| 100% | OOOBABYBABY | 11 | 1965 hit by 32-Across and 42-Across that was a 1979 hit for Linda Ronstadt (3 wds.) |
| 56% | WALKONBY | 8 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 3 wds. |
| 53% | ITSSOEASY | 9 | Crickets song that was a #5 hit for 32-Across in 1977: 3 wds. |
| 51% | REACHOUTFORME | 13 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 4 wds. |
| 49% | BLUEBAYOU | 9 | Roy Orbison song that was a #3 hit for 32-Across in 1977: 2 wds. |
| 48% | LEANONME | 8 | Song that was a #1 hit for Bill Withers in 1972 and for Club Nouveau in 1987: 3 wds. |
| 46% | TOOMANYRIVERS | 13 | Song by 17-Across covered by 40-Across that was a hit for Brenda Lee in the 1960s (3 wds.) |
| 45% | TURNTURNTURN | 12 | 1965 #1 hit for the Byrds that had the subtitle "To Everything There Is a Season": 3 wds. |
| 45% | CRADLEOFLOVE | 12 | 42-Across hit song that was covered by Alvin and the Chipmunks in 1991 (3 wds.) |
| 43% | IFEELFORYOU | 11 | Grammy-winning song written by Prince that was a #1 hit for Chaka Khan in 1984 (4 wds.) |
| 42% | SENORITA | 8 | Hit song by Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello that was nominated for a Grammy in 2020 |
| 42% | THEBIGAPPLE | 11 | Nickname for New York City that was first popularized by John Fitz Gerald and was a part of an ad campaign: 3 wds. |
| 42% | INTHEWIND | 9 | "Candle ___," a hit song by Elton John that was produced by 31-Across: 3 wds. |
| 42% | CASTLESMADEOF | 13 | "___ Sand," a song by Jimi Hendrix that is about the temporary nature of existence and how nothing can be taken for granted: 3 wds. |
| 42% | MUSICBOXDANCER | 14 | Frank Mills instrumental song that was a hit in 1979: 3 wds. |
| 41% | HELPME | 6 | With 32-Across, 1965 Beach Boys hit that was not based on a specific woman: 2 wds. |
| 41% | LADYMARMALADE | 13 | Song from the 2001 film "Moulin Rouge!" that was a #1 hit for Pink, Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, and Mya: 2 wds. |
| 41% | SONGSUNGBLUE | 12 | Neil Diamond #1 hit of 1972 that was inspired by a Mozart concerto: 3 wds. |
| 40% | THESEVENAGES | 12 | Collection by 36-Across that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 2002 (3 wds.) |
| 40% | THELATESHOW | 11 | Previously hosted by David Letterman, and now starring Stephen Colbert, CBS talk-show that was a fierce competitor of 40-Across: 3 wds. |
| 40% | ONESWEETDAY | 11 | Song by 42-Across and Boyz II Men that spent a record 16 weeks at #1 in 1995-1996: 3 wds. |
| 40% | FREETOBE | 8 | With 32-Across, album/book by 13-Across and friends that was turned into an Emmy-winning 1974 TV special: 3 wds. |
| 40% | SHESGOTYOU | 10 | Pop song by 17a which was covered by Loretta Lynn and went on to become a number one country hit: 3 wds. |
| 40% | MAYBEIMAMAZED | 13 | 1970 song by 19-Across that became a Top 10 hit seven years later for Wings (3 wds.) |
| 39% | MISSINGYOU | 10 | Tribute to Marvin Gaye written by Lionel Richie and sung by 50-Across that was a Top 10 hit in 1984 (2 wds.) |
| 39% | IFALLAPART | 10 | Song by 42-Across that became a hit after a live-performance video went viral in 2017 (3 wds.) |
| 39% | EBONYANDIVORY | 13 | Duet by Stevie Wonder and 47-Across that uses piano keys as a metaphor for racial harmony (3 wds.) |
| 39% | ONTHEROADAGAIN | 14 | Song by 30-Across/33-Across that won a Grammy Award for Best Country Song and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (4 wds.) |
| 39% | TAKEMETO | 8 | "___ Church," hit song by Hozier which was nominated for a Grammy in 2015: 3 wds. |
| 39% | FREEWAYOFLOVE | 13 | "Thoroughfare" song that was a hit for Aretha Franklin (3 wds.) |