| 100% | PIANOMAN | 8 | 1974 hit that begins "It's nine o'clock on a Saturday" |
| 50% | PIANOMAN | 8 | 24-Down single with the lyrics "It's nine o'clock on a Saturday / The regular crowd shuffles in" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | USEME | 5 | Classic hit that begins "My friends feel it's their appointed duty ..." |
| 37% | JUMPAROUND | 10 | House of Pain hit that begins "Pack it up, pack it in," and a description of each set of circled letters |
| 36% | JAB | 3 | Hit that begins a one-two |
| 36% | III | 3 | It's right on a clock |
| 36% | ICEICEBABY | 10 | 1990 #1 hit that begins "Yo, V.I.P., let's kick it!" |
| 36% | SHESGONE | 8 | Plaintive Hall & Oates hit that begins, "Everybody's high on consolation" |
| 36% | NOWAIT | 6 | "Hang on a sec ... that's not it": 2 wds. |
| 35% | III | 3 | It's opposite IX on a clock face |
| 35% | VOGUE | 5 | Madonna hit that begins, "Strike a pose" |
| 35% | SINGLELADIES | 12 | 2008 #1 hit for Beyoncé that had the subtitle "Put a Ring on It": 2 wds. |
| 35% | HEAVEN | 6 | It’s “a place on Earth,” per a 1987 No. 1 hit |
| 34% | GOODASHELL | 10 | Song on 46-Across's EP "Coconut Oil" that became a Billboard hit after she performed it at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards (3 wds.) |
| 34% | VOGUE | 5 | Madonna hit that begins, "Strike a pose" |
| 34% | SNL | 3 | Show that begins its 46th season on October 3rd, 2020 |
| 33% | WHATSEATINGYOU | 14 | "It's pretty much all that a great white shark has on its mind" |
| 33% | LIGHTMYFIRE | 11 | 1967 hit that begins "You know that it would be untrue" |
| 33% | MYFOOLISHHEART | 14 | 1950 hit that begins "The night is like a lovely tune" |
| 33% | ROOK | 4 | Piece that begins on a corner square |
| 33% | LIFEONMARS | 10 | David Bowie song that begins, “It’s a god-awful small affair” |
| 33% | SWAB | 4 | Small grooming item that's basically a stick with cotton on it |
| 33% | PERU | 4 | South American country that features a vicuña on its nation's flag |
| 32% | EVILWOMAN | 9 | 1975 Electric Light Orchestra hit that begins "You made a fool of me" |
| 32% | SWEETJANE | 9 | Lou Reed song that begins Standin' on a corner |
| 32% | NAIL | 4 | A carpenter hits it on its head |
| 32% | GASPER | 6 | Slang term for a cigarette that might evoke its effect on one’s breathing |
| 32% | THEWAYWEWERE | 12 | Barbra Streisand hit that was No. 1 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 Singles of 1974 (4 wds.) |
| 32% | RECORD | 6 | A vinyl disc that has music on it |
| 31% | DAYTRIPPER | 10 | 1965 Beatles hit that begins "Got a good reason for taking the easy way out" |