| 100% | BLUEBAYOU | 9 | 1963 Roy Orbison single covered by Linda Ronstadt in 1977: 2 wds. |
| 60% | DREAMBABY | 9 | 1962 Roy Orbison single covered by Glen Campbell in 1971: 2 wds. |
| 52% | OHPRETTYWOMAN | 13 | 1964 Roy Orbison single covered by Van Halen in 1982: 3 wds. |
| 40% | POR | 3 | “___ un Amor” (song covered by Linda Ronstadt in 1987) |
| 39% | HEATWAVE | 8 | 1975 single by Linda Ronstadt that's on a July playlist: 2 wds. |
| 39% | BLUEBAYOU | 9 | Roy Orbison song popularized by Linda Ronstadt |
| 37% | BLUEBAYOU | 9 | Roy Orbison song that was a #3 hit for 32-Across in 1977: 2 wds. |
| 36% | BLUEBAYOU | 9 | Linda Ronstadt hit co-written by Roy Orbison |
| 33% | TINYDANCER | 10 | 49-Across single covered by Tim McGraw (2 wds.) |
| 33% | BORDERSONG | 10 | 49-Across single covered by Aretha Franklin (2 wds.) |
| 33% | ROCKETMAN | 9 | 49-Across single covered by Kate Bush (2 wds.) |
| 32% | CRAZYINLOVE | 11 | Beyoncé debut single covered by Emeli Sandé in the 2013 film "The Great Gatsby": 3 wds. |
| 32% | IMA | 3 | "___ Believer," song covered by Smash Mouth that was featured in the "Shrek" franchise: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ITSSO | 5 | "___ Easy" (1977 Linda Ronstadt song): 2 wds. |
| 29% | ISON | 4 | "Time ____ My Side," song covered by The Rolling Stones in 1964: 2 wds. |
| 28% | DESPERADO | 9 | 50-Across song covered by Linda Ronstadt that wonders, "Why don't you come to your senses?" |
| 28% | IMA | 3 | "___ Believer," song covered by Smash Mouth: 2 wds. |
| 28% | FASTCAR | 7 | Tracy Chapman song covered by Luke Combs: 2 wds. |
| 28% | SIRDUKE | 7 | 1977 no 2 single by Stevie Wonder |
| 28% | BAYOU | 5 | "Blue ___" (hit song for both Roy Orbison and Linda Ronstadt) |
| 27% | ELEE | 4 | "Waiting for the Robert ___," song covered by Al Jolson: 2 wds. |
| 27% | SUMMERWIND | 10 | German song which was covered by Frank Sinatra in his 1966 album "Strangers in the Night": 2 wds. |
| 27% | ITSSO | 5 | Linda Ronstadt's "___ Easy" (2 wds.) |
| 27% | IWILL | 5 | 1968 song by the Beatles which was covered by Alison Krauss in 1995: 2 wds. |
| 27% | ELENAKAGAN | 10 | Supreme Court justice since 2010 and winner of a National Merit Scholarship in 1977: 2 wds. |
| 26% | IRVINGBERLIN | 12 | Composer of the song "White Christmas" who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977: 2 wds. |
| 26% | MUHAMMADALI | 11 | Pro boxer who starred as himself in 1977's "The Greatest": 2 wds. |
| 26% | HIGHERGROUND | 12 | 1973 Stevie Wonder hit later covered by the Red Hot Chili Peppers: 2 wds. |
| 26% | SHEBANGS | 8 | 2000 Ricky Martin song infamously covered by William Hung on "American Idol": 2 wds. |
| 26% | IBE | 3 | Linda Ronstadt's "When Will ___ Loved?" (2 wds.) |