| 100% | SEALEDWITHAKISS | 15 | 1962 hit that starts "Tho we gotta say goodbye for the summer …" |
| 34% | MONSTERMASH | 11 | 1962 novelty hit that starts "I was working in the lab late one night" |
| 32% | COOL | 4 | "___ for the Summer" (Demi Lovato hit song) |
| 32% | INTERN | 6 | Staffer just for the summer, say |
| 32% | YEAH | 4 | Hit single from Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris, that topped the US charts for 12 consecutive weeks |
| 31% | RENTER | 6 | One in town for the summer, say |
| 31% | IMBLUE | 6 | 1962 hit for the Ikettes |
| 31% | STUPID | 6 | With 40-Across, Lady Gaga hit that begins, "You're the one that I've been waiting for / Gotta quit this crying" |
| 31% | ATCAMP | 6 | Spending time away from parents for the summer, say |
| 30% | ONONEKNEE | 9 | Waiting for the starting gun, say |
| 30% | LIKEAPRAYER | 11 | Madonna hit that starts with the lyric "Life is a mystery" |
| 30% | REDEEM | 6 | " ___ Team," nickname for US men's basketball team led by Dwyane Wade that won gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics |
| 30% | LAB | 3 | Setting for the 1962 hit "Monster Mash" |
| 29% | SHE | 3 | "___ Works Hard for the Money" (Donna Summer hit) |
| 29% | LITTLE | 6 | __ Boy, codename for the bomb that hit Hiroshima |
| 29% | DIDNT | 5 | "___ We Almost Have It All," number-one hit by Whitney Houston that received a Grammy nomination for Song of the Year in 1988 |
| 29% | UPPERCUT | 8 | Boxing blow that starts low to hit the chin |
| 29% | SHE | 3 | "___ Works Hard for the Money" (Donna Summer disco hit) |
| 29% | SHE | 3 | "___ Works Hard for the Money" (Donna Summer hit song) |
| 29% | NEW | 3 | Word that starts the names of four US states |
| 28% | MTA | 3 | Kingston Trio hit that inspired the CharlieCard for Boston commuters |
| 28% | ROCKMUSIC | 9 | Style of songs that started in the US in the 1940s |
| 28% | BEATIT | 6 | 1983 hit that won a Grammy for Record of the Year |
| 28% | CCR | 3 | Roots rock band that started as the Blue Velvets, for short |
| 28% | HELLO | 5 | Adele hit that won Grammys for Song and Record of the Year |
| 28% | VIETNAM | 7 | South-east Asian country known for the war that involved the US |
| 28% | FLIEDOUT | 8 | Hit one that was caught on the warning track, say |
| 28% | NEW | 3 | Like something that just hit the shelves, say |
| 27% | BIGPOPPA | 8 | 1995 platinum rap hit that starts "To all the ladies in the place with style and grace" |
| 27% | VOLARE | 6 | 1958 hit that won the first-ever Grammy for Song of the Year |