doo-wop group that was a one-hit wonder, with "the" |
| 49% | MICHAELSTEELE | 13 | American bassist who was a part of one of the first all-female rock groups, "The Bangles" that created hits like "Manic Monday": 2 wds. |
| 49% | DEVO | 4 | Rock group from Akron that was a 1980 one-hit wonder |
| 48% | HEARTBEATS | 10 | 1950's doo-wop group with the hit "A Thousand Miles Away," with "the" |
| 48% | CHARLENE | 8 | Singer with a one hit wonder I've Never Been to Me |
| 43% | TLC | 3 | Group that had a #1 hit with "Waterfalls" |
| 43% | EARLS | 5 | Doo-wop group with the 1963 hit "Remember Then," with "the" |
| 43% | LIKEAPRAYER | 11 | Madonna hit that starts with the lyric "Life is a mystery" |
| 42% | TOTALECLIPSE | 12 | Event across the U.S. on 4/8/24 ... and, with 57-Across, 1983 Bonnie Tyler hit that would be apt to play during a 46-Across |
| 42% | HAPPYTOGETHER | 13 | 1967 song by 15-Across that was the group's biggest hit: 2 wds. |
| 42% | ONLYTHELONELY | 13 | 1960 Roy Orbison hit that has the same title as, and is featured in, a 1991 John Candy film (3 wds.) |
| 42% | GONG | 4 | A massive bell that is hit with a mallet, usually used to signify the start of something |
| 42% | BANKSY | 6 | Anonymous graffiti artist who wrote, “A wall is a very big weapon. It’s one of the nastiest things you can hit someone with” |
| 42% | STUPID | 6 | With 40-Across, Lady Gaga hit that begins, "You're the one that I've been waiting for / Gotta quit this crying" |
| 42% | REM | 3 | Georgia group that was one of the first alternative rock bands |
| 42% | YMCA | 4 | Song that was a hit for a spell in the 1970s? |
| 41% | EBB | 3 | With 15-Across, 1953 song that was a hit for the Righteous Brothers in 1965 |
| 41% | GHOSTSTORY | 10 | Tale that may be told with a fire in one's eyes |
| 41% | PHAROS | 6 | Site of a lighthouse that was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World |
| 41% | ZEUS | 4 | Subject of a statue that was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World |
| 41% | EVITA | 5 | Hit 1979 musical in which a character's mistress is one of the main roles |
| 41% | EVERCLEAR | 9 | 90's band with the hit "I Will Buy You a New Life" |
| 41% | ORLONS | 6 | Group that sang the 1962 hit "The Wah Watusi," with "the" |
| 41% | BTS | 3 | Group that collaborated with Coldplay on the #1 hit "My Universe" |
| 41% | REM | 3 | Band that had a hit with "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" |
| 40% | THEMANFROMUNCLE | 15 | Hit 1960's TV show with a hint to the nine starred clues in this puzzle |
| 40% | BTS | 3 | Group that collaborated with Coldplay on the 2021 #1 hit "My Universe" |
| 40% | NSYNC | 5 | Pop group with the No. 1 hit "It's Gonna Be Me" |
| 40% | LAURYN | 6 | Hill with the 1998 #1 hit "Doo Wop (That Thing)" |
| 40% | IKEA | 4 | Company that was the first in the U.S. to air a TV ad with a gay couple (1994) |