| 100% | PONYTIME | 8 | 1961 #1 hit for 34-Across that launched a horse-riding dance: 2 wds. |
| 49% | THETWIST | 8 | 34-Across song that went to #1 twice and launched a huge dance craze: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ATISKETATASKET | 14 | Early hit for 34-Across, based on a nursery rhyme: 2 wds. |
| 44% | SINGLELADIES | 12 | 2008 #1 hit for Beyoncé that had the subtitle "Put a Ring on It": 2 wds. |
| 40% | HOLIDAYINN | 10 | 1942 film that won a Best Original Song Oscar for 34-Across: 2 wds. |
| 38% | BLUEBAYOU | 9 | Roy Orbison song that was a #3 hit for 32-Across in 1977: 2 wds. |
| 38% | THOUGHTYOU | 10 | With 34-Across, 2022 Morgan Wallen hit that's a tribute to his mother: 2 wds. |
| 37% | SOMEBODYSBABY | 13 | 1982 hit for 49-Across that appeared in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High": 2 wds. |
| 37% | DRNO | 4 | 1962 Sean Connery film that launched a franchise: 2 wds. |
| 36% | STARWARS | 8 | 1977 movie that launched a huge sci-fi franchise: 2 wds. |
| 36% | FATHERFIGURE | 12 | 1988 #1 hit for 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | JUSTDANCE | 9 | 2009 #1 hit for 43-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | POKERFACE | 9 | 2009 #1 hit for 43-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | NEEDEDME | 8 | 2016 Rihanna hit that received a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Performance: 2 wds. |
| 35% | MORNINGTRAIN | 12 | 1981 #1 hit for Sheena Easton that had the subtitle "Nine to Five": 2 wds. |
| 35% | ONEDANCE | 8 | Single off of 34-Across that hit #1 in May 2016: 2 wds. |
| 34% | STARWARS | 8 | 1977 George Lucas film that launched a sci-fi franchise: 2 wds. |
| 34% | THUNDERROAD | 11 | "Thoroughfare" song that was a hit for Bruce Springsteen (2 wds.) |
| 34% | BAKERSTREET | 11 | "Thoroughfare" song that was a hit for Gerry Rafferty (2 wds.) |
| 34% | TURNTURNTURN | 12 | 1965 #1 hit for the Byrds that had the subtitle "To Everything There Is a Season": 3 wds. |
| 34% | OFA | 3 | "That's a horse ___ different color": 2 wds. |
| 33% | ITSSOEASY | 9 | Crickets song that was a #5 hit for 32-Across in 1977: 3 wds. |
| 33% | TEENAGEDREAM | 12 | 2010 #1 hit for Katy Perry: 2 wds. |
| 33% | PRIVATEEYES | 11 | 1981 #1 hit for Hall & Oates: 2 wds. |
| 33% | RICHGIRL | 8 | 1977 #1 hit for Hall & Oates: 2 wds. |
| 33% | AROSE | 5 | "Kiss From ___" (#1 hit for Seal): 2 wds. |
| 33% | ALLFOR | 6 | "___ You" (#1 hit for Janet Jackson): 2 wds. |
| 33% | BLACKBEATLES | 12 | 2016 #1 hit for Rae Sremmurd: 2 wds. |
| 33% | LETIT | 5 | "___ Be" (#1 hit for the Beatles): 2 wds. |
| 33% | LOVEBITES | 9 | 1988 #1 hit for Def Leppard: 2 wds. |