| 100% | MERCYMERCYME | 12 | 1971 Top 10 song by 28-Across with the lyrics "Oh things ain't what they used to be, no no / Where did all the blue skies go?" (3 wds.) |
| 44% | WHATSGOINGON | 12 | 1971 Top 10 song by 28-Across with the lyrics "We've got to find a way / To bring some understanding here today" (3 wds.) |
| 34% | HEADOVERHEELS | 13 | 1985 Top 10 song by 42-Across that begins, "I wanted to be with you alone / And talk about the weather" (3 wds.) |
| 33% | LETITGO | 7 | "Frozen" song with the lyrics "Turn away and slam the door / I don't care what they're going to say" (3 wds.) |
| 33% | LARGERTHANLIFE | 14 | "Millennium" Top 40 single by 47-Across with the lyrics "There are prices to fame alright / All of our time spent in flashes of light" (3 wds.) |
| 31% | NIGHTMOVES | 10 | Top 10 song by 46-Across with the lyrics "Out in the back seat of my '60 Chevy" (2 wds.) |
| 30% | ELEVATORGIRL | 12 | Song on 14-Across with the lyrics "No matter what you say or what you do / You're going do-do-do-do-do-down" (2 wds.) |
| 30% | THATWASNTME | 11 | Song by 32-Across with the lyrics "I'm not asking you to move on or forget it / But these are better days" (3 wds.) |
| 30% | ALLNIGHTLONG | 12 | 1983 No. 1 song by 44-Across with the lyrics "Well, my friends, the time has come / To raise the roof and have some fun" (3 wds.) |
| 30% | BABYHOLDON | 10 | 1978 Top 20 hit by 43-Across with the lyrics "Whatever will be, will be / The future is ours to see" (3 wds.) |
| 30% | WORLDONFIRE | 11 | Song by 40-Across on 48-Across with the lyric "Whatcha gonna do when it all burns down?" (3 wds.) |
| 29% | POKERFACE | 9 | Hit song by 42-Across with the lyrics "I wanna hold 'em like they do in Texas, please" (2 wds.) |
| 29% | MISSME | 6 | Drake and Lil Wayne hit song with the lyrics "I know things have changed, know I used to be around more" (2 wds.) |
| 28% | LAVENDERHAZE | 12 | Top 10 hit from 37-Across with the lyrics "I find it dizzying (yeah, oh yeah) / They're bringing up my history (yeah, oh yeah) / But you aren't even listening" (2 wds.) |
| 28% | MEETMEHALFWAY | 13 | The Black Eyed Peas song from "The E.N.D." with the lyric, "Took my heart to the limit, and this is where I'll stay" (3 wds.) |
| 28% | WALKAWAYJOE | 11 | Top 10 duet by 33-Across and Don Henley with the lyrics "Such are the dreams of an average Jane / Ninety miles an hour down lovers' lane" (2 wds.) |
| 27% | IWANTITTHATWAY | 14 | "Millennium" Top 40 single by 47-Across with the lyrics "Tell me why / Ain't nothin' but a heartache" (5 wds.) |
| 27% | SHILO | 5 | Neil Diamond song with the lyrics "When I was young / I used to call your name / When no one else would come" |
| 26% | MARE | 4 | The old gray one ain't what she used to be |
| 26% | SHAPEOFYOU | 10 | 51-Across song that begins, "The club isn't the best place to find a lover / So the bar is where I go" (3 wds.) |
| 26% | WEEZER | 6 | Band with the lyrics "When I was younger, I used to go and tip cows for fun, yeah / Actually, I didn't do that 'cause I didn't want the cow to be sad" |
| 26% | AMERICANHONEY | 13 | Lady A song with the lyrics "Oh, I miss those days as the years go by / Oh, nothin' sweeter than summertime" (2 wds.) |
| 26% | FIREANDRAIN | 11 | 42-Across Top 10 song with the lyric "I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend" (3 wds.) |
| 26% | BADMOONRISING | 13 | Creedence Clearwater Revival hit song with the lyrics "Don't go 'round tonight / It's bound to take your life" (3 wds.) |
| 26% | SHILO | 5 | Neil Diamond song with the lyrics, "When I was young / I used to call your name / When no one else would come" |
| 26% | AMERICANHONEY | 13 | Lady Antebellum song with the lyrics "I miss those days as the years go by / Oh nothin's sweeter than summertime" (2 wds.) |
| 26% | HEREWITHME | 10 | 2019 hit song by 17-Down featuring Chvrches with the lyrics "You're saying the words that I want you to say / There's a pain in my heart and it won't go away" (3 wds.) |
| 26% | BEATIT | 6 | Michael Jackson hit song with the lyric "No one wants to be defeated" (2 wds.) |
| 26% | TRUECOLORS | 10 | Cyndi Lauper song with the lyric "So don't be afraid to let them show" |
| 25% | DOMINODANCING | 13 | Pet Shop Boys Top 20 song with the lyrics "Watch them all fall down (All day, all day)" (2 wds.) |