| 100% | VALLEYGIRL | 10 | 1982 18-Across single with the lyric "Gag me with a spoon!": 2 wds. |
| 56% | IMEIGHTEEN | 10 | 40-Across hit single with the lyrics "I've got a / Baby's brain and an old man's heart" (2 wds.) |
| 52% | MAKEMEFEEL | 10 | Single from 32-Across with the lyric "It's like I'm powerful with a little bit of tender" (3 wds.) |
| 52% | IWANTITTHATWAY | 14 | "Millennium" Top 40 single by 47-Across with the lyrics "Tell me why / Ain't nothin' but a heartache" (5 wds.) |
| 52% | SPLISHSPLASH | 12 | 1958 Bobby Darin hit with the lyrics "I was taking a bath": 2 wds. |
| 52% | STRESSEDOUT | 11 | Twenty One Pilots single from "Blurryface" with the lyric "I wish I had a better voice that sang some better words" (2 wds.) |
| 52% | STRESSEDOUT | 11 | Twenty One Pilots single from "Blurryface" with the lyrics "I wish I had a better voice that sang some better words" (2 wds.) |
| 50% | SOMEBODYSBABY | 13 | 1982 single by 42-Across with the lyric "Gonna shine tonight, make her mine tonight" (2 wds.) |
| 50% | PAINTITBLACK | 12 | 1966 Rolling Stones single with the opening lyric "I see a red door ...": 3 wds. |
| 50% | THINKIMINLOVE | 13 | 1982 Top 20 hit by 43-Across with the lyrics "Oh, something's got a hold of me now / It's a feeling, burnin' up ... " (4 wds.) |
| 49% | THELOVEILOST | 12 | 1973 hit single by 44-Across and 30-Across with the lyrics "Take a good look at me / I'm in misery, can't you see?" (4 wds.) |
| 49% | SPEAKNOW | 8 | Title track on Taylor Swift's 2023 rereleased album with the lyrics "Don't wait, or say a single vow / You need to hear me out" (2 wds.) |
| 49% | OLDDAYS | 7 | Chicago song with the lyrics "Take me back / To a world gone away" (2 wds.) |
| 49% | THETIDE | 7 | With 18-Across, Blondie #1 hit with the lyric "I'm gonna be your number one": 2 wds. |
| 49% | BARBIEWORLD | 11 | 2023 Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice hit with the lyric "I'm a doll but I still wanna party": 2 wds. |
| 48% | WILDHORSES | 10 | Hit single from 31-Across with the lyric "we'll ride them someday": 2 wds. |
| 48% | LIABILITY | 9 | Single by 53-Across on 45-Across with the lyric "You're a little much for me" |
| 47% | STORYOFMYLIFE | 13 | 44-Across hit single with the lyrics "Written on these walls are / The colors that I can't change" (4 wds.) |
| 47% | PIANOMAN | 8 | 24-Down single with the lyrics "It's nine o'clock on a Saturday / The regular crowd shuffles in" (2 wds.) |
| 47% | BREAKUPWITHHIM | 14 | Old Dominion No. 1 country single with the lyrics "Rip it off just like a Band-Aid / The way you look at me, girl, you can't pretend" (4 wds.) |
| 47% | KEEPDRIVING | 11 | Single on 37-Across with the lyric "A small concern with how the engine sounds" (2 wds.) |
| 47% | JUSTAGIRL | 9 | 34-Across single with the lyrics "Take this pink ribbon off my eyes / I'm exposed and it's no big surprise" (3 wds.) |
| 46% | CHRISJANSON | 11 | Singer with the Top 10 country single "Buy Me a Boat" (2 wds.) |
| 46% | TIMBERLAKE | 10 | Justin ___, a singer famous for his hit single "Cry Me a River", who starred in the film "Friends with Benefits": 2 wds. |
| 46% | DONTSPEAK | 9 | Single on 34-Across with the lyrics "I know just what you're sayin' / So please stop explainin' / Don't tell me 'cause it hurts" (2 wds.) |
| 46% | FEELINGMYSELF | 13 | Hit single on Nicki Minaj's 2014 album "The Pinkprint" with the lyrics "I am a rap legend / Just go ask the kings of rap" (2 wds.) |
| 46% | TEENAGEDREAM | 12 | Katy Perry hit single with the lyric "We can dance until we die / You and I, we'll be young forever" (2 wds.) |
| 46% | TEENAGEDREAM | 12 | Katy Perry hit single with the lyrics "We can dance until we die / You and I, we'll be young forever" (2 wds.) |
| 46% | TRUFFLEBUTTER | 13 | Bonus track on "The Pinkprint" with the lyrics "I floss everyday, but I ain't a dentist" (2 wds.) |
| 46% | SPARKSFLY | 9 | Song on 15-Across with the lyrics "I'm captivated by you, baby / Like a fireworks show" (2 wds.) |