| 100% | BILLIEJEAN | 10 | 1983 Michael Jackson song that inspired a moonwalk dance craze: 2 wds. |
| 57% | JUMPAROUND | 10 | 1992 House of Pain song that inspired a bouncing dance craze: 2 wds. |
| 50% | UCANTTOUCHTHIS | 14 | 1990 MC Hammer song that inspired a hip-hop dance craze: 4 wds. |
| 46% | THRILLER | 8 | 1983 Michael Jackson song that a scary music video featuring a horde of zombies |
| 39% | CHUBBYCHECKER | 13 | Rock singer whose version of "The Twist" inspired a dance craze in the 1960s: 2 wds. |
| 39% | LITTLEEVA | 9 | Pop singer whose version of "The Loco-Motion" inspired a dance craze in the 1960s: 2 wds. |
| 38% | THETWIST | 8 | 34-Across song that went to #1 twice and launched a huge dance craze: 2 wds. |
| 38% | IMBAD | 5 | Michael Jackson boast, in a 1987 hit song (2 wds.) |
| 37% | BEATIT | 6 | Michael Jackson song whose title means "Get lost!": 2 wds. |
| 37% | MACARENA | 8 | Spanish song that spawned a 1990s dance craze |
| 36% | SMASHHIT | 8 | Song that's a huge success: 2 wds. |
| 36% | EATIT | 5 | 1984 "Weird Al" Yankovic parody of a Michael Jackson song: 2 wds. |
| 35% | VILLAGEPEOPLE | 13 | Disco group whose "Y.M.C.A." inspired a dance craze in the 1970s: 2 wds. |
| 35% | PENNYLANE | 9 | Liverpool street that inspired the place "beneath the blue suburban skies" in a Beatles song (2 wds.) |
| 34% | PYT | 3 | 1983 Michael Jackson song |
| 34% | WITCHYWOMAN | 11 | Eagles song that a sorceress might sing on Halloween?: 2 wds. |
| 34% | BILLIEJEAN | 10 | Title woman in a 1983 hit single by Michael Jackson: 2 wds. |
| 33% | LOSDELRIO | 9 | Spanish duo whose "Macarena" inspired a dance craze in the 1990s: 3 wds. |
| 33% | YOURWOMAN | 9 | "Touch ___," 1972 Dolly Parton song that was nominated for a Grammy: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ARENOT | 6 | "You ___ Alone" (Michael Jackson song): 2 wds. |
| 32% | COMETOGETHER | 12 | 1969 #1 Beatles song that was subject of a Chuck Berry plagiarism lawsuit: 2 wds. |
| 32% | MONSTERMASH | 11 | Bobby "Boris" Pickett song that a vampire or werewolf might sing on Halloween?: 2 wds. |
| 32% | THEENTERTAINER | 14 | Scott Joplin instrumental song that was a hit in 1974: 2 wds. |
| 32% | IRONMAN | 7 | 44-Across song that shares its title with a Robert Downey, Jr. superhero film: 2 wds. |
| 32% | MRMOM | 5 | 1983 Michael Keaton comedy about a stay-at-home dad (2 wds.) |
| 32% | RUBYTUESDAY | 11 | Rolling Stones song that inspired a restaurant name |
| 32% | LOSEYOURSELF | 12 | 2002 Eminem rap song that topped the Hot 100 for a record-tying 12 weeks: 2 wds. |
| 31% | IMBAD | 5 | Repeated Michael Jackson lyric in a 1987 hit: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ACH | 3 | "___ Tannenbaum" (16th-century folk song that inspired a carol) |
| 31% | THRILLER | 8 | Michael Jackson song with a zombie theme |